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Well, shucks. Just as I was about to put my brain on auto-pilot for the remainder of the year, Google went and made a major purchase — one that may seem ho-hum on the surface but that could end up being one of the most significant expansions to Google’s ambitions in ages. Google, if you haven’t heard, is buying a company called Neverware. Never who? Never mind — it isn’t exactly a household name, I realize. But for anyone who pays close attention to Chrome… Source link

Android users who are bored of their usual wallpapers are in luck: an update to Google Photos now allows users to set their wallpaper as a random, rotating cast of saved photos. Version 5.22 of Google Photos automatically includes the update, so if you go to your phone’s wallpaper selector and look at the live wallpapers, you should see the option for one called “Memories.” Once selected, your phone will start pulling photos from the Memories section of Google Photos to cycle… Source link

LONDON: Britain announced on Friday it will set up a watchdog to regulate tech giants such as Facebook and Google and improve their transparency on using people’s data and personalised advertising. The department for culture, media and sport said in a statement that the new regulator, the Digital Markets Unit, will “govern the behaviour of platforms that currently dominate the market, such as Google and Facebook”. The aim is “to ensure consumers and small businesses aren’t… Source link

Photo by Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images The UK is planning a new tech regulator to govern the activities of platforms such as Facebook and Google. The new Digital Markets Unit will form part of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and will enforce a new, not yet finalized, code of practice. It’s set to start operating in April next year. “There is growing consensus in the UK and abroad that the concentration of power… Source link

Bloomberg China to Take Oil-Refining Crown Held by U.S. Since 19th Century (Bloomberg) — Earlier this month, Royal Dutch Shell Plc pulled the plug on its Convent refinery in Louisiana. Unlike many oil refineries shut in recent years, Convent was far from obsolete: it’s fairly big by U.S. standards and sophisticated enough to turn a wide range of crude oils into high-value fuels. Yet Shell, the world’s third-biggest oil major, wanted to radically reduce refining capacity and couldn’t… Source link

Fantasy football in 2020 requires patience, flexibility, and a whole lot of woooooosaaaah. The most dedicated and passionate managers get that, since they continue to find zeal in exploring the concepts and happenings occurring under the radar. While there are times your roster may allow for snoozing on sleepers, it’s always beneficial to keep tabs on emerging trends and players. This weekly column is for those who understand the satisfaction of digging deep. [Week 7 Fantasy Rankings: 

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yandex set to buy Tinkoff Bank in defensive move to boost fintech  AIM Group Source link

Microsoft’s new Edge browser is randomly crashing when users type into the address bar tonight. The issues appear to be affecting Edge users who have selected Google as the default search engine. Microsoft says it’s aware of the problems and the company’s Edge team is investigating. Microsoft recommends turning off Search Suggestions in edge://settings/search. The Verge has tested this workaround and it solves the problem if you have Google set as your default search engine. Are… Source link

Google Pixel 4a teaser Google Google on Thursday added a teaser page to the Google Store that says its new phone, expected to be called the Pixel 4a, will launch on Aug. 3. The new phone is largely expected to be a successor to last year’s Pixel 3a, pictured below, which launched for $399 but offered some of the flagship features of the more expensive Pixel 3, such as the high-end camera. Google hasn’t managed to make a huge splash in the U.S. smartphone market, which is dominated by Apple and… Source link