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Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads
By Kevin Okemwa published
MORE ADS Google recently changed Chrome's extension support from the Manifest V2 framework to the V3, killing uBlock Origin.
Gmail creator says Google missed its opportunity with AI to maintain search dominance — which is barely clinging on after the antitrust monopolist ruling
By Kevin Okemwa published
missed opportunity Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit recently shed more light on the company's founding mission and missed opportunities in the AI landscape despite its vast resources.
A former Google engineer says the company has bigger fish to fry with OpenAI's "temporary prototype" search tool than its antitrust monopolist ruling and pending regulation
By Kevin Okemwa published
MORE ON YOUR PLATE Experts say Google's blind-sightedness to the rapid growth in AI could give OpenAI's SearchGPT the upper hand in search.
Microsoft is reportedly using deception as fair game to get Windows 11 users to switch to Bing
By Kevin Okemwa published
DECEPTION Reports indicate Microsoft is using the Bing Wallpaper app to get Windows 11 users to switch to Bing as the "recommended browser settings" for fast and secure search results.
Apple says 'there's no price Microsoft could pay' to make it ditch Google: "They offered to give us Bing for free"
By Kevin Okemwa published
PICK ME! While Google has been deemed a monopolist, Apple will retain its exclusive deal with the company citing Bing's search quality issues.
Google loses US DOJ antitrust case after judge rules its search engine payments violated the law: "Google is a monopolist"
By Brendan Lowry published
Big Loss A judge has found Google guilty of breaking US antitrust law with payments made in 2021 that made its search engine the default option on smartphones.
Reddit CEO says it's “a real pain in the ass to block these companies" from crawling the site, says Microsoft refuses to negotiate
By Daniel Rubino published
Drama Microsoft is reportedly refusing to pay for scrapping data from Reddit, or rather, it refuses to even talk to Reddit, so says its CEO in a new interview.
Bing blocked by Reddit, breaking search results for everyone but Google
By Sean Endicott published
No access Reddit claims that it blocking Bing from crawling Reddit is not related to a deal with Google.
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