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Google and Mozilla patch their internet tools against a critical security flaw

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Google has recently released a new Stable Channel Update for its Chrome web browser on all supported PC operating systems, which is designed to fix an actively exploited security vulnerability. Details about the flaw are unknown at this point, but the issue is affecting browsers and internet clients developed by.

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Google owns search. Is that illegal?

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. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Which search engine do you use, and why is it Google? The first big trial of the modern Big Tech antitrust movement is here: On September 12, the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Google’s search engine monopoly begins. Oh, nothing much — just the future of the internet. What’s at stake?

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How much longer can Google own the internet?

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Over the last several weeks, we’ve covered what’s happening with Apple , Amazon , Microsoft , Meta , and Google. There’s a new Big Tech antitrust bill in town, and this one is especially painful for Google. Google would have to choose between being a buyer or a seller or running the ad exchange between the two.

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The secrets Google spilled in court

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. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images What we learned (and didn’t learn) from the big Google antitrust trial. The Google search antitrust trial is expected to wrap up by Thanksgiving. The Department of Justice is accusing Google of using its monopoly over internet search to freeze out its competitors — real or potential.

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The Next Step in the Internet of Things: Connecting Your Home

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The Internet of Things is the catch-all phrase used to discuss a vast array of various now-connected objects that may or may not want to talk to one another. That's why Apple has HomeKit and Google introduced Brillo / Weave : everyone wants to own that common language for your light bulbs. Learn more here on The Verge.

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Microsoft is beating Google at its own game

Vox

Two decades ago, Google edged out Microsoft with the world’s most popular search engine. Google, for example, started out as a nimble, innovative upstart and eventually bested Microsoft in browsers, email, and mobile operating systems. Microsoft now wants to win the AI race. And it’s all thanks to OpenAI.

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Running Windows apps on ChromeOS just got easier thanks to Cameyo's virtualization platform

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Cameyo recently introduced ChromeOS Virtual App Delivery (VAD), a novel virtualization service that empowers ChromeOS users to operate "all" of their applications directly within a Chrome browser window. Read Entire Article