In the ongoing tech saga between Google and Apple, the default search engine on iPhones has become a hot topic of discussion. While both tech giants may have their differences, Apple’s Senior Vice President, Eddy Cue, staunchly defends Google as the only viable option. Despite the ongoing antitrust investigation surrounding Google’s dominance, Cue’s recent testimony…
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In a riveting turn of events at the Department of Justice’s antitrust suit against Google, Apple’s powerhouse, John Giannandrea, Senior VP of ML and AI Strategy, took center stage. Giannandrea divulged a clandestine feature tucked away in iOS 17, revolutionizing how users interact with their iPhone’s default search engine. While Apple is not a defendant…
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Google has announced that it will soon be bringing Matter support to its Google Home app on iOS. This move comes after Google enabled Matter on Android and its Nest devices a few months ago. With the release of iOS 16.5, users will be able to set up and control their Matter devices directly from…
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Google has announced that it will be introducing support for passkeys, providing a more secure and user-friendly way to log in to Google accounts. This move comes after the company’s recent partnership with the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium to work on developing this new feature. Passkeys are an industry standard that…
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Apple and Google have joined forces to address unwanted tracking with their new partnership, which was announced in a press release on Tuesday. The two tech giants are creating a draft specification to help users combat unwanted tracking by AirTags and other Bluetooth item trackers. Apple’s native iOS features already offer a strong set of…
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Google has announced that it will be rolling out Matter support for the Nest Thermostat model that was released in 2020. This is significant as it means that the smart thermostat can now be controlled with Apple’s Home app and Siri on the iPhone and other devices. In a blog post, Google stated that Matter…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to meet with a group of lawmakers visiting Hollywood and Silicon Valley in the coming week, with China as the main topic of conversation. The bipartisan delegation, led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), chairman of the new House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, will speak with high-level…
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Apple has won an appeal that will force the UK regulators to drop their investigation into the company’s policies on mobile browsers and cloud gaming services, according to a report by Reuters. The UK’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) had launched an investigation into Apple and Google’s cloud gaming and mobile browser restrictions, suggesting that…
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General Motors (GM) has announced plans to phase out third-party systems such as Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto from its vehicles, in favor of its own infotainment system developed in collaboration with Google. The move will enable GM to collect more data on how people drive and charge their electric vehicles. It also allows…
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Google is introducing Google Bard, an AI chatbot that aims to provide intelligent responses to queries. This move is in response to Microsoft’s tie-up with ChatGPT, which led to the creation of a chatbot for Bing. Google Bard was first introduced in February as an experimental conversational AI service that offers direct access to queries…