Amazon is shutting down its Android app store next week Amazon's App Store on Android is shutting down, and the company wants people to prepare. Android Central · Aug 12, 2025
Epic Games wins partial victory in Australian court against Google and Apple Epic Games has won a partial victory in an Australian court against Google and Apple The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
‘Play by the rules’: Fortnite developer Epic Games wins partial victory in Australian court against Apple and Google Fortnite was kicked off Google and Apple app stores in 2020 after Epic Games offered its own in-app payment system The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025
Delivery drones are coming to more US neighborhoods after getting off to a slow start Delivery drones are supposed to be fast, yet the long-promised technology has been slow to take off in the United States The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
GitHub folds into Microsoft following CEO resignation — once independent programming site now part of 'CoreAI' team GitHub, one of the most used code repositories in the world, is being folded into Microsoft following the departure of longtime CEO Thomas Dohmke. GitHub was acquired by Microsoft in 2018 but remained largely independent until today. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 11, 2025
Activists in Netherlands protest on roof of Microsoft site storing Israeli military data Demonstration follows revelation firm’s servers holding huge collection of intercepted Palestinian phone calls The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2025
Microsoft investigates Israeli military’s use of Azure cloud storage Concerns that tech company’s Israel-based staff may have concealed key details of work follow Guardian investigation The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2025
Jury finds Meta illegally collected data from women's health app Flo — what you need to know A jury has ruled against Meta in a lawsuit involved data collection from Flo, a women's health app. Tom’s Guide · Aug 6, 2025
Microsoft Cloud Used by Israel's Unit 8200 for Palestinian Surveillance and Airstrike Planning, Leaks Reveal Leaked documents allege Microsoft's Azure cloud was customised for Israel's Unit 8200 to store millions of Palestinian phone calls and assist in planning Gaza airstrikes, sparking ethical concerns. International Business Times UK · Aug 6, 2025
Microsoft's Will Open Source Windows 11's Native UI Framework — Here's What to Expect The company has confirmed that WinUI 3 is on the path to become open-source, but that there's lots of work to be done first before that can happen. Windows Central · Aug 6, 2025
Watchdog says tech giants still failing on child abuse Justice advocates say tech giants had three years to better protect children but still have not implemented resources to stop crimes against kids. AAP · Aug 5, 2025
Amazon may bring ads to Alexa+ in least surprising move ever A new report claims Amazon could bring advertising to Alexa Plus. Tom’s Guide · Aug 5, 2025
Google Home update could finally fix common Nest camera issue Google Nest camera error is finally getting a fix T3 · Aug 4, 2025
"Miserably incompetent" — Microsoft locked this LibreOffice developer account for a week, indicating "service violations" LibreOffice developer Mike Kaganski lost access to his Microsoft account for a week while his first support tickets were ignored after the company claimed he had violated terms in its Services Agreement. Windows Central · Aug 4, 2025
AAP · Aug 4, 2025 Female 'safe space' app defends booting trans woman The "unfortunate" eviction of a transgender woman from a female-only app was a by-blow of a platform needed because of male harassment, a court has been told.
Android Central · Aug 2, 2025 Google is scrambling for an emergency hold after Epic’s court victory Google’s antitrust loss to Epic is about to pack the Android app store with a wave of new competition.
Android Central · Aug 1, 2025 Google URL Shortener grants mercy for 'active' links, but time dwindles for the rest Google updated its plans for "active" links made through its URL Shortener ahead of its planned shutdown.
Android Central · Aug 1, 2025 Epic Games for Android will be available on Google Store following court ruling Epic's CEO, Tim Sweeney, reported a victory against Google in its anti-competitive practices case.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 1, 2025 Microsoft ending Windows 11 SE support October 2026 — Chrome OS competitor also won't get version 25H2 update coming later this year Meant for budget student laptops, the OS will no longer receive updates or support
Tom’s Guide · Aug 1, 2025 Google just lost an appeal against opening up Google Play to Epic Games and others — what this means for you Third-party app stores could come to Google Play, now that Google just lost a fresh appeal against an Epic Games antitrust suit.
T3 · Aug 1, 2025 Google Home’s smart light problems continue – here’s what you need to know More users have reported problems with Google Assistant
International Business Times · Jul 31, 2025 Google Must Open Android To Rival App Stores: US Court A US federal court ruled Thursday that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores, after the internet giant lost an appeal in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games.
Windows Central · Jul 31, 2025 ChatGPT chats will now show up in Google search, which is alarming — but there's an easy way to stop it from happening Folks are noticing that ChatGPT chats, which most assumed were private, are accessible via Google search. But there is a way to make sure yours don't go the same way.
Windows Central · Jul 31, 2025 The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 is actually great now — here's why you should be using it in 2025 The Microsoft Store is now an incredible, reliable, and safe place to discover and download apps on Windows. Everyone should be using it, and it's time to give it another chance if you're not.
Windows Central · Jul 30, 2025 Adobe brings native Windows on Arm support to Premiere Pro, After Effects, and more — but not all features made it Adobe’s biggest creative apps, including Premiere Pro and After Effects, now run natively on Windows on Arm, though some formats and effects are missing.