Google has agreed to pay $90 million to small app developers to settle a lawsuit alleging that the company’s Play store policies violated antitrust laws. The app developers had accused Google of using agreements with smartphone makers to force payments through its Google Play…
Conjure up the image of a crab in your mind’s eye and it’s unlikely to look anything like this particular specimen. That’s because this particualr crab disguises itself with hair scraped from other sea creatures. It’s a form of camoflage that helps…
A solar eclipse is a pretty spectacular thing to behold. Unfortunately, down here on Earth there are all kinds of things that can get in the way. Like cloudy weather or, y’know, night time. Not so in space. Which is why a…
iPhone users have been left divided over whether a popular trick that could make sure they never miss a notification again is such a good idea. TikToktech expert @keyboardshortcuts shared the hack to help her followers to be aware of all of…
Autonomous driving has plenty of benefits, but it doesn’t always go smoothly. That was the case in San Francisco recently when a fleet of driverless taxis seemingly ground to a halt at an intersection and blocked traffic for several hours. Eventually the…
Scientists have developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs. The new device has the potential to provide an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive drugs, researchers suggest. It works by softly…
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Facebook owner Meta has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30 per cent this year as it faces intense competition for users’ attention from TikTok and the global technology sector slashes costs because of a stormy economic outlook. Chief executive…
Instagram users having been firing the app up this week to find that things have changed a bit while they’ve been away. An unprompted update to the app has switched the feed’s usual white background to black. And while Instagram says the…