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Why Can’t Big Tech and Government Just Get Along?

Oracle is challenging the U.S. government's process for adjudicating employment discrimination claims in another case of Big Tech vs. government.

December 2, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Some presidential candidates want to break up big tech, like Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple. Other politicians and watchdog groups want to see the industry heavily regulated. These companies are some of the largest in the world, so they’re going to be under a microscope – especially when they do work for the federal government. […]

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Who Got Hacked This Week? December 2 Edition

What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, December 2, 2019? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.

December 2, 2019 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Each week, TechDecisions brings you the latest cyber security news on cyberattacks and who got hacked from around the internet. Cyber security is becoming a main issue for many companies, and our weekly feature is a good example of why. Every week there are multiple stories of people, businesses, and products being hacked for fun, for […]

Facebook Launches Photo Transfer Tool for Google

Facebook's new photo transfer feature is part of a larger pact between Big Tech firms to allow for more data portability.

December 2, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Facebook has launched a new tool that allows users to transfer their photos posted on the social media platform to Google Photos. The move is part of a larger agreement between the two tech giants and Apple, Microsoft and Twitter that lets users of one service easily transfer their data to competing platforms. That initiative […]

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Tim Cook: Government Should Regulate Big Tech, Data

Apple CEO TIm Cook says now is the time for government to step in and pass legislation that regulates big tech's mining of customer data.

November 25, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The push against big tech companies from harvesting our data to improve the functionality of intelligent applications and services has gained an unlikely ally: big tech. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple — one of those largest big tech firms — said government should protect technology users with federal legislation aimed at protecting your data. In […]

Are Workplace Voice Assistants Taking Hold?

Microsoft and Salesforce have recently announced new voice assistant capabilities for the workplace. Does this technology work for your office?

November 20, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has a new vision for Cortana, its personal productivity assistant, which include making it more useful as a voice assistant in the workplace, making reading emails and sharing changes to your calendar a bit quicker. Next month, the workplace virtual assistant will be able to email you a daily summary of all your meetings […]

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Report: U.S. is Behind China in AI Investing

U.S. report says the country is in danger of losing ground to China in the race for advancements in artificial intelligence technology.

November 13, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

I’ve read and heard so much about artificial intelligence since I’ve started writing for Tech Decisions that I figured the U.S. was leading the way. With the likes of Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft calling the U.S. home, I thought we were for sure leading the world in AI technologies. I was also sure that […]

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Researchers Have Figured Out How to Hack Smart Home Devices — With a Laser

Researchers figured out a way to hack smart home devices by manipulating voice-controlled assistants from hundreds of feet away.

November 8, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As helpful as Siri, Alexa and Google Home are, cyber security experts have long warned that smart device are probably not keeping your privacy very secure. It turns out, smart home hacking doesn’t even require much technical skill. Researchers at the University of Michigan say they have found a way to take over a Google […]

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Artificial Intelligence Has an Emissions Problem

Advances in arificial intelligence is making our lives easier and more automated. It's also becoming a huge emitter of greenhouse gasses.

November 6, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Technology, artificial intelligence and automation are supposed to solve our biggest problems, not create new ones or exacerbate existing issues. Unbeknownst to many, big tech is actually putting a huge burden on the environment. In a study assessing the energy consumption required to train several common large AI models, Researchers at the University of Massachusetts […]

Giuliani iPhone: The IT Manager’s Nightmare

President Donald Trump's personal attorney and cybersecurity expert reportedly needed help at an Apple Store to unlock his iPhone.

November 5, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Passwords. Let’s talk about ‘em. I’ve forgotten some. You have too. No big deal. Just click the forgotten password link and follow the steps. Hopefully you remembered which email address you used to set up the account. But the code to unlock your phone? You can probably do that in your sleep. Chances are it’s […]

Google to Acquire Fitbit for $2.1B

Google will more squarely step into the wearables market and compete with the Apple Watch by acquiring smartwatch pioneers Fitbit.

November 1, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is entering the smartwatch market, buying leading smartwatch and fitness device brand Fitbit in a cash deal worth $2.1 billion. The deal immediately puts Google more squarely into the wearables market alongside Apple. In a post on the company’s website, Rick Osterloh, the senior vice president of devices and services, said the company has […]