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Google’s Payments To Apple Reached $20 Billion in 2022, Antitrust Court Documents Show

Thursday at 17:20 PM, via Slashdot

Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser, according to newly unsealed court documents in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google. From a report: The deal between the two tech giants is at the heart of the landmark case, in which antitrust enforcers allege Google has illegally monopolized the market for online...

Orangutan seen treating wound with medicinal herb in first for wild animals

Thursday at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Sumatran ape applied sap and leaves to open cut after suspected fight with another male, say scientists

The high intelligence levels of orangutans has long been understood, partly due to their practical skills such as using tools to crack nuts and forage for insects. But new research suggests the primate has another handy skill in its repertoire: applying medicinal herbs.

Researchers say they...

Huawei Secretly Backs US Research, Awarding Millions in Prizes

Thursday at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant blacklisted by the US, is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities including Harvard through an independent Washington-based foundation. From a report: Huawei is the sole funder of a research competition that has awarded millions of dollars since its inception in 2022 and attracted hundreds of proposals from scientists around...

Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing Supplier Spirit AeroSystems Has Died

Thursday at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning after a struggle with a sudden, fast-spreading infection. Seattle Times: Known as Josh, Dean lived in Wichita, Kan., where Spirit is based. He was 45, had been in good health and was...

Get Ready for Monster Hurricanes This Summer

Thursday at 15:00 PM, via Wired

Scientists are forecasting 11 North Atlantic hurricanes this year, five of them being major. Here’s what’s turning the storms into increasingly dangerous behemoths.

Microsoft To Invest $2.2 Billion In Cloud and AI Services In Malaysia

Thursday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft said on Thursday it will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to expand cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) services in the company’s latest push to promote its generative AI technology in Asia. The investment, the largest in Microsoft’s 32-year history in Malaysia, will include building cloud and AI...

Developments to Bridge Engagement in Mobile Gaming Apps

Thursday at 14:51 PM, via Tech Financials

Mobile game apps had been rapidly evolving in the past few years and it has created a plethora of conveniences and most of this growth could easily be attributed to technological advancements. The ease of which effective communication could be done can almost be taken for granted and no one could have predicted it during […]

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