Google Starts Asking for Developers' Papers on September 30
The thing that made Android worth choosing is now a setting you have to search for.
Google Wins Spirit Airlines Data Auction for $10 Million
The airline stopped flying in May. Its records are still going places.
Google Apologizes for Vanished Lord of the Rings Purchase
It took a Reddit thread, a supervisor and a man quoting a licensing clause back at its author to restore three films to one library.
California Digital ID Age Law Faces New Platform Appeal
The regulations were drafted while the constitutional question was still open, which tells you something about how confident the state is.
Australia Finalizes Its Plan to Force Tech Platforms To Pay News Media
Meta calls it a discriminatory tax. The White House calls it extortion.
Google To Expand Play Age Signals API to All Users Worldwide
Google Play's age verification API goes global by end of 2026, timed to new laws in Texas, Alabama, Brazil, the UK, and more.
Google’s New Recovery Option Stores a Clip of Your Face
Google’s selfie sign-in reflects the growing normalization of face scanning across big tech, from phones to airports.
Adam Candeub’s Plan for Section 230, Obscenity, and Your Hands
There is a version of reducing Big Tech’s power that leaves you freer, and this is not the one on offer.
Google’s €890m EU Fine and the Wrong Fight in Washington
There is a European law worth fighting over, and Congress picked the other one.
Canada’s Safe Social Media Act Requires ID Checks
Canada’s Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, sets a social media age of 16 and requires age verification for users.
Wyden Urges Blanche and Rubio to Fight Canada’s Bill C-22 Surveillance Law
Canada calls it lawful access. Wyden calls it a foreign skeleton key cut for American locks.
Google Opens the Play Store to Its Rivals
The company that turned sideloading into a chore is about to let you install its competitors with a single tap.
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