Google will build controls into Chrome that’ll let us better control how websites and online advertisers track us using small text files called cookies, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The move, expected to be announced this week at the Google I/O conference, will give the billion-plus users of Google’s web browser an ability to see what cookies are tracking …

Google is celebrating teachers on Monday. If you check out the search engine’s page, you’ll see a crayon-style Google Doodle surrounded by pencils, protractors, apples, puzzle pieces and other school-related images. “Today’s Doodle was created in partnership with the 57 2019 US State Teachers of the Year who visited Google in January for their first group meeting and explores the …

Apple faces an investigation in Europe over Spotify’s allegations of antitrust practices. The European Commission, which handles the day-to-day business of the European Union, will launch a formal investigation in the coming weeks to probe Apple’s practices with music subscription services, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Spotify filed an antitrust complaint in March. In the complaint, Spotify said Apple charges subscription companies a 30% fee for …