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AI software reportedly uncovered suspected GDPR breaches by Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook. The software — created by EU Institute researchers and a consumer group — looked at the privacy policies of 14 major technology businesses in June, the month after the EU’s new data privacy laws went into effect, according to Bloomberg. Researchers named the software “Claudette” — short for …

Leading California lawmakers said Thursday they have reached an agreement on legislation that will create super-strong net neutrality protections after the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal its own regulations. The deal comes after bitter debate among Democrats over how much muscle to put into the legislation, heralded as one of the nation’s most aggressive efforts to revive Obama-era net …

Raise your hand if this is you: The fingerprint reader on your iPhone or Android phone fails often enough on the first try that you’re starting to wonder if you’ve been cursed with weird fingers. Relax; there are plenty of reasons why you may not get an accurate read your first try, besides your mutant appendages. Your fingertip hasn’t fully …

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The  Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s stylus will be ready for action. An FCC filing on Tuesday confirmed that the S Pen will add Bluetooth support, creating the potential of vastly expanding the accessory’s functions and of distinguishing the Note 9 from rival Apple iPhones. Droid Life first reported the FCC filing and matched up the S Pen and Note 9 model numbers. Like …

Emirates added a 3D VR experience to its website Tuesday, allowing visitors to check out the interiors of its A380. Users can wander around 3D renderings of the plane’s economy, business and first class cabins, as well as the fancy lounge and shower. They can also sit in various seats in each section to check out the view and features, …

The possibility of a $400 Microsoft Surface tablet coming out in 2018 got a boost this week from FCC filings and hints of cheaper chips. A budget Surface would be designed to better compete with Apple’s iPad, leaving the current Surface Pro to challenge the iPad Pro. WinFuture reported Wednesday that sources inside the company say the new device will use Intel …

Picture it: San Francisco, July 4, 2006. It’s a year before the first iPhone would go on sale and six months before we even knew for sure that the earth-shattering handset existed. Sure we had “smartphones” at the time, in the form of Palm Treos and assorted Windows Mobile devices (for you youngsters out there, that was Microsoft’s software before Windows …

Social media companies work hard to get us addicted to their services, Silicon Valley insiders have reportedly revealed. Features such as infinite scroll and Likes keep people looking at their phones for longer than necessary and feed on their insecurities, they told the BBC’s Panorama for a documentary set to air Tuesday. Aza Raskin, formerly of Mozilla and Jawbone, created infinite …