What to know about Fortnite maker Epic Games’ antitrust battle with Google, starting today

November 6, 2023

Match may have settled its antitrust lawsuit with Google last week, but Fortnite maker Epic Games is still set to go to trial with the tech giant today, November 6, in hopes of convincing a jury that Google engages in anticompetitive behavior with regard to its Android app store, Google Play, and its commission structure. […]

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Decentralized communication protocol Matrix shifts to less-permissive AGPL open source license

November 6, 2023

Element, the company and core developer behind the decentralized communication protocol known as Matrix, has announced a notable license change that will make the open source project just that little bit less appealing for companies looking to build on top of it. The London-based company revealed that the core Matrix server, Synapse; its alternative server […]

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A man with Parkinson’s regained the ability to walk thanks to a spinal implant

November 6, 2023
A man with Parkinson’s disease has regained the ability to walk after physicians implanted a small device into his spinal cord that sends signals to his legs.  “I can now walk with much more confidence and my daily life has profoundly improved,” said the patient, a 62-year-old named Marc, during a press conference.  Marc is…

The best jigsaw puzzles to gift in 2023

November 6, 2023

Today’s jigsaw puzzles don’t always look like yesteryears’, and that’s for the best: Not all of us care for scenery, birds and flowers as much as we like Disney and Pixar, for instance. Let’s not be snobs, classic puzzles can be very enjoyable, too. But there’s a whole world that opens up when you realize […]

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Bumble announces its hiring Slack CEO Lidiane Jones as its next chief exec

November 6, 2023

In a fast-moving news cycle, a personnel change wouldn’t seem to catch our attention, but this morning dating app Bumble announced a doozy: It’s replacing founder CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd with Slack CEO Lidiane Jones. Jones only started as CEO at Slack last year, replacing another founder CEO, Stewart Butterfield. Jones, whose background includes various […]

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