John Deere is, in a word, preeminent here in the United States. The American Economic Liberties Project, a nonprofit antitrust organization, reports that the firm has control over 60% of farm combines and 53% of the country’s large tractor market. Although it isn’t the only game in town, it might …

The current debate in the tech community is over ChatGPT. Users and developers have expressed interest in OpenAI’s chatbot that provides natural language responses to questions. Some developers are attempting to capitalize on the trend by creating dubious apps that are available on both the App Store and the Play …

Pour one out for Windows 7, an operating system that has been in use for ten years but has now reached the end of the security chain. After ending general support for Windows 7 about three years ago, the tech giant will no longer offer security updates, giving the remaining …

In order to lower its costs and improve its “chances of doing well in every scenario,” Coinbase wants to eliminate 950 jobs, or around 20% of its workforce, and shut down “multiple” initiatives. The cryptocurrency exchange has slashed roughly 1,100 employees, or 18% of its workforce, since last June. However, …

A complaint filed by WhatsApp disputing the alleged widespread phone hacking by Israeli spyware maker NSO Group was not dismissed by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2019, Meta-owned WhatsApp launched a lawsuit against NSO Group, alleging that the spyware manufacturer used a flaw in audio calling to covertly install its …

After years of confusing updates intended to promote different businesses like Instagram Shop and Reels, Instagram said today that it will streamline its in-app navigation. The Compose button (the plus sign “+”) will be moved back to the center of the navigation bar at the bottom of the app starting …

Anthropic, a company that was co-founded by former employees of OpenAI and has garnered over $700 million in funding to date, has created an AI system that is comparable to OpenAI’s ChatGPT but differs from it in several significant areas. Anthropic’s technology, called Claude, is now in closed beta and …

Following trials last year in Germany, European telcos are moving forward with a plan to establish a joint venture to provide opt-in “personalized” ad targeting of regional mobile network consumers. However, it is yet unclear whether European Union officials will approve of their proposal. Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, France’s Orange, Spain’s …

On February 1, YouTube will start paying producers of Shorts a portion of the advertising income, the company announced on Monday. YouTube is beginning to push out new terms for all producers in the YouTube Partner Program in order to get ready for the impending transition. Creators who choose to …

WhatsApp said on Thursday that it is introducing proxy support for all of its users worldwide. Users will be able to continue using WhatsApp even if their connection is interrupted or blocked thanks to the support. By selecting a proxy, users can connect to WhatsApp through servers run by individuals …