EU mulls untangling giant vampire squid from your phone – report It’s June, so it must be the season to fine Alphabet billions of euros. According to Reuters’ sources, a second big fine will be imposed on Google’s parent company next week by the European Commission, this time for abusing its dominance of smartphone platforms.……

Best Buy’s Insignia Voice smart-speaker is back on sale! Plus: Sprint’s latest deal is almost too good to pass up. …read more Source:: CNet

In 2010, Steve Jobs first introduced FaceTime and promised it would become an open industry standard that could be used by Apple’s competitors — not just Apple. Well, eight years later and that still hasn’t happened. CNET’s Sean Hollister provides a theory as to why that is: There’s also an ongoing lawsuit to consider —…

Then says digitisation is working well… you sure, m’lud? England and Wales’ top judge has moaned that HM Courts and Tribunal Service’s (HMCTS) IT systems “more obviously belong in the Science Museum” than courtrooms across the land.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

The chef, author and TV host was found dead from an apparent suicide in a hotel in France. …read more Source:: CNet

He promises that their astronauts won’t fall for Hal’s trap. …read more Source:: CNet

Fish Are Friends! exclaim animal huggers on World Ocean Day Today is World Ocean Day! To celebrate, PETA has asked Mayor of Stockholm, Karin Wanngård, to maybe change a street name to something a bit more fish-friendly.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Hans Vestberg will take over in August. …read more Source:: CNet

Pimp my phone… for a price Motorola has extended its modular phone adventure for another year, with new devices compatible with its Mods expansion spec. Reports of cutbacks raised fears the ambitious initiative would be snuffed out.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Los Angeles Football Club was the first to sell tickets through the partnership. …read more Source:: CNet