Browser quitters say they’ll return if web goliath lives up to privacy promises A handful of Chrome users have sued Google, accusing the browser maker of collecting personal information despite their decision not to sync data stored in Chrome with a Google Account.… …read more Source:: Register

Hello and goodbye, asteroid 2020 OY4. …read more Source:: CNet

Leadership depends on how well you unleash the potential of other people. That’s the radical redefinition of leadership from Harvard Business School Professor Frances Frei and co-author Anne Morriss​’ new book, Unleashed. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Many stores are requiring face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. …read more Source:: CNet

Facebook in recent weeks has approached a handful of small venture capital firms to discuss becoming an investor in their funds, The Information reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The VC strategy, which also includes direct investments in startups, aims to give the social network early, valuable insight into a wider swath of…

Modern smartphones are a dizzying treatise on planned obsolescence. Whether it’s batteries that can’t be removed without four hours and an array of tiny specialized tools, screens that shatter with the lightest shock, or (worst of all) software that gets borked purposefully to make the phone seem older and slower than it really is, around…

Hackers use two stolen domains to steal credentials from Netflix users and then send them to the real Netflix site. …read more Source:: DarkReading

The project will be Google’s fourth undersea cable. …read more Source:: CNet

The update comes about a year after she joined the Giving Pledge. …read more Source:: CNet

New submitter rewindustry writes: Google has announced plans to build a new undersea network cable connecting the US, UK and Spain. The tech giant says it is incorporating new technology into the cable, which it claims is a significant upgrade to older existing lines. The project is expected to be completed by 2022. Underwater data…