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Android 11 release: everything you need to know about Google’s update — The Guardian

Google has released its latest big update called Android 11 “R”, writes Samuel Gibbs. Here is the link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/sep/09/android-11-release-everything-you-need-to-know-about-google-update

Should Google’s ad market be regulated like the stock market?– Wired

As antitrust scholar Dina Srinivasan puts it in a forthcoming paper, online advertising “is likely the most sophisticated of all electronic trading markets"; writes...

Epic’s battle for “open platforms” ignores consoles’ massive closed market — Ars Technica

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo demand the same platform control—and the same 30% fee; writes Kyle Orland. Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/as-epic-attacks-apple-and-google-it-ignores-the-same-problems-on-consoles/

What is confidential computing, and why are cloud companies so interested in it — Fortune

Cloud technology companies are betting that businesses worried about being hacked will adopt a new computing technique, writes Jonathan Vanian. Here is the link: https://fortune.com/2020/07/20/confidential-computing-cloud-hackers/

Google launches balloon-powered internet service in Kenya — CNN

A fleet of balloons has begun providing internet service to remote areas of Kenya, Google's Project Loon and Telkom Kenya announced, writes Bethlehem Feleke. Here...