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Avast found 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with 3M+ downloads, many posing as third-party add-ons for Instagram and Facebook; 25 still remain in stores (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Avast found 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions with 3M+ downloads, many posing as third-party add-ons for Instagram and Facebook; 25 still remain in stores — Extensions could redirect users to ads, phishing sites, collect user data, or download malware on infected systems. Avast found 28 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions

Google accused of search manipulation in third major antitrust lawsuit

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A coalition of 38 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google Thursday focusing on the design of the tech giant’s search engine. It’s the third major antitrust lawsuit filed against the search giant this year. Colorado’s Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser and Nebraska’s Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson

A bipartisan group of 38 AGs sues Google for alleged antitrust violations in search, its third antitrust suit, including exclusionary contracts with Apple (New York Times)

New York Times: A bipartisan group of 38 AGs sues Google for alleged antitrust violations in search, its third antitrust suit, including exclusionary contracts with Apple — More than 30 states said that the company downplayed websites that let users search for information in specialized areas. A bipartisan group of 38 AGs sues Google for

How To Get Into Cars: Drag Racing Mods

While some love to carve up mountain roads, and others relish the challenge of perfectly apexing every corner at the track, many crave a different challenge. Drag racing is a sport all about timing, finesse, and brute power. Like any other discipline in motorsport, to compete you’ll need a vehicle finely honed for the task

Axios Buys Charlotte Agenda, a Digital Start-Up, as Part of Push Into Local News

The site focuses on service journalism for North Carolina’s largest city. Now it has been scooped up in a deal valued at nearly $5 million and will be a partial model for other cities. Axios Buys Charlotte Agenda, a Digital Start-Up, as Part of Push Into Local News Source: NY Times Tech

Plan a Free Trip to a National Park

The National Park Service has announced their 2021 free park dates and it’s time to start making your travel plans. Since pandemic activities have kept us mostly indoors for much of 2020, making a getaway to the great outdoors might be the perfect plan for your new, less-restricted year. (I’ve been taking walks around… Read

Google’s Legal Peril Grows in Face of Third Antitrust Suit

More than 30 states said that the company downplayed websites that let users search for information in specialized areas. Google’s Legal Peril Grows in Face of Third Antitrust Suit Source: NY Times Tech

Nearly 40 states sue Google over search manipulation, marking the third antitrust salvo against the tech giant

The lawsuit finds the tech giant manipulates its search results to give its own products and services greater rankings over rivals — depriving web users from seeing the best options whenever they query the web for shopping, dining, travel and more. Nearly 40 states sue Google over search manipulation, marking the third antitrust salvo against

AI co-pilots US Air Force spy plane for the first time

An AI system has helped control a US military aircraft for the first time ever, the Air Force announced on Wednesday. The ARTUµ algorithm flew alongside a pilot aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane during a test flight on December 15. The system took control of sensor employment and tactical navigation on the aircraft, while the pilot flew

Github says it is doing away with all non-essential cookies and will no longer feature "irritating" cookie banners on GitHub.com and its subdomains (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Github says it is doing away with all non-essential cookies and will no longer feature “irritating” cookie banners on GitHub.com and its subdomains — Microsoft -owned GitHub today announced that it is doing away with all non-essential cookies on its platform. Github says it is doing away with all non-essential cookies

Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store, signaling Epic's ambitions to make its game-focused store into a general app store (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge: Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store, signaling Epic’s ambitions to make its game-focused store into a general app store — Epic is in prolonged battles with Apple and Google over their app store business models — Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store … Spotify

cargo.one, which helps air freight forwarders with pricing, route planning, and demand prediction, raises $42M Series B, months after raising $18.6M Series A (Annie Musgrove/Tech.eu)

Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: cargo.one, which helps air freight forwarders with pricing, route planning, and demand prediction, raises $42M Series B, months after raising $18.6M Series A — Just six months after its Series A, Berlin-based booking engine cargo.one has secured $42 million in Series B funding as demand for air cargo soars during the

Epic Games Store now offers Spotify, signaling app store ambitions beyond just games

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify is now available on the Epic Games Store, signaling developer Epic’s ambitions to turn what has so far been strictly a games store into a more general app distribution platform. The Spotify app is free to download on the Epic Games Store, just like it is on

Xbox reveals Mandalorian, Baby Yoda controllers ahead of season 2 finale – CNET

You’ll have to win the custom controllers in the Xbox sweepstakes. Xbox reveals Mandalorian, Baby Yoda controllers ahead of season 2 finale – CNET Source: CNet

Chevy SUV buyers adore RS, Midnight packages, so there will be more – Roadshow

One-third of all compact and midsize Chevy SUVs are RS trims. Yeah, people like the “sport” in “sport utility vehicle.” Chevy SUV buyers adore RS, Midnight packages, so there will be more – Roadshow Source: CNet

NFL 2020: How to watch Chargers vs. Raiders on Thursday Night Football without cable – CNET

Two AFC West rivals meet in Las Vegas tonight on Fox, the NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video and Twitch. NFL 2020: How to watch Chargers vs. Raiders on Thursday Night Football without cable – CNET Source: CNet

Microsoft’s Lessons for Google

What the Microsoft case teaches us about antitrust and the power of Big Tech today. Microsoft’s Lessons for Google Source: NY Times Tech

Walmart's latest holiday shopping event is happening on TikTok – CNET

The retailer is piloting a way for people to buy without leaving TikTok. Walmart's latest holiday shopping event is happening on TikTok – CNET Source: CNet

Get two years of PlayStation Plus for only $60 today

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge I always enjoy this time of the year. Usually, I take some time off of work and use it as a golden opportunity to tackle my ever-growing backlog of games. With the year wrapping up and a ton of great games already available (and even more coming over

You're Going to Want to See Jupiter and Saturn 'Kiss'

If the skies are clear enough when you live, you should plan on gazing upward early next week to witness what I can only liken to a great cosmic romance. Though the pandemic is rampant and your town or city might be buried under a deluge of snow, the heavens have promised an escape from

Kids Deserve Snow Days, Even in a Pandemic

My husband and I warned our 10-year old earlier this week that, despite the big snow storm headed our way, a snow day was unlikely. He’d been on a hybrid schedule for most of the year, going into the classroom two days a week, but his school has gone all-virtual to get us through the

Animatronic Saturn V Launch Tower Sends Lego Model to the Moon

When it comes to their more adult-oriented models, Lego really knocked it out of the park with their Saturn V rocket model. Within the constraints of the universe of Lego parts, the one-meter-tall model is incredibly detailed, and thousands of space fans eagerly snapped up the kit when it came out. But a rocket without

What does tomorrow’s car look like? That depends on the future of cities

This article was written by Alexander Gmelin on The Urban Mobility Daily, the content site of the Urban Mobility Company, a Paris-based company which is moving the business of mobility forward through physical and virtual events and services. Join their community of 10K+ global mobility professionals by signing up for the Urban Mobility Weekly newsletter. Read the

2021 won’t be a cakewalk for entrepreneurs — but keep fighting

Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! This is my last post in 2020, so it’s the perfect moment

How to Recognize the First Signs of Dementia in a Family Member

It’s hard to see someone you care about in pain. We’ve all experienced pain in some capacity, so when we have a loved one having a hard time, it reminds us how unpleasant it was. But there are situations when someone close to you starts to suffer in a different way—and may not even fully

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