Apple and its partners have launched a $200 million “Restore Fund” aimed at removing carbon from the atmosphere. Apple has been working for years to reduce its carbon footprint, committing last year to have its entire supply chain carbon neutral by 2030. Read More
Google agrees to not favor its own products or access user personal data in commitments with UK regulator on FLoC
Depending on how the engagement plays out, this could mean that Google doesn’t implement FLoC as quickly as anticipated. Google has agreed to work with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a UK regulator, on their Privacy Sandbox. The CMA Read More
Telecom Companies Win Injunction Against NY Affordable Broadband Act
Telecom companies have won a last-minute injunction against New York’s Affordable Broadband Act, putting the law’s future in jeopardy. Governor Cuomo signed the Affordable Broadband Act in April, with it slated to go into effect next week. New York’s Eastern District Read More
JBS Paid $11 Million in Ransomware Attack
JBS Foods has said it paid roughly $11 million to resolve a ransomware attack that crippled the company. JBS Foods is the world’s largest meat producer, with operations in the us, Canada and Australia. The company experienced a cyberattack on May Read More
Google’s June 2021 core update was slow to roll out; here is what the data providers saw
This update took longer to roll out than previous core updates; we are expecting more from the July 2021 core update. On June 2nd, Google began rolling out the June 2021 core update. Early data seems to show the rollout was Read More
Unusual start to a Google core update, don’t you think?; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Moz is sold to iContact Search Engine Land’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s search marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up Read More
Verizon Makes 5G Push With ‘Biggest Upgrade Campaign Ever’
Verizon is working hard to migrate its customer base to 5G, with its biggest “5G upgrade campaign ever.” Like carriers around the world, Verizon is rushing to deploy its 5G network, and working to convince customers to switch over. In Read More
Alibaba Future-Proofing Cloud OS, Will Support Multiple Architectures
Alibaba is working to make its Apsara cloud OS compatible with a variety of architectures in an effort to future-proof it. Alibaba started as an online marketplace, but has grown to be one of the biggest companies in the world. Read More
DOD Appears Ready to Fight Long-Term for JEDI Contract
The Department of Defense has filed court documents indicating it is prepared to continuing fighting for its JEDI contract decision. The industry was rocked when the DOD announced Microsoft as the winner of its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, Read More
Ford Expects 40% of Its Global Vehicles to Be Electric by 2030
Ford has unveiled its Ford+ plan, including IonBoost batteries and plans to have 40% of its vehicles electric by 2030. Virtually ever major automaker is working to transition to electric vehicles (EV), and Ford is no exception. The company had Read More