BigTech
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Big Tech, also known as Big Four tech companies and Gang of Four, denotes some of the largest technology companies such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook and occasionally even Microsoft. These companies are assumed to be the most influential computer and software companies in the world because of their domination over the cyberspace during the 2010s.
Facebook Reveals Details of the Latest Data Breach
Facebook said that the reason for the recent data leakage of more than 530 million users was not a hacker breach of its systems. Attackers gained access to information by extracting data from web resources or so-called web scraping.
Google Defeats Oracle in an 11-Year Java Code Copyright Dispute
Oracle filed a lawsuit back in 2010. The company accused Google of infringing its copyright by using the Java programming language in the Android operating system. The lawsuit was filed shortly after Oracle acquired Java developer Sun Microsystems.
Personal Data of 533 Million Facebook Users Leaked Online
Users from 106 countries were affected, including 32 million profiles from the USA, 11 million from the UK, and 6 million from India. Facebook said this data was extracted using a vulnerability that the company patched in 2019.
Microsoft Ends Support for Its Cortana Voice Assistant on iOS and Android
Cortana's reminders, lists, and tasks also sync automatically with Microsoft To Do, a free download to your phone. The Cortana app has already been removed from the App Store and Google Play Store.
Pixel 6 to Be Powered by Custom Google-Made Chip
Google is developing its own processors codenamed Whitechapel, marking the line's transition to custom SoCs. Google's next flagship Pixel smartphone will receive Google's own GS101 processor.
Siri Will No Longer Default to a Female or Male Voice in iOS
Apple brought new people to work with voices and then ran them through its neural text-to-speech engine that sounds more natural, with better intonation and smoother transitions between different words.
Apple's WWDC 2021 Will Run From June 7 to 11 as an Online Event
Thanks to the online format of the event, the entire global developer community will have the opportunity to learn about new technologies, tools and frameworks, as well as about new ways of interacting with Apple engineers and designers.
