Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley has reportedly initiated an investigation into whether Google has violated Missouri consumer protection or antitrust laws. According to a press release, the Missouri Attorney General’s office is looking at data collection, “misappropriation” of third-party content and promotion of “websites owned by Google” to the detriment of …

  Facebook’s year-old Events app hasn’t turned into the Google Calendar competitor it was primed to become. So the social network is relaunching it and redirecting its aim at local search platforms like Yelp and Foursquare. Last week, Facebook debuted Facebook Local, a refurbished version of its Events app that …

Imagine that you own and operate a family business going back three generations. You hired an offshore company to develop your website, but after some years, you sever that contract due to costs and incompetence. And then the nightmare begins. The offshore company initiates a campaign to try to destroy …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: CEO who forged court order to get Google to remove defamation faces prisonNov 13, 2017 by Chris Silver Smith Contributor Chris Silver Smith tells the lamentable …

Photo: iisuperwomanii on Instagram  As the temperatures drop and the skies darken, many social butterflies will be exchanging their usual Saturday nights out for a weekend curled up in front of the fireplace with a book. With YouTube having become such a powerful creative outlet for all kinds of personalities, the …

The FBI and Apple could be headed for another showdown after the FBI has reportedly found itself stymied by an encrypted iPhone. The device in question belonged to Devin Kelley, the suspected shooter in last weekend’s Texas church shooting. The agency initially refused to identify the phone make, but it’s …

Samsung has announced that it’s bringing new, advanced GDDR6 modules to market with higher capacities and clock rates. It’s a step forward for the state of GDDR memory as a whole, with higher data transfer rates (up to 16Gbps) and larger capacities (16Gb, or 2GB per die). In other words, …

For years, Valve has consistently published a monthly update on which systems and components its users own. It’s never been a perfect metric. It only captures computers that log into the service over a period of time, it isn’t always updated promptly when AMD or Nvidia launch new GPUs, and …

One of the major challenges of ramping up support for the fledgling VR industry is ensuring interoperability for major VR platforms. In theory, games should look identical on every headset, but companies that optimize for one specific platform over another may be able to wring specific advantages out of doing …

Everybody’s favorite legume often gets outshined in the health food world by trendier picks like almond and cashew butter. And thanks to the rising rates of food allergies among adults and peanuts being a top allergen, many people are wary about eating peanut butter. But for those of us who …