• Google Fined $50 Million for a GDPR Violation in France

    Google Fined $50 Million for a GDPR Violation in France

    Back in 2018, the European Union announced the General Data Protection Regulation. In some ways, that regulation was extremely prescriptive, which led me to believe that it might not be enforced. But on the contrary. Google was fined approximately $56.8 million for failing to comply with its GDPR obligations. This is the biggest fine to…

  • Apple Lays Off Employees in Their Self-Driving Car Division

    Apple Lays Off Employees in Their Self-Driving Car Division

    When you think of self-driving cars, you probably think of companies like Waymo (Google’s spin-off), or maybe even Tesla. Self-driving car technology has come a long way in the last few years, but it still has quite the distance to go. No pun intended. The reason that we are still a ways off from actually…

  • Xiaomi Showcases a Double-Fold Smartphone – But Is it Useful?

    Xiaomi Showcases a Double-Fold Smartphone – But Is it Useful?

    During CES this year, we were introduced to what might end up being the first foldable smartphone on the market. Yes, it had some flaws, but it was far more advanced than many other smartphone companies were able to make. Until now. Chinese company Xiaomi has become the latest smartphone maker to bring us a…