Business
Google lowers Play Store cut to 15%, goes slightly further than Apple
Google's new Play Store revenue cut is more flexible than Apple's similar approach. Does it really solve the mobile marketplace, though?
Games
Terraria's coming back to Stadia after Google makes up with scorned dev
After sensationally cancelling the Stadia port over frustrations with Google, Terraria's developer has reconciled and put the game back on the menu.
Business
Bargaining Code amendments give Facebook all it wanted and then some
We handed Facebook fewer rules and no mandatory code while giving it an excuse to gain data on what a Facebook without news looks like.
Games
Terraria dev to Google: "doing business with you is a liability", cancels Stadia port
Terraria developer Andrew Spinks has unceremoniously dumped the Google Stadia port of indie hit Terraria, tells the company where to stick it.
Business
Everyone looks ridiculous in the Australian media bargaining code fight
Big media, big tech, and big politics. Everyone is trying to look like the biggest tool in the name of winning a fight about the wrong thing.
Big Ideas
DeepMind AI claims massive breakthrough in protein folding
New advances in AI are smashing the competition and determining the structure of proteins which has huge implications for scientific research.
Networks
Google Chrome tab hoarders rejoice: browser update reduces CPU usage
Latest Chrome release has neat changes to reduce CPU usage for tab fiends, plus new productivity features which look surprisingly helpful.
Free as in anti-competitive
There's big questions in what it means for Google to offer free cloud photo storage and then take it away when the free service spoiled the market for paid competitors for so long.
Culture
Google Photos unlimited storage coming to an end in 2021
Starting June 2021, you'll need to pay up to store all your cat photos on Google Photos beyond the basic 15GB Google account limit.
Technology
Google will now tell you what that song is you can't stop humming
Got a tune stuck in your head and can't remember anything about it? Now Google will let you hum for answers (try not to feel judged).
Jetpacks Are Overrated
The dark value of uninformed consent
The Australian news media bargaining code is trying to solve the wrong problem. It's a Band-aid on an ulcer.
Byteside Podcast
Australia vs Facebook & Google
This week, Nic and Seamus talk about the battle over digital ad revenues and the effort to demand Facebook and Google give money to the media industry.