Google has confirmed that it has removed 17 apps from its Android Play Store. The banned applications were found to be filled with dangerous ‘joker’ malware. Users who have downloaded the affected apps will now need to delete them in order to remove the threat.

Summary List Placement Airlines have been divided over whether blocking middle seats on airplanes during the coronavirus pandemic is worthwhile, and whether it really makes flying safer . Now, one of the most authoritative figures in aviation safety has weighed in — and he doesn't want anyone sitting next to him. Captain Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III , the pilot famous for landing a damaged plane on the Hudson River with no fatalities in 2009, said that he only plans to fly aboard airlines that block off middle seats during the pandemic. Sullenberger revealed his preference in an interview with Eric Schmidt on the former Google CEO's podcast, "Reimagine with Eric Schmidt." Sullenberger cited a study from MIT that found that leaving the middle seat empty roughly halves the risk of catching the novel coronavirus during a flight. "And I'll tell you, I'm going to fly on an airplane where the middle seats are kept empty, knowing that my chances of catching COVID are half that if middle seat were filled," Sullenberger said.

"This policy is only applicable to less than 3% of developers with apps on Google Play."

Aoife White / Bloomberg : Microsoft's Bing search app will appear as a download prompt on new Android phones in Germany, UK, and France, after it won slots in a Google auction for rivals — Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search app will appear as a download prompt on new Android phones in Germany, the U.K. and France after it won slots in a Google auction for rivals.

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Summary List Placement Google's $2.1 billion acquisition of wearables company Fitbit will reportedly be cleared by antitrust regulators after the tech giant agreed to restrict how it uses customer data. Google offered to restrict the ways it uses health data collected from Fitbit devices, as previously promised to the EU , people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters . Google also said it would let wearables competitors use the Android application programming interface (API), making it easier for them to connect to the Android platform, according to the people. The European Commission is scheduled to consult with Google rivals and customers, and decide on a ruling by December 23, but the latest concessions will be enough for it to approve the deal, the people said. The commission declined to comment to Reuters, and has not published details of the concessions. The EU opened a four-month investigation in August into the Fitbit acquisition , to find out whether the deal would allow the tech company to collect people's health data and give it an unfair advantage over rivals.

From October 1, Google will not allow users to use its video conferencing app Meet to make unlimited time video calls, unless payment is made.

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