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Big Tech's Day of Reckoning: What the Meta and Google Verdicts Really Mean

In the span of just 48 hours this week, two separate juries in two different US states delivered verdicts that could reshape the entire social media industry — not because of the dollar amounts involved, but because of what those verdicts legally establish for the first time. On Tuesday, March 24, a jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Less than 24 hours later, on Wednesday, March 25, a jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for engineering addiction in young users — finding them negligent in the design of their platforms and awarding a further $6 million in damages. Two days. Two states. Two juries. Both pointing at the same conclusion: that Big Tech can no longer hide behind the legal shields it has relied on for nearly three decades. This is the story of what happened, why it matters far beyond the headline numbers, and what comes next for the s...
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You can now use background images on your Google Homepage


We all know our good old Google Home page plain white without any color and drama. Well that is now set to change and you can add color to your Google homepage and add some instant personalization to the whole thing. 


We saw this first on Bing where as soon as you open bing you are greeted with very colorful images. Google now has something similar. Except you get to choose what image you set as the background. 


Google has this to say about how to set it up



How to add a background image




  1. Sign in to your Google Account in the top right corner of the Google homepage. Don't have one? It's easy to create a Google Account.


  2. Click Change background image in the bottom left corner of the Google homepage.


  3. Choose where to select your background image:


    • From my computer: Select an image saved on your computer.


    • My Picasa Web photos: Select an image from your Picasa Web Albums.


    • Public gallery: Select from public photos featured in Picasa Web Albums.


    • Editor's picks: Select from a set of Google recommended images.




  4. Once you've chosen your image, click Select at the bottom of the window. It may take a moment before your new Google homepage background appears.


You can remove your background image at any time by clicking Remove background image in the bottom left corner of the homepage.

Image requirements


When you upload a photo, it is saved as a photo in a new unlisted album in your Picasa Web Albums.
We recommend that you use images that are wider than they are tall (landscape orientation). Images must be at least 800 x 600 pixels and in one of the following formats: .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .gif, .psd (Photoshop), .png, .tga, and selected RAW formats. In Picasa, you can resize photos.


So you can add an image from your PC , Picasa Web Photos, Public Gallery or use one of the editors picks. Have fun.. Njoy


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