'I want to help you': U.S. Open umpire's Kyrgios visit scrutinized

Nick Kyrgios was losing big at the U.S. Open on Thursday, and barely even trying. Didn't move while so-so serves flew by for aces. Casually put groundstrokes into the net. Double-faulted without caring. The crowd began booing. The chair umpire, Mohamed Lahyani, decided to intervene. In an unusual sight for Grand Slam tennis, Lahyani clambered […]

Google’s new scheme to connect online to offline shopping scrutinized

Enlarge / Physical home button surrounded by typical Android capacitive buttons. A privacy advocacy group has filed a formal legal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, asking the agency to begin an investigation “into Google’s in-store tracking algorithm to determine whether it adequately protects the privacy of millions of American consumers.” In the Monday filing, […]