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Top Stories @PCWorld Apr 17, 2016 Chrome extensions will soon have to tell you what data they collect Google is making it harder for Chrome extensions to take users' browsing data without them knowing about it, thanks to a new policy the company announced Friday. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Quantum Break (PC) review: A time-bending adventure hobbled by technical mishaps • The CEOs of Google and Oracle met for 6 hours Friday but failed to settle their lawsuit • San Francisco wants Uber and Lyft drivers to get business permits • That man who 'deleted his entire company' with a line of code? It was a hoax • Japan earthquakes disrupt electronics supply chain, take Sony smartphone sensor fab offline • House passes bill to limit FCC authority on net neutrality • Japan earthquakes disrupt electronics supply chain Quantum Break (PC) review: A time-bending adventure hobbled by technical mishaps Microsoft's push into PC gaming continues to be hobbled by shoddy PC ports, as driven home by the otherwise excellent Quantum Break. Read More ▶ The CEOs of Google and Oracle met for 6 hours Friday but failed to settle their lawsuit The CEOs of Oracle and Google met in court for six hours on Friday but failed to reach a deal to end their massive copyright lawsuit over Google's use of Java in Android. Read More ▶ San Francisco wants Uber and Lyft drivers to get business permits San Francisco is sending letters to over 37,000 ridesharing drivers to notify them of the city's business permit requirement. Read More ▶ That man who 'deleted his entire company' with a line of code? It was a hoax The owner of a Web hosting company who claimed to have erased his entire business from the web with a single scripting command apparently made the whole thing up. Read More ▶ Japan earthquakes disrupt electronics supply chain, take Sony smartphone sensor fab offline A series of powerful earthquakes that has shaken southwest Japan this week has also disrupted the electronics supply chain. Sony, Mitsubishi Electric and chip-maker Renesas are among the companies with factories in the area. Read More ▶ House passes bill to limit FCC authority on net neutrality The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from regulating broadband pricing under its net neutrality rules. Read More ▶ Japan earthquakes disrupt electronics supply chain A series of powerful earthquakes that has shaken southwest Japan this week has also disrupted the electronics supply chain. Sony, Mitsubishi Electric and chip-maker Renesas are among the companies with factories in the area. Read More ▶

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