Google, Snap, Meta and many others are "quietly" changing privacy policies to allow for AI training
It is sneaky and possibly illegal, according to the FTC
Over 100,000 websites compromised after Polyfill.io gets exploited by Chinese company
A worldwide cordon sanitaire has been built around the alleged Chinese threat
Amazon responds to Shein and Temu threat with new low-price storefront
Chinese sellers will ship directly to the US
Google Search ditches endless scrolling, brings back pagination
Out with the new, in with the old
ISP accused of installing malware on 600,000 customer PCs to interfere with torrent traffic
When throttling just isn't enough
Google could launch AI chatbots based on celebs and influencers later this year
Imitating Meta's unpopular chatbots. But why?
Seagate launches official refurbished hard drive store on eBay
The drives come with a two-year warranty
Minecraft fan makes Google Earth explorable in the game
Algorithm automatically converts Google Earth data into voxels and Minecraft blocks
Researchers say 280 million people have installed malware-infected Chrome extensions in the last 3 years
Google claims less than 1% of all installs include malware
TikTok reveals "kill switch" offer to the US government to avoid ban
It would've given the US government the power to shut down the app in case of any mischief
This $1 billion AI chatbot has been accused of stealing content and lying
Critics say Perplexity makes 'facts' out of thin air
Publishers' lawsuit leads to removal of 500,000 books from Internet Archive
The organization has called on publishers to "let readers read"
YouTuber installed Windows XP on a touchscreen MacBook and it went exactly as you'd expect
Windows XP still has fans in 2024
Australian billionaire can sue Meta over scam crypto ads featuring his likeness, says Court
Meta can't hide behind Section 230 this time
Elon Musk: telling advertisers to "go f**k yourself" was about freedom of speech
Musk says sorry in his own way
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US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warnings on social media - it's bad for your mental health
"Social media is bad for your health"
A hot potato: The US Surgeon General wants social media to carry the same kind of health warning labels as cigarettes and alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to apply labels to the sites and apps that alert users to the potential mental health harms they cause.
AWS now offers a monster 896-core cloud instance averaging $263 per hour
Serious performance uplift for cloud apps, but priced accordingly
Game over for Twitter/X as Nintendo follows Microsoft and Sony in removing integration
Blame API prices, porn, or both?
T-Mobile's Home Internet Backup keeps ISP customers connected during outages
An alternative for your phone's hotspot during service blips
Adobe can scan user-generated content stored in its cloud, and users aren't happy
The scanning practice has been going on for years, Adobe confirmed, so no need to freak out now
OpenRecall is a free and open source alternative to Microsoft's Recall feature
It's available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Wi-Fi can measure your breath and heartbeat with remarkable accuracy, research shows
The tech was demonstrated by a Taiwanese power management at Computex
Canada will tax online streaming companies to fund local broadcasters
The five percent fee will take effect this September, and streaming corps are not happy