Google will begin deleting millions of inactive Gmail and Drive accounts in December
The start of the great account purge is only 3 weeks away...
Omegle goes bust after 14 years of anonymous chats
"No longer sustainable, financially nor psychologically"
Google wants EU regulators to force Apple to open up iMessage
In context: Google, Meta, and other message service operators have long fought to convince Apple to make the advanced features of iMessage interoperable with competitors. The Cupertino giant hasn't budged so far, but European regulators could force its hand if Google and a few telecoms get their way.
Fire TV dongles are cheap, but Amazon is making up for it with more ads
In addition to making Prime subscribers pay to remove ads
Google rolls out new shopping tools in Search and Chrome
Finding discounts at the expense of your privacy?
United Nations proposes social media guidelines after survey finds 85% of people worry about online disinformation
Fake news related to elections is a big concern
Two Singapore banks were unable to process transactions because of an overheating data center
Backup plans were moot -- is a digital-only approach to banking dangerous?
Italy seizes $836 million from Airbnb for alleged tax evasion
The company is accused of not paying a 21% withholding tax
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You can build and monetize your own ChatGPT with OpenAI's new platform
And you don't even have to know coding
Apple called Android a "massive tracking device" in revealed internal documents
Apple insists it respects users' privacy more than Google
ISP launches first residential 50 Gbps service, costs $900 per month
With over $3,000 equipment and setup fees
Google opens registrations for .ing top-level domains
Promoting action and an endless amount of eff.ing wordplay
YouTube's crackdown on ad-blockers officially goes global
A lot of people are threatening to boycott the platform
Citrix Bleed vulnerability is now seeing mass exploitation by ransomware groups
Attacks are on the rise despite the availability of patches
US-led alliance of 40+ countries pledges not to pay ransomware criminals
"As long as there is money flowing to ransomware criminals, this is a problem that will continue to grow"
Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago
"This is a classic David and Goliath battle"
Google paid over $26 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine across devices
Google remains the largest search provider with 90% of market share across desktops and mobile
The tides have turned: there's been a post-pandemic piracy revival
But don't blame Covid
Google Fiber begins trialing 20 Gig residential internet with Wi-Fi 7 routers
Custom routers use Nokia's 20G technology
US immigration enforcement used an AI-powered tool to scan social media posts "derogatory" to the US
"The government should not be using algorithms to scrutinize our social media posts"
Bitcoin surges to 18-month high, but GPU mining remains dead
Crypto winter may soon end, possible ETF approaches