YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated
Blocking ad-block users
Tom's back! Upcoming documentary to revisit MySpace's glory days
When the internet was a simpler place
Not amused by Comcast "10G network" claims, Verizon and T-Mobile are complaining
Comcast to appeal against ad watchdog's call to modify misleading Xfinity 10G ads
Tor Browser 13 brings a ton of upgrades to the privacy-first browser
Tor Browser 13 renovates icons, and gets bigger new windows with a more refined design. Also the ability to "onionize" DuckDuckGo search, all based on Firefox ESR 115.
The average employee loses a day per week to emails, according to Slack study
"Email is the cockroach of the internet - it simply won't die"
AI-powered Google search can now generate images and text drafts
Search Generative Experience (SGE) experiment lasts until December
YouTube claims first-ever lead over Netflix in teen viewership
The survey also shows most teens prefer TikTok, but spend more time on Instagram
Dropbox rolls out redesigned web interface, releases new video app and AI tools
The revamped Dropbox experience also includes new subscription plans
Google recently mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever, peaking at 398 million requests per second
Amazon, Microsoft, and others also got in on the action
A 22-year-old Firefox bug was finally fixed by a young code contributor
What just happened? For the entire history of Mozilla's Firefox project, users have occasionally experienced the infamous "persisting tooltip" bug. The issue has now been fixed for good, thanks to a code contribution by a programmer that's just one year older than the bug itself.
Social media scammers have stolen at least $650 million from victims this year
More than half came from investment scams
What Went Wrong With Yahoo!?
At the turn of the millennium, Yahoo! was the most visited site on the web. In Web 1.0 terms, Yahoo! was like Google and Facebook combined. So what happened?
AI hallucinations can influence search results and other AI, creating a dangerous feedback loop
Writing disclaimers to ward off machine scrapers doesn't work
Sony rebrands Bravia Core streaming movie service, bringing it to PlayStation for the first time
Sony's streaming movie service lands on PS4 and PS5
In the age of AI disinformation, people remain the biggest challenge
A lot of people will believe what they want
FTC accuses Amazon of manipulating prices using a secret algorithm that made it $1 billion
Part of the Commission's anticompetitive lawsuit against the tech giant
Microsoft Copilot is showing ads in Windows 11 now, too
The AI revolution is here, and it's got custom ads for everyone
Google's new spam rules pushes mass email senders to include an unsubscribe button
There are also new rules regarding authentication and spam limits
Meta thinks it can charge up to $17 per month to eliminate ads on Facebook and Instagram
The move could appease European regulators concerned with data collection practices
Netflix is planning (another) price hike since the last one in early 2022
Ad-free Netflix could cost more soon
A Florida company called "X" is suing Elon Musk's X over trademark infringement
It's unlikely to be the only one
Meta trained its AI assistant using your public Facebook and Instagram posts
Private posts and conversations were excluded
FBI indicts three in insider trading scheme that utilized Xbox 360 chat to hide comms
Ringleader could be looking at as much as 165 years in prison
Booking.com "technical issue" leads to months-long payment delays for hoteliers
The company recorded $5.5 billion in revenue and a profit of $1.3 billion during Q2
Google's "Privacy Sandbox" is still ad tracking tech, the EFF warns
True privacy-abiding browsers have already rejected the technology