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Netflix, YouTube ordered to turn down ad volume
Some commercials could bring the dead to life just because of how loud they are
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Google says there is no change to “Work from Anywhere” limits
Google is changing its Work From Anywhere policy, counting even a single remote day as a full week amid a tech-wide push for in-office work.
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German state ditches Microsoft Exchange, Outlook in push for digital sovereignty
Schleswig-Holstein is one of the 16 states of Germany attempting to completely ditch Microsoft tools like Teams, Word, Excel, and Outlook in public offices. The state has recently announced a milestone: It migrated 40,000 mailboxes from Microsoft Exchange and Outlook to Open-Xchange and Thunderbird. Not everyone seems to be happy.
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Surfshark claims uninterrupted streaming with 10 times faster VPN servers
Surshark has launched the first 100Gbps VPN servers, with ten times larger capacity compared to the industry standard.
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Nobel Prize in physics honors pioneers of quantum mechanics
US-based scientists John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for "experiments that revealed quantum physics in action", paving the way for the development of the next generation of digital technologies.
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Elon Musk to launch Grokipedia, a Wikipedia competitor. Should we be afraid?
Elon Musk has announced the release date of his copycat open-source encyclopedia platform, Grokipedia. But what is this beta Wikipedia project, and should we be worried?
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Bored of receiving unwanted sexts? This app is giving daters control over consent
Cyberflashing is a real problem when it comes to online dating, but one dating app has launched its novel “Consent Guard,” which should put an end to non-consensual sexual content.
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Tesla teases October 7 event as pressure mounts for affordable EV launch
Tesla on Sunday teased an October 7 event, as investors and analysts await a more affordable model to sustain sales momentum.
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Charlotte the spider robot 3D prints entire homes in a day, and the moon is next
Charlotte, a spider-like robot, can 3D print a home in a day using recycled waste materials and may one day build moon bases.
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The 996 work model backfires: California tech worker takes employer to court
As the 996 work model spreads from China to Silicon Valley, the toll on mental health and legal risk is becoming impossible to ignore. In California, a tech employee brought his employer to court over unpaid overtime and unsafe schedules, which highlighting how extreme work hours can backfire on both employees and companies.
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Apple Car Key adds more than a dozen new automakers for iPhone, Watch
Apple says 13 more automotive brands will be integrated with its passive iPhone Car Key feature, including Porsche, Acura, Cadillac, and Chevrolet.
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Data centres in space? Jeff Bezos says it's possible
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicted on Friday gigawatt-scale data centers will be built in space within the next 10 to 20 years and that continuously available solar energy meant they would eventually outperform those based on Earth.
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Who patented it first? Strava wants Garmin to stop selling devices and remove features from its platform
Could the lawsuit end years of partnership between the two companies?
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Dutch court orders Meta to make non-algorithmic feeds easier on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook and Instagram must be modified to make it easier to avoid the apps’ algorithms. Dutch digital human rights group Bits of Freedom has demanded that parent company Meta give its users the option to select a feed that isn’t based on profiling.
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Brave browser surpasses 100 million users, but Chrome’s domination remains unchallenged
The privacy-focused Brave browser recently announced that it has reached 100 million monthly active users for the first time, marking a significant milestone. The growth averages about 2.5 million new users each month, meaning that it would take around 113 years to surpass Chrome.
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AOL officially ends its dial-up internet service, but was anyone still using it?
AOL dial-up, at one point the primary home internet service provider in the US, discontinued its service on September 30th, the company quietly announced on Tuesday. However, this doesn't mean dial-up is officially dead yet.
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Be careful what you say to Meta AI, and be prepared for more targeted ads
Meta will use your interactions with its artificial intelligence (AI) features to feed you ads based on your activity starting mid-December.
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Matthew Brown – holding past presidents accountable for UAP secrecy
As whistleblowers for overhead flying objects (of the alien variety) often get the cold shoulder from the feds, one might wonder if the situation has always been that way.
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Amazon refreshes device lineup to integrate new AI-powered Alexa+
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a refreshed lineup of devices optimized for home security and its new artificial intelligence-infused Alexa+ voice assistant.
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This Snapchat and Instagram add-on app allegedly scammed and exploited children
Sendit, an anonymous question-and-answer app, allegedly harvested data from minors while tricking users into paying for premium subscriptions.
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