Security Mobile Block says 8.2 million US Cash App customers affected by data breach A former employee was responsible By Rob Thubron, April 6, 2022, 11:05 AM
Hardware Industry Block confirms plans to build an open Bitcoin mining system Block wants to make Bitcoin mining more decentralized and accessible By Shawn Knight, January 14, 2022, 10:44 AM 17 comments
Industry Tax prep firm H&R Block sues Jack Dorsey's Block for trademark infringement It feels Block's name and logo are too similar to its own By Cohen Coberly, December 16, 2021, 7:13 PM
Industry The Web After leaving Twitter, Jack Dorsey rebrands Square as Block Block, a technology company with a focus on financial services By Shawn Knight, December 2, 2021, 10:31 AM
The Web Twitter now allows you to discreetly soft block followers For those not worthy of a full block By Rob Thubron, October 12, 2021, 8:13 AM
The Web Russia says Facebook and Twitter are violating its laws by not storing data in the country The pair could face big fines or even bans By Rob Thubron, January 22, 2019, 8:25 AM
The Web Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia for "smear campaign" against country Wikipedia refused to remove the offending content By Rob Thubron, May 1, 2017, 11:00 AM 10 comments
Software Google Google Chrome will block Flash content starting next month By Tim Schiesser, August 9, 2016, 7:30 PM 12 comments
Wearable Tech Blocks modular smartwatch goes up for pre-order, ships in October By Shawn Knight, June 10, 2016, 10:15 AM
The Web Software Anti-Adblock Killer extension prevents sites from blocking your ad-blocker By Tim Schiesser, February 12, 2016, 9:00 AM 17 comments
Wearable Tech Mobile Blocks is the modular smartwatch that you customize By Shawn Knight, October 13, 2015, 3:00 PM
The Web Google bans sexually explicit content on Blogger By Himanshu Arora, February 24, 2015, 8:15 AM
The Web Blame game begins as Gmail access slowly starts returning in China By Shawn Knight, December 30, 2014, 4:00 PM
Microsoft The Web Microsoft will start blocking old Java plugins in Internet Explorer By Himanshu Arora, August 7, 2014, 1:30 PM 7 comments
The Web LinkedIn grants members the ability to block others By Shawn Knight, February 21, 2014, 4:30 PM
The Web Court rules Pirate Bay blocks ineffective allowing Dutch ISPs to lift bans By Justin Kahn, January 28, 2014, 5:00 PM 9 comments
Mobile Phonebloks is the modular phone you custom build with blocks By Shawn Knight, September 11, 2013, 1:30 PM 39 comments
The Web Russia starts blocking 'harmful' content online, opposition worried about wider censorship By Jose Vilches, April 1, 2013, 2:00 PM
The Web Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later By Rick Burgess, December 31, 2012, 1:00 PM 54 comments