Proposed "Click to Cancel" Act tackles subscription traps with clearer cancellation rules (again)
New bill aims to reinstate consumer protections for auto-renewing services
Google search flaw allows articles to vanish through "clever" censorship tactics
A reputation management company's dream
Startup and Nobel laureate collaborate to create GPU financial exchange
It will enable participants to trade GPU resources like commodity futures
Microsoft suddenly bans LibreOffice developer's email account, blocks appeal
A customer service slip-up or part of a productivity suite rivalry?
That viral lifetime Starlink offer on Facebook is a total scam
If it's too good to be true, it probably is
Google says it never received a UK demand for encryption backdoor, unlike Apple
The UK doesn't want Google user's encrypted data, at least not yet
YouTube is using AI to verify user age based on viewing habits
When YouTube's AI makes an error, the responsibility to correct it falls on the user
PayPal to let US merchants accept over 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum
"Pay with Crypto" feature could cost foreign users up to 10% in fees, however
Xbox adds age checks in UK to comply with Online Safety Act
Microsoft restricts Xbox social features in Britain as new law takes effect
Meta, YouTube, TikTok fight back as Australia's social media restrictions for teens draw closer
Platforms launch ad campaigns and legal threats to avoid inclusion
In brief: After approving plans to ban those aged under 16 from using social media last year, the Australian government is now considering which of the platforms should be included in the new law. In response, the companies are looking for ways to avoid being added to the ban list, with methods ranging from pleas and security promises to thinly veiled legal threats.
Microsoft adds Copilot Mode to Edge browser, brings AI chat and voice control
Uses AI to compare tabs, summarize pages, and book tasks
What just happened? Microsoft is taking a bigger swing at everyday AI integration with the launch of Copilot Mode in its Edge browser. Now available on Windows and Mac, the update marks a significant step in Microsoft's push to embed AI directly into the browsing experience, making tasks like research, comparison shopping, and online navigation faster (to be seen), and voice-enabled.
What was the first ransomware attack to demand payment in Bitcoin?
Test your cyber history savvy in this week's trivia.
Tea app confirms data leak after 4Chan users discover unsecured cloud storage
What just happened? Tea, officially known as "Tea Dating Advice," is a dating safety app that allows women to anonymously share information about men and potential red flag behavior. Now the top free app in the App Store, Tea has been hacked. 4Chan users linked to a public storage bucket containing about 72,000 images, including 13,000 selfies and government-issued IDs used for gender verification.
Internet Archive joins federal library system as official repository for government documents
The Archive will help with content digitization - if it can survive the lawsuits
Brits are circumventing UK age verification with VPNs and Death Stranding photos
Even Kojima didn't see this coming
Cutting corners: When the United Kingdom began strictly enforcing age verification rules on all adult websites, many predicted a spike in VPN usage – and provider Proton now has the data to prove it. But another unusual and amusing workaround has also emerged.
Goo.gl killed by Google: Billions of shortened links to die next month
Another one bites the dust
Twenty-three years after launch, Final Fantasy XI servers are overwhelmed by a new wave of players
Final Fantasy XI remains popular more than two decades on
No porn for you, UK: Online Safety Act now requires age and ID checks on all adult sites
Bugger!
What just happened? Accessing adult material online in the UK changed dramatically today. The Online Safety Act's enforcement has expanded, introducing a broad range of rules that includes mandatory effective age-checking systems for pornography websites, which usually means handing over selfies or government IDs.
Wi-Fi 8 detailed, even if it's years away: More stable connections, lower latency
Qualcomm previews what's coming in Wi-Fi 8, 1.0 draft specification expected soon
Someone rebuilt Windows XP in the browser for pure nostalgia
Revisit the "Fisher-Price" era of Windows in your browser, no downloads necessary
Scientists develop method to identify people by how their bodies disrupt Wi-Fi
New Wi-Fi tech can identify people without cameras or devices
ChatGPT now handles 2.5 billion prompts daily, OpenAI confirms
That's probably a lot of water
Google's AI Overviews cut link clicks by almost 50%, putting independent sites at risk
Despite Google's claims to the contrary
YouTube removes nearly 11,000 propaganda videos, primarily from China and Russia
Propaganda videos promoted pro-China narratives and supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine
WhatsApp is dropping its native Windows app in favor of a web-based version
Meta's billion-dollar strategy: give Windows users a worse app