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Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out

Judge: Reasonable juror may find Google profited from misappropriation of data. Credit: Getty Images | Josh Edelson A federal judge this week rejected Google's motion to throw out a class-action lawsuit...

Italy’s plan to buy Starlink data deals a serious blow to European space network

"We are strong if we remain united and defend our infrastructure." Elon Musk raises a...

After embarrassing blunder, AT&T promises bill credits for future outages

If you lost service but only 9 cell towers went down, you won't get...

Intel fills out Core Ultra 200 laptop chips with hodgepodge of CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs

Core Ultra 200U, 200H, and 200HX will all fall short of Copilot+ compatibility. The new...

Microsoft would really like you to replace your old Windows 10 PCs this year

The carrot of "new features" and the stick of "no more updates for your...

Apple rolling out second betas of iOS 17.3, macOS 14.3 and more to developers

Apple on Wednesday began rolling out the second betas of iOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3 and other software updates to developers. The first betas of...

Starlink launches first “cellphone towers in space” for use with LTE phones

T-Mobile field tests begin soon—texting to be available before voice and data. SpaceX last night launched the first six Starlink satellites that will provide cellular...

Amazon marketplace crackdown has sellers searching for legal help

Clean-up drive has led to some small businesses having their accounts suspended. Merchants who have been suspended from selling goods on Amazon’s marketplace are turning...

Since Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, firm reportedly lost 72% of its value

Fidelity cuts value of X stake, implying 72% drop since Musk paid $44 billion. Fidelity's latest valuation of its stake in X implies that Elon...

Early Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain—and AI is already on the case

Experimental AI image generator trained on Disney's 1928 cartoons can make eldritch horrors. 98 On January 1, three early Mickey Mouse cartoons entered the public domain...

Xfinity waited to patch critical Citrix Bleed 0-day. Now it’s paying the price

Data for almost 36 million customers now in the hands of unknown hackers. Comcast waited as many as nine days to patch its network against...

The oldest-known version of MS-DOS’s predecessor has been discovered and uploaded

86-DOS would later be bought by Microsoft and take over the computing world. Microsoft’s MS-DOS (and its IBM-branded counterpart, PC DOS) eventually became software juggernauts,...

Say goodbye to unlimited WhatsApp backups on Google Drive: how does it affect you?

Chat backups will take up storage space in the cloud starting this year. In the coming months, there will be a substantial change for WhatsApp users who...

Telegram’s latest update adds a slick new Thanos Snap effect

The new version also introduces a redesigned call interface

What Is WhatsApp? – Guide To The International Messaging App

Messaging apps are a splintered mess, with everyone using different systems to talk to one another. But if there’s one messaging app you can...

Humanoid robots in space: the next frontier

NASA's humanoid robot Valkyrie opens a bag at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Nov. 16. (Evan Garcia, Reuters) HOUSTON — Standing at 6-feet,...

2023 was the year that GPUs stood still

A new GPU generation did very little to change the speed you get for your money. 102 In many ways, 2023 was a long-awaited return to...

CES 2024: What we expect in Las Vegas this year

Wireless TV, plug-and-play solar and next-gen headphones look to make a big splash. I know we say this every year, but it feels like just...

iOS 17.3 Beta 1: Your iPhone Could Get These Features Soon

Collaborative playlists and more features could land on your iPhone soon. Apple released iOS 17.3 beta 1 to public beta testers on Dec. 15, two days after...
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