Netflix hikes prices again, the standard plan is going up to $17.99
Netflix says it wants to "deliver more value"
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht given full pardon by Donald Trump
"He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous"
JavaScript now mandatory for Google Search, Google confirms
Static pages are gone, and SEO checking tools don't seem to work anymore
Most GeForce Now subscription tiers currently unavailable, Nvidia says due to overwhelming demand
The company is prioritizing existing users as it struggles with capacity
Trump signs executive order delaying TikTok ban for 75 days
TikTok still hasn't returned to the Apple and Google app stores
Meta could make billions from TikTok ban, but the app's future remains uncertain
In brief: News that TikTok could escape the US ban that will be introduced on Sunday has brought joy to the millions of people who use the app in the US. But it's unlikely that rival platforms, especially Meta, will be celebrating. It's estimated that Mark Zuckerberg's firm would bring in up to $3.38 billion from freed up ad revenue should TikTok disappear from app stores.
FTC settlement bans GM from sharing driver location data for five years
Insurance companies exploited shared data to increase rates
Lawyer drops Meta as client, citing Mark Zuckerberg's "toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness"
Zuckerberg's changed a lot over the years
A hot potato: Mark Zuckerberg has undergone something of a personal transformation over the last few years, from a nerdy, lizard-like tech geek to an MMA-loving bro championing free speech and calling for more masculine energy. It's a change that has prompted a lawyer to drop Meta as a client due to its CEO's "descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness."
Oracle won't relinquish JavaScript trademark, so the JS community prepares for court battle
Yet another tech feud that could go on for years
Meta to lay off 5% of workforce, about 3,600 employees, in performance-based cuts
Another play from Elon Musk's handbook?
The future of AI and journalism at stake: OpenAI battles news giants in copyright lawsuit
The publishers are seeking the destruction of ChatGPT dataset in this high-stakes case
Scammer uses AI to pose as Brad Pitt, tricks woman into sending $850,000
The fake Pitt claimed he needed money for kidney cancer treatment
Facepalm: Not for the first time, someone has been duped into believing they were conversing with a celebrity online and sent them money. The victim in this instance was a 53-year-old French woman, who sent $850,000 to a scammer that used AI-generated content to convince her she was in a relationship with Hollywood star Brad Pitt.
Tech workers can earn thousands recommending strangers for jobs
Underground referral market emerges as job hunters seek edge
New York implements $15 broadband law for low-income households
ISPs must offer $15-$20 broadband plans to eligible customers
20% of online job listings are misleading or never result in employment
Editor's take: Conventional wisdom suggests that a tool as powerful as the Internet should make finding employment exponentially easier for job seekers. Yet, unsurprisingly, humanity has managed to complicate it.
Australian Open tennis tournament replaces players with Wii Sports-like avatars to stream live matches
The avatars come with giant heads and even bigger (tennis) balls
Automattic retaliates against WP Engine with a significant reduction in free WordPress support
The feud around the web's most popular CMS is worsening
Amazon shuts down Prime 'Try Before You Buy' program in favor of new AI features
No more trying clothes before you buy them
Activision keeps frighteningly granular data on your Call of Duty gameplay - here's how to see it
A stats goldmine exposing crazy match details
Zuckerberg slams Apple for not "inventing anything great in a while"
He also said Meta's profits could double without Apple restrictions
Chrome extensions are abusing Google's lousy security policies to come first in search results
Leveraging manipulative tactics to push extensions
Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?
Did you know, Google co-founder Larry Page attempted to sell the search engine for $1.6 million?
Telegram's pivot to a law-abiding platform: fulfilled requests of user data have skyrocketed
Arrest of CEO Pavel Durov has clearly had an impact on Telegram's modus operandi