LockBit website seized, operations disrupted in joint international law enforcement operation
LockBit is locked down
OpenAI could be developing a search product to rival Google
It will reportedly be part of ChatGPT's premium tier
OpenAI introduces Sora, a text-to-video generator that can create realistic 60-second 1080p clips
Some creations are better than others
80% of influencers don't properly disclose products they are paid to advertise
Many also conduct trade activities without proper registration
Beware: AI girlfriends are little more than data-harvesting nightmares
Your digital date is a devil in disguise
Chromium developers are working on a browser API for micropayments
TL;DR: Online micropayment systems, involving very small sums of money, have been proposed since the 1990s, but they have been unsuccessful so far. Chromium engineers are attempting to resurrect the concept through a new standardized API, though there is still a lot of work to be done.
Bitcoin surpasses $51,000, reaching $1 trillion market cap for first time since 2021
*Looks nervously at graphics card prices*
Mark Zuckerberg says the Meta Quest 3 is a "better product" than Apple Vision Pro... period
The Vision Pro costs $3,500, while the Quest 3 starts at $500
Over 170 million fake reviews were removed from Maps and Search thanks to Google's new algorithm
Google launched a lawsuit against a scammer last year
Amazon removes Dolby Vision and Atmos from Prime Video unless you pay to go ad-free
And without telling anyone
WTF?! Amazon has given people another reason to love the company. After introducing ads on January 29 to Prime Video subscribers who don't pay more, it has now been revealed that those who won't hand over the extra $2.99 per month also lose access to Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos surround sound support. Curiously, the loss of these features is something Amazon previously failed to reveal.
This is how you create a completely bezel-less virtual MacBook display
With a little help from the Apple Vision Pro
ExpressVPN disables security feature that was leaking DNS requests to third-party servers
Split tunneling mode is temporarily unavailable while programmers look into the issue
White House seeks to cryptographically verify Biden videos to mitigate deepfake risks
Is it real, or just malarkey?
There's a possibility FTX customers get repaid in full after all
The soaring price of Bitcoin has fattened FTX's bottom line considerably
5G network slicing showed off in action for the first time
The big picture: 5G technology promised to revolutionize mobile networking, but the world is still waiting for this future to become a reality. Meanwhile, major network operators are making significant progress in delivering additional building blocks for 5G networks.
For the first time ever, Uber turns a profit for the full year
From money loser to money maker, Uber's come a long way
Ring subscription price hike: Basic plan jumps to $5 a month, no extra features
A 25% increase in the US, 43% in the UK
Denmark authorities want schools to stop sending student data to Google
Mountain View's ability to exfiltrate data through Chromebooks and other services will be hindered
YouTube TV surpasses Dish to become the fourth largest pay-TV provider in the US
YouTube Music and Premium also recently crossed 100 million subscribers globally
Bluesky opens the floodgates, ends invite-only system
Is the platform finally ready to duke it out with Threads?
Meta will start detecting and labeling AI-generated images from other companies
The feature will arrive on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the coming months
Google is once again accused of snubbing the JPEG XL image format
Is the Chrome team actively boycotting the next generation image compression tech?
Palworld is spending nearly $500K per month on servers to support its growing player base
The game has already garnered more than 19 million players in just two weeks
Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile
The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses