Mahee_213/Shutterstock First it was vinyl, then cassette tapes, and now CDs seem to be coming back in style as the “retro tech” of choice for younger generations. But older generations who grew up with the media format are revisiting it, too, recognizing the quality, enjoying the option to use modern audio equipment that supports it…
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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever thought that the “Minions” and “Despicable Me” movies would produce something other than highly entertaining films and a boatload of Facebook memes from grandmas? Well, a few router nerds found that a “Minions” themed Wi-Fi router had been made, and it’s actually pretty good.…
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German federal states are migrating tens of thousands of civil service desktops away from Microsoft, the French ministry of education runs Nextcloud for 400,000 staff, the Dutch government has commissioned detailed governance documentation for the platform, and Amnesty International Spain has hosted its own collaboration infrastructure on it for over a decade. “The European Commission…
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Over half the world’s population are targeted by payment scams each week as authorised payment fraud becomes a “fully fledged” global security threat, rather than a consumer protection issue, warns the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). In its latest report, defence and security think tank RUSI said the scam often known as authorised push payments…
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In Summer 2023, a plaintiff known only by their initials “K.G.M.” launched a case against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap (owner of SnapChat). It was alleged that social media companies had engineered their sites to encourage their users to engage compulsively with platforms, which had caused the plaintiff to suffer from anxiety, body dysmorphia and…
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Aiolhoz/Shutterstock In over two decades of technology journalism, I can tell you I’ve seen some truly weird tech fads come and go — from weird web crazes that every venture capitalist and tech blog swears will change everything to pointless hardware that somehow captured the zeitgeist and opened our wallets. I might even be guilty of…
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US lawmakers have written to the social media company Meta demanding answers over proposals to introduce facial-recognition technology to its smart glasses, which the lawmakers say puts the privacy and civil liberties of citizens at risk. Democratic senators have written to Meta’s chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, warning that the “uniquely dangerous” plans could accelerate…
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Bangla press/Shutterstock Skype was a revolutionary video-conferencing platform that paved the way for apps like Zoom, Google Meet, and WhatsApp. For those unaware or who don’t recall, Microsoft purchased Skype back in 2011 to the tune of $8.5 billion — the company’s largest acquisition at the time. But in May 2025, Microsoft pulled the plug on…
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Europe’s baulked attempt to curb Meta’s artificial intelligence (AI) training will persevere and culminate at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), said the data protection commissioner who is leading the challenge. Within days of European Union (EU) privacy commissioners giving Meta licence to train its popular open source Llama large language model (LLM) on public posts…
Reports of various Nvidia GPU scams keep surfacing, and scammers find new ways to trick shoppersSome buyers claim to have received old GPUs or a bag of rice instead of the card they expected to getShopping and selling second-hand is riddled with tricky situations, too — my friend got scammed out of $1,900It’s definitely not…
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