Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the…
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Tired of doomscrolling? Try ringing a doorbell for fish.
When friends visit Aliza Haskal’s apartment in Syracuse, New York, she offers them gripping entertainment: a live feed from a…
In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time – with a focus on seniors
Nearly six years later, with just one formal employee and a team of volunteers, Fake News Cleaner has hosted more…
Time is rolling out a free Internet speed upgrade to subscribers
Internet service provider (ISP) Time dotCom Berhad (Time) is now rolling out a free speed upgrade to its customers on…
China’s Temu drops ad campaign over personal data use fears
Chinese online marketplace Temu said on March 30 it would drop an advertising offer in which clients could gain vouchers…
Gmail revolutionised email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April…
Looking back on the laughs: A history of tech’s April Fool’s hoaxes and hijinks
Explore a roundup of some of the tech industry's most outrageous April Fool's pranks that left users both baffled and…
Starship rocket debris is now being traded online
A flourishing new business is emerging on the Internet involving the resale of tiles from the heat shield of SpaceX's…
Google blocked 5.5 billion advertisements in 2023
Google blocked or removed more than 5.5 billion adverts that violated the online company's guidelines or were intended to serve…