DuckDuckGo is testing a new email protection feature, designed to combat email trackers. Many emails, up to 70% of them in fact, contain trackers that tell the sender when, where and on what device the email was opened. The data Read More
AWS Bans NSO Group Behind Pegasus Spyware Used Against Journalists
Amazon Web Services has shut down the accounts of Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, following explosive revelations of its software being used to target activist and journalists. The Washington Post reported that NSO Group’s software, which is normally used to combat Read More
Apple and Intel Adopting TSMC’s 3-Nanometer Tech
Apple and Intel are already working to adopt TSMC’s latest innovation, 3-nanometer chip production. TSMC is the leading chipmaker in the world, manufacturing semiconductors for many of the leading tech companies. Apple is one of its biggest customers, and uses Read More
Hubble Is Back! NASA Fixes Telescope’s Computer
NASA has successfully fixed the Hubble Telescope’s payload computer, after it malfunctioned and stopped working over a month ago. After a month of trying to get Hubble up-and-running again, NASA was able to narrow the problem down to the Power Control Unit (PCU), responsible Read More
The Return of Clippy: Microsoft Bringing Clippy Back As An Emoji
Love him or hate him, the animated paperclip Clippy is set to return as an emoji. Few things have so divided Microsoft Office users as much as Clippy. Introduced in Windows 97 (and removed in Office 2007) as a Microsoft Read More
Recalled Chevrolet Bolts Caught Fire, GM Issues Warning
GM is warning that at least two Chevrolet Bolts have caught fire, despite being serviced in a recall. GM issued a recall for nearly 51,000 Chevy Bolts over a risk of the vehicles catching on fire when “charged to full, or very Read More
Google now does soft 404 detection by device type
This can lead to Search Console showing you everything is fine but in reality, some of your desktop pages may not be indexed. Google changed how it handles soft 404 detection and classifications, John Mueller, a Google Search Relations Advocate, confirmed this Read More
Verizon Doubles LTE Home Internet Coverage
Verizon has announced a major expansion of its LTE Home Internet coverage, doubling its footprint, in addition to bringing 5G Home Internet to 7 new cities. Like T-Mobile, Verizon is working to bring its network to bear on the home Read More
Google’s July 2021 core update rolled out quickly; here is what the data providers saw
While the June core update took a while to start rolling out, the July core update hit hard and fast. Google began rolling out the July 2021 core update, this came about one-month after the June 2021 core update. While the June Read More
HPE Buys Ampool to Improve SQL-Based Hybrid Analytics
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its acquisition of Ampool, in an effort to modernize the SQL stack. SQL is still one of the most widely-used database workload. With the increased adoption of cloud computing, however, SQL does have limitations. Ampool Read More