Month: July 2022
Google delays phaseout of third-party cookies from Chrome to 2024
Google is again delaying its plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. For those keeping track, the company first unveiled its Privacy Sandbox initiative in 2019 and said implementation would begin in 2022. However, following scrutiny from the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the US Department…
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The Facebookification of Instagram
When Facebook made a bid to buy Instagram in 2012 for a record-setting $1 billion, many people thought Mark Zuckerberg was making a mistake. But purchasing Instagram turned out to be one of the best tech acquisitions of all time, helping secure Facebook’s dominance in social media for years to…
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Hogwarts Legacy art book could offer a hint at the game’s release date
An update to a retail listing for the official Hogwarts Legacy art book might have just offered us a hint at when the game could release. As spotted by Hogwarts Legacy fans on Reddit (via VGC (opens in new tab)), the Amazon UK listing for The Art and Making of…
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We finally know what ‘Wi-Fi’ stands for – and it’s not what you think
Let me ask you a question: what does the name “Wi-Fi” mean? Considering how omnipresent Wi-Fi connections are, this should be an easy question to answer; especially if you work in the tech industry. If your answer is “wireless fidelity”, that is actually incorrect despite what you were lead to…
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Joe Biden’s new plan: solar power for everyone, not just the rich
The Biden administration has new plans to get lower-income households hooked up to solar energy. The White House announced two new programs today aimed at expanding access to “community solar” projects among subsidized housing residents and households that receive federal assistance to pay their utility bills. It also launched a…
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9 Great Deals on Sex Toys and Tower Fans
Sometimes the best way to cool down is to heat things up. Source
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