Month: June 2023

Google sues alleged scammer over fake business and review scheme

Google is suing an alleged scammer for running an elaborate scheme to flood its search product with fake businesses and reviews.  In the complaint filed Friday, Google accuses the defendant, Ethan Hu, of abusing the company’s products “to create fake online listings for businesses that do not exist, and to…

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Windows 10 update is reportedly causing havoc for some users

Windows 10’s latest patch is causing some problems with slow installations, or even complete failures to install, among other more worrying sounding bugs. This is patch KB5027215, which doesn’t do anything except fix some security issues (remember, Windows 10 is not getting any new features from now on, save for…

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Apple’s macOS Sonoma update won’t support your legacy Mail plug-ins

If you plan to upgrade to macOS Sonoma later this year but also happen to make use of legacy Mail plug-ins, you’re going to be in for a bad time. That’s because the update will remove support for those plug-ins for the first time. Plug-ins can be used for a…

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview

Reddit is fighting for its soul. Many users are in revolt over API pricing changes that will shut down some of the most popular third-party Reddit apps, and they’re furious at CEO Steve Huffman after last week’s AMA that made it clear the platform wouldn’t budge. Huffman has argued the…

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