Month: May 2024
UK law will let regulators fine Big Tech without court approval
The UK could subject big tech companies to hefty fines if they don’t comply with new rules meant to promote competition in digital markets. On Thursday, lawmakers passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (DMCC) through Parliament, which will let regulators enforce rules without the help of the courts.…
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Lego celebrates space with a drone show showcasing kid-designed spacecrafts
Space and Lego have always gone together – both in the form of more realistic sets, with the Icons and Ideas collections, and in a creative realm, with City and Friends. That’s part of the wonderful trick of a Lego brick or any other piece, which can be used to…
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Epic Memorial Day deal knocks $1,000 off the stunning Samsung S90C OLED TV
It’s the Friday before Memorial Day, which means most Memorial Day sales are in full swing, including the tech giant Samsung’s offerings. The retailer is slashing prices on our best-rated OLED TVs, and our favorite deal is the stunning 65-inch S90C OLED on sale for $1,599.99 (it was $2,599.99). That’s…
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Good luck keeping the past private now —criminal records of millions of Americans leaked online in major database breach
Bad news for an Americans looking to keep their illegal pasts behind them, as researchers have flagged the leak of sensitive information on millions of convicted felons. Malwarebytes has published a blog post detailing how a group of cybercriminals leaked a database containing criminal records of millions of Americans, thought…
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You can get rid of AI Overviews in Google Search
If you’ve searched for something on Google lately, you might’ve noticed a wall of text that appears before the actual search results. This feature, called AI Overviews, offers an AI-generated answer to certain queries. But it also pushes your list of links further down the page, which makes it a…
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Russia can reportedly jam Ukraine’s access to Starlink at will
Russia has reportedly found new, more effective ways to knock out Ukraine’s Starlink service. The New York Times said on Friday that the increased interference has disrupted communications at critical moments and is posing “a major threat to Ukraine,” putting the country further on its heels more than two years…
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