After $50 million Trump wager payout, France moves to ban Polymarket betting platform
Someone bet $28 million on Trump to win
OpenAI just bought the Chat.com domain name for ChatGPT for over $35 million, plus shares
Exact figures are unknown, but the seller admittedly never sells a domain at a loss
Australia plans sweeping social media ban for children under 16
There will be no exemptions for parental consent
Microsoft Rewards offers $1 million grand prize in latest sweepstakes to users of Bing, Edge
Redmond's freebie program is now more generous than ever
Bread over Bitcoin? Hacking group asks for $125,000 ransom to be paid in baguettes
Carbs are the new crypto
The first ever "rickroll" occurred on 4chan, disguised as a trailer for which popular video game?
Never gives you up. Never lets you down.
ChatGPT now has its own web search engine
OpenAI is challenging Google in its own search turf
Ransomware attacks hit record levels in 2024 despite law enforcement crackdowns
Is it time to ban payments to ransomware gangs?
Google rolls out Gemini AI features across Maps, Earth, and Waze
Enhanced with conversational queries and more detailed insights
Firefox 132 adds 4K video support and enhanced privacy features
Firefox now blocks third-party cookies when enhanced tracking is set to Strict mode. Firefox 132 also introduces 4K video playback for streaming services via Microsoft PlayReady, reducing battery drain and enhancing performance when watching movies.
Comcast says Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 pushed internet traffic to record highs - shame about those data caps
That 1.2TB cap isn't looking too generous
Eurojust, FBI, and other agencies join forces to take down two major data-stealing malware rings
"We are looking forward to seeing you soon..." in jail
Russia fines Google $20.5 decillion for blocking YouTube channels
The estimated global GDP is $100 trillion
Instagram faces backlash for lowering quality of low-engagement videos
Get results, or pay the price
Opera says it will continue to support old Chrome extensions, including uBlock Origin
The alternative browser doesn't want to give up on Manifest V2 just yet
The startup behind Arc is building yet another web browser
The Browser Company is working on its sophomore act
Google is working on an AI agent that can move your mouse, take over your browser
People are bound to love this!
WTF?! There's still a lot of pushback against generative AI from most of the public. Not only are there concerns about the technology taking jobs and plagiarising, but many worry about control being taken out of humans' hands. Google and other companies' solution, it seems, is to create AI agents that can take over your PC, moving the mouse cursor, browsing the web, and entering text.
Big Cable and others file multiple lawsuits to block the FTC's Click-to-Cancel regulation
Are we supposed to be surprised?
What Ever Happened to Netscape?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.
Amazon's new budget storefront to compete with Temu and Shein, offering $20 sofas and low-cost goods
Will the quality be as questionable as the Chinese brands?
Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers
Meta scrapped its facial recognition tech in 2021
Amazon has replaced plastic air pillows with crumpled paper in its packaging worldwide
It still uses plastics in some packaging, though