A Gmail outage has left thousands of users unable to send emails or messages on the popular Google app. Outages involving Gmail spiked late Thursday afternoon. downdetector.com The outage appeared to hit…
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Shadowy ad cabal GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files antitrust suit over censorship
The left-leaning advertising cabal accused of conspiring to suppress conservative outlets was reportedly disbanded Thursday – just days after Elon Musk’s X slapped the group with a federal antitrust lawsuit. The World…
FTX ordered to pay $12.7B to customers after SBF’s massive fraud
A US court has ordered bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion in relief to its customers, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Thursday. FTX drew customers in with “an illusion…
Google, Meta reportedly hatched secret deal to target teens on YouTube with Instagram ads
Google and Meta reportedly struck a secret deal to target underage YouTube users with advertisements that promoted rival service Instagram – breaking the online search giant’s own ad rules, according to a…
Flying taxis for passengers at Paris Olympics scrapped over safety concerns
A German manufacturer of flying taxis scrapped plans to ferry passengers in its futuristic drones during the Paris Olympics due to delays in the certification of its engine, according to the company….
Just 8 minutes of TikTok can have ‘negative consequences’: study
A steady diet of weight loss TikToks may be quite harmful to mental health, a new study finds. Spending a lot of time on the social media platform — especially watching pro-anorexia…
Rise of AI makes Americans feel less ‘scam-savvy’: survey
Almost half (48%) of Americans believe that the rise of AI has made them less “scam-savvy” than ever before, according to new research. With AI working its way into education, communication and…
New Distraction Control feature explained
With one touch of a button, you may never have to do battle with a pop-up window again. Make that many touches of a button. New iOS and MacOS updates will empower…
Three OpenAI executives exit firm, go on leave in latest shakeup
A trio of key OpenAI executives have left their posts in the latest leadership shakeup at CEO Sam Altman’s firm. Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and one of its 11 co-founders, revealed that…
Microsoft blames Delta Airlines for failing to recover quickly after global outage
Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. The flight disruptions stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers and are estimated to…