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Arc Browser Launches on Mac and iOS, with Windows to Come

The Browser Company announced today that its Arc web browser has left beta and is…

Google Play Games on PC

Google Expands Play Games Beta on PC with New Games, New Markets

Google announced today that its Play Games Beta on PC now offers hundreds of games…

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A Tale of Two (OK, Three) Antitrust Regulators (Premium)

Embarrassed when their cases against the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal crumbled under scrutiny, the FTC and…

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Threads Starts Rolling Out New Chronological Feed

Threads, the Twitter clone created by Meta’s Instagram team is getting a new chronological feed…

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The Biggest Danger of AI May Be One That No One is Talking About (Premium)

Microsoft’s dueling announcements about the cost of AI to its customers can serve as a…

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ChatGPT Android App Launches in the US, Brazil, and India

OpenAI has released its new ChatGPT Android app in the US, Brazil, India, and Bangladesh…

Spotify MAUs and paid subscriber numbers, Q2 2023

Spotify Posts Big Usage and Subscriber Gains

As part of its most recent quarterly earnings, Spotify reported that monthly active users surged…

AMD Ryzen Zen 2 CPU

AMD to Fix “Zenbleed” Vulnerability Affecting its Zen 2 CPUs

"Zenbleed" is the name of a pretty serious security vulnerability that's been discovered in AMD’s…

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iOS 16.6 and macOS 13.5 Bring New Security Fixes

Apple released iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, and macOS 13.5 yesterday to fix various security vulnerabilities…

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From the Editor’s Desk: Advocate (Premium)

I've been somewhat obsessed with the health issues I've discussed recently, but self-advocacy isn't just…

Microsoft Bing Chatbot

Microsoft is Making its Bing Chatbot Available in Chrome and Safari

Microsoft has started making its Bing chatbot available on other web browsers including Chrome and…

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Spotify Premium Gets More Expensive in the US and Other Markets

Spotify is raising the price of Spotify Premium in the US and other markets today.…

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Twitter Loses its Bird Logo as Part of ‘X’ Rebranding

Twitter’s bird logo is now gone as Elon Musk announced that the platform is being…

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Microsoft Pushes Forward with Transition of Mail and Calendar to the New Outlook

Microsoft confirmed that it will push forward with its plan to replace Mail and Calendar…

Google Messages to Adopt Cross-Platform Security Standard

Google announced that it will adopt the IETF’s Message Layer Security (MLS) standard in its…

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Microsoft + Activision Blizzard: Show Me the Money! (Premium)

Like many, I'm curious how Activision Blizzard will impact Microsoft's financial results going forward. And…

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