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Twitter starts testing Playback Speed Controls for Videos

Twitter has started rolling out new Playback Speed controls for videos and voice tweets, and…

Google Required 2SV and Account Compromises Fell by 50 Percent

Google revealed today that a recent initiative to require customers to enable 2-Step Verification (2SV)…

Microsoft Office Will Now Block VBA Macros by Default

Microsoft is making its Office apps more secure by blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)…

Meta Could Shut Down Facebook and Instagram in Europe Due to Data Sharing Ban with U.S.

Meta is considering shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if the company isn’t allowed…

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Google Updates the Chrome Icon

For the first time in eight years, Google is changing the icon for Chrome, its…

Microsoft Viva Has 10 Million Monthly Active Users

Microsoft is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Viva employee experience platform (EVP) and it…

The Outlook-ification of Gmail Continues

When Google killed Inbox three years ago, users were forced to move to the Outlook-like…

Vivaldi: Google is Going Off-Topics Again

Not surprisingly, Brave isn’t the only browser maker unimpressed by Google’s move from FloC to…

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Intel Earnings Beat Expectations

Intel’s earnings beat expectations, with the microprocessor giant reporting record revenues for the fourth quarter…

Brave Says FLoC You to Google’s Topics API

Brave, which has been blocking Google’s FLoC since last April, now says that the new…

Google Kills FLoC, Pushes Forward with Topics

Well, here’s one Google cancelation that shouldn’t upset anyone: Google’s coming Privacy Sandbox will no…

Report: Project Monarch Was Delayed, Now Expected This Spring

The inimitable Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft’s “Project Monarch,” sometimes called “One Outlook,” is…

D.C., Three States to Sue Google for Tracking Trickery

This morning, the attorneys general from the District of Columbia, Indiana, Texas, and Washington will…

Google Rails Against Antitrust Case, Asks for Dismissal

In an unusually heated missive, Google strongly criticized a Texas antitrust case against it as…

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Votes to Curb Big Tech

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act,…

Mozilla Ships Firefox 96

Mozilla today released the latest version of its flagship web browser, Firefox 96, adding several…

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