Threads Is the New Social Media App From the Makers of Facebook & Instagram Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has made a history of copying features from other platforms. This time, Meta has launched Threads, a social media app connected to Instagram that works more like Twitter and should eventually connect to Mastodon. Views: 15 (more…)
Read moreYouTube Tests a New System to Ban Ad Blockers Earlier this year, we reported on an experiment by Google preventing users with an ad blocker from watching videos on YouTube. Those complaints eventually disappeared, but now it looks like YouTube is testing a new three-strike policy for violators. Views: 21 (more…)
Read moreSource: The Dream of In-Display Fingerprint Scanners Is Dead Under-display fingerprint scanners were supposed to be great. Just put your finger on the touch screen like you would anyway, and a built-in sensor unlocks the phone. That was the dream, but in reality, they’re worse than the alternatives. Views: 20 (more…)
Read moreSource: DuckDuckGo’s Privacy Focused Browser Open for Windows DuckDuckGo’s privacy-focused desktop web browser is no longer a Mac exclusive. Views: 19 (more…)
Read more5 Browser Security Myths That Need Busting Misinformation or outdated advice about online security can make you and your personal data vulnerable. So let’s look at five common browser security myths so you can keep your understanding of browser security and the browser itself up to date together. Views: 19 (more…)
Read moreWhatsApp’s Launches Social Media-Like Channels WhatsApp is testing a new Channels feature that allows for temporary read-only posts, called broadcast messages, to be shared to a wider audience. Views: 19 (more…)
Read moreWhat Is the Geek Squad Email Scam? How to Avoid It Have you received an email from Geek Squad confirming a transaction that you haven’t placed? This might be a scam. Here’s what to do. Views: 28 (more…)
Read moreMicrosoft Is Adding AI Copilot to the Windows 11 Taskbar to Help With Everything Microsoft is bringing AI to millions of Windows 11 users via the Windows taskbar. Here’s what to expect. Views: 23 (more…)
Read moreWhy you might want an email client in the era of webmail New beta versions of Thunderbird (and Firefox, while we’re at it) to help set you up Views: 22 (more…)
Read more3 Cool Ways AI Is Going to Change Google Search As explained at Google I/O 2023, Google is rolling out some pretty big AI updates to Search. Here are some cool ways AI will change your experience. Views: 28 (more…)
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