Google One nears 100 million subscribers as Google bets big on AI
At the tune of $15 billion annually from all subscription services
HaLow Wi-Fi standard achieves 1.8-mile range in field test
Ultra-long range could support public Wi-Fi, IoT, smart buildings, and more
Hackers used Ars Technica and Vimeo to deliver malware using obfuscated binary instructions in a URL
Researchers say they have never seen this technique before now
TikTok is the fastest-growing social platform in the US, but YouTube is still the most popular
Facebook and YouTube popularity has held steady
Amazon is unlikely to lose Prime subscribers over Video ads
Shipping is core to Prime, and that isn't changing
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns that hackers could cause breakdown in world order, calls for digital Geneva Convention
After Microsoft admitted it was hacked by a Russian group
Microsoft Edge under fire for stealing Chrome browser tabs
In context: Microsoft Edge is accused of stealing data from rival browser Chrome without users' consent. This raises privacy and security concerns, as well as some questions about Microsoft's tactics to gain market share. Is it just a bug or is there something more sinister at play?
Modder crams a working Windows 11 PC into a mouse with a screen
How small can full-blown Windows PCs get?
ICANN to reserve the ".internal" top-level domain for private networks
Vendors are already using private domains in a non-standardized way, and that's no good
US lawmakers weigh-in on deepfakes after explicit Taylor Swift images are shared online
Deepfakes "can cause irrevocable emotional, financial, and reputational harm" said one representative
23andMe confirms last year's massive data breach went unnoticed for five months, hackers stole raw genotype data
The company previously blamed customers for reusing passwords
Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data
Senator Ron Wyden wants the practice to stop
Logitech says its $349 articulating-arm webcam is perfect for streamers, creators, and teachers
But is it worth the money?
OpenWrt celebrates 20 year anniversary with a new hardware project
Developers are asking the community for a formal vote to build a reference networking device
Think tank warns that North Korea could use Western cloud services for AI-powered military applications
The hermit nation is a big fan of artificial intelligence
Netflix says it didn't copy Amazon and "force" ads on subscribers, but it was considered
Amazon Prime ads arrive next week
Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches
It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn
Mozilla calls on Apple, Google, and Microsoft to create a more level playing field in the browser market
The Firefox developer has compiled a list of platform-holder tricks that thwart competition
Brave browser is abandoning its Strict fingerprinting protection mode
Stronger security measures aren't always the right answer to the public web's problems
Google is changing how it shows search results to European users
The changes will ensure compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act, which goes into effect in March
New study confirms the obvious, search results are only getting worse
The top search results for product reviews are increasingly spammy as the algorithm gets gamed
Massive data dump containing millions of passwords sparks security alert: Is your data safe?
The dataset contains 71 million credentials and 25 million never-before-seen passwords
Peacock-exclusive NFL wild card game broke US livestreaming records
Can Peacock win streaming by targeting sports fans?
This is how much each minute of internet downtime would cost tech giants and different countries
Illustrating our reliance on the internet