Link-Busters, an anti-piracy company working for big publishers, passed 2B URL takedown requests sent to Google and is behind 50%+ of Google takedown requests — Link-Busters is the unofficial DMCA takedown champion of 2024. The anti-piracy outfit works for many of the world's largest publishing companies …
India extends a deadline for implementing a 30% cap on any company's share of transactions on UPI payments network, providing relief to Google Pay and PhonePe — India has once again pushed back a contentious plan to limit big technology companies' control of the nation's digital payments system …
The US arrests a US Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, who sold sensitive customer call records stolen from AT&T and Verizon in the Snowflake hack — Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m …
India removes a 100M user cap on WhatsApp Pay, letting Meta roll out the mobile payments service to all of its 500M+ users in the country — India has removed restrictions on WhatsApp's mobile payments service in a significant victory for Meta in its largest market by users as it seeks to compete with entrenched fintech rivals.
Inside Apple labs testing and calibrating iPhone 16 series' audio and video features, including new Audio Mix editing tools and 4K slow motion capabilities — I'm standing on a wire mesh floor in a secluded room at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Johns Hopkins and Stanford researchers say they trained robots with videos to perform surgical tasks with the skill of human doctors, even correcting mistakes — Robots have been trained to perform surgical tasks with the skill of human doctors, even learning to correct their own mistakes during surgeries.
Elon Musk's new political influence may make it harder for regulators and politicians worldwide to resist Space X's Starlink, which added 20+ nations in 2024 — The billionaire SpaceX CEO has the US President-elect's ear. Governments worldwide are waking up to that power.
How cloud computing, AI, and geopolitics could shape the evolution of ransomware, which could cost victims $265B annually by 2031, as the AIDS Trojan turns 35 — Ransomware is now a billion-dollar industry. But it wasn't always that large — nor was it a prevalent cybersecurity risk like it is today.
2024 was a big year for Windows on ARM, and fierce competition between Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm promises to make 2025 an exciting year for Windows laptops — With rumors of Nvidia entering the CPU market, 2025 might be an even bigger year for Microsoft's Arm efforts.
Netflix's foray into live sports caps off a strong year, with its share price up 90%+ in 2024, but the stock's rich valuation sets a high bar for follow-up act — Foray into live sports caps a strong year, but stock's rich valuation sets a high bar for follow-up act
Mexico plans to launch an app in January 2025 that will let Mexican migrants warn relatives and alert the nearest consulate if US immigration agents detain them — - “I have personally attended several open meetings where the key message is to tell our fellow citizens that they are not alone and will not be alone," De la Fuente said.
US politicians fully embraced influencers in 2024, blurring lines between punditry and journalism and paving the way for lawmakers to become creators themselves — Politicians fully embraced the creator economy in 2024, blurring the lines between punditry and journalism.
Sources and documents detail OnlyFans' journey from an obscure, porn-free site to an adults-only platform fueled by erotic performers and celebrity influencers — OnlyFans is among the world's most successful social media platforms - but a secretive one. Reuters traces its journey from an obscure …
Finland, Canada, the US, and other countries are testing tech for passport-free travel, including facial recognition and a “digital travel credential” — Smartphones and face recognition are being combined to create new digital travel documents. The paper passport's days are numbered—despite new privacy risks.
A look at Google's pressure-filled 2024 under Sundar Pichai, notching some AI wins with new Gemini models and navigating product mishaps, layoffs, and more — Google's blowout earnings report in April, which sparked the biggest rally in Alphabet shares since 2015 and pushed …
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg : Samsung says it sent the first commercial HBM4 shipments to customers, as it seeks to supply Nvidia and compete ...
