The US Defense Department confirmed today that it is buying Starlink satellite broadband service for use in Ukraine."We continue to work with a range of global partners to ensure Ukraine has the satel...
Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users' zip files, even when they're protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday.Compressing file contents ...
My recent feature on passkeys attracted significant interest, and a number of the 1,100-plus comments raised questions about how the passkey system actually works and if it can be trusted. In response...
Disney+ plus Hulu equals Disnulu?Someone may or may not come up with a better name than that, but by the end of 2023, there will be a new streaming app combining the libraries of Disney+ and Hulu, Dis...
The US Justice Department has sized the domains of 13 DDoS-for-hire services as part of an ongoing initiative for combatting the Internet menace.The providers of these illicit services platforms descr...
TSB is urging consumers to remain wary of financial fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, as scams through Meta's platforms are increasing at a worrying pace.The UK bank analysed its internal cus...
Apple reported its earnings for Q2 2023 today, beating both Wall Street's and its own dour revenue estimates just a bit but continuing to show marked declines in new hardware sales.Overall sales reven...
Over the past week, backlash erupted on LinkedIn, in a thread where passionate open source developers began criticizing Pantheon. The developers and other Pantheon supporters commenting had just disco...
The UK will splash an initial GBP100m in funding to establish a government-industry AI taskforce, dedicated to boosting the country's sovereignty and competitiveness in the field.The taskforce will de...
On Thursday, Amazon released a new suite of AI technologies, including foundational large language models (LLMs) called Titan and a cloud computing service called Bedrock, reports Reuters. The move co...
Google has released the April 2023 product reviews update. This is the second product reviews update of 2023 and the seventh overall.Announcement. The update was announced on Twitter:...
For several years NASA has made it clear to the space industry that, wherever possible, it would like to move toward a services model of buying things.When he was administrator, Jim Bridenstine was fo...
Consumers lose trust - in a big way - when a product or service doesn't have a 4- or 5-star rating in online reviews, according to a new survey.Why we care. Some products and services...
Microsoft is beginning a pilot program to allow advertising by delegated or authorized providers of certain government services with review and pre-approval.The pilot will be limited to the Microsoft ...
Google is making two new updates to its Government documents and official services policy. Why we care. Adhering to the policy helps prevent ad disapprovals, account warnings, or even...
The Federal Communications Commission says it wants to help satellite companies and mobile carriers partner up to close gaps in wireless networks. In a 4-0 vote, the FCC yesterday proposed "a new regu...
Sales of vinyl records have been on the rise for years, but according to the RIAA's 2022 year-end revenue report for the music industry (PDF), record sales hit a new high last year. For the first time...
OpenAI just announced pricing for businesses seeking to integrate its ChatGPT service into their own products, and it looks an awful lot like a 90 percent off sale.It all starts with OpenAI, a former ...
Apple has introduced a new way for developers for platforms like the iPhone to track their apps' performance. It's a new dashboard called peer group benchmarks that shows percentile data on how an app...