For the first time ever, Uber turns a profit for the full year
From money loser to money maker, Uber's come a long way
Ring subscription price hike: Basic plan jumps to $5 a month, no extra features
A 25% increase in the US, 43% in the UK
Denmark authorities want schools to stop sending student data to Google
Mountain View's ability to exfiltrate data through Chromebooks and other services will be hindered
YouTube TV surpasses Dish to become the fourth largest pay-TV provider in the US
YouTube Music and Premium also recently crossed 100 million subscribers globally
Bluesky opens the floodgates, ends invite-only system
Is the platform finally ready to duke it out with Threads?
Meta will start detecting and labeling AI-generated images from other companies
The feature will arrive on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the coming months
Google is once again accused of snubbing the JPEG XL image format
Is the Chrome team actively boycotting the next generation image compression tech?
Palworld is spending nearly $500K per month on servers to support its growing player base
The game has already garnered more than 19 million players in just two weeks
Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile
The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses
The big picture: In the world of tech, IP addresses are akin to digital real estate. Just like in the physical realm where urban sprawl is an issue, the IPv4 territory is becoming increasingly crowded. There is a finite number of these 32-bit internet IDs available, and demand far exceeds supply as our online presence balloons.
Spotify doubles down on Joe Rogan with reported $250M deal
Controversies aren't stopping Spotify from going all-in on Joe Rogan
Google fully discontinues cache links in Search
Google could replace search cache with Wayback Machine links
Comcast abandons 10G branding on recommendation of advertising watchdog
T-Mobile and Verizon had already complained
YouTube Premium and Music services pass 100 million subscribers
An alternative to advertising-based revenue
Starlink satellites exchange petabytes of data per day through space laser links
Using the laser system to directly beam the internet to the surface is an entirely different matter
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?
