AV2 promises 30% better compression than AV1 and costs nothing to use
The open video codec that big tech built to kill licensing fees just got its first major release
In Hindsight: Tech Quotes That Got the Future Right and Wrong
Tech leaders love predicting the future. Sometimes they nail it, sometimes they miss spectacularly, and sometimes they leave behind quotes that only get better with age.
Signal, DuckDuckGo, and NordVPN threaten to exit Canada if metadata surveillance law passes
Canada's metadata retention bill is the latest government attempt to build surveillance into the internet's infrastructure
Google tests making AI Mode the default in Search, then says it was an error
Google's "accidental" AI Mode test gives users a glimpse of a possible Search future most don't want
YouTube Premium just got more expensive again: now $16 a month, or $27 for families
YouTube has raised prices four times in three years
Brave is charging $60 for a version of its browser that removes the features you probably never wanted
Brave Origin strips out AI, crypto, and ads
Browser makers are calling out Microsoft for using Windows to push Edge on users
A coalition of browser developers just sent Microsoft's CEO a letter demanding it stop burying rival browsers
Starlink hits 12 million subscribers, plans 100x bandwidth boost with V3 satellites
Starlink accounts for 60% of SpaceX's revenue
Spammers are flooding Reddit with fake posts designed to show up in AI search results
The spam campaign that doesn't want to sell you anything – it wants to train AI to recommend it
What is the most commonly used password?
It takes less than a second to crack the world's most popular password. Do you know what it is?
Bots have officially overtaken humans on the internet
Dead internet theory feels a little less theoretical now as AI agents flood the web
Google ordered to let publishers in UK opt out of AI search summaries
The UK regulator calls the requirement a world first as pressure grows over AI's impact on web traffic
Proton Mail now lets you send email from your Gmail address
New feature lets you transition away from Gmail gradually, so you never have to open Google's app again
Hackers tricked Meta's AI chatbot into handing over Instagram accounts, including Obama's
All that was needed was a VPN and a target's username, the chatbot did the rest
Dashlane users locked out after brute-force attacks target password manager accounts
Security controls suspended accounts after repeated failed attempts to register new devices
Craigslist founder and Sesame Street's Count von Count team up to fight online scams
Count von Count is helping teach adults one simple habit for spotting suspicious messages, Ah-Ah-Ah!
Europe fines Temu $232 million over illegal and unsafe product listings
Temu violated the Digital Service Act, and could face multiple fines in a row
The ad-tracking industry is exposing US soldiers on the battlefield
The Pentagon knew phone tracking could expose troops, now it says enemies are doing it
Google engineer arrested for using internal search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket
He had access to Google's most-searched list before anyone else. He placed $2.7 million in bets. The blockchain remembered everything.
TP-Link's first Wi-Fi 8 router is coming, if the FCC allows it
The Archer 8 is targeting an October 2026 launch, but TP-Link still needs approval to sell new routers in the US
YouTube is cracking down on undisclosed AI videos, but won't penalize creators for making them
YouTube wants you to know when you're watching AI slop
Spotify CEO defends AI music, promises musicians will be adequately compensated
"Legal and controlled AI music is better than pirated AI music"
DuckDuckGo's app is growing in popularity after Google turned search into AI
"People just want a choice."
Motorola Razr phones are secretly hijacking Amazon launches with affiliate redirects
Network logs reveal Motorola's Smart Feed app silently rerouting through third-party ad-tech domains
Canada is imposing a 15% tax on streaming services to support local content
"No one ever likes being regulated," especially in the US