Opponents of the coup in Myanmar have flocked to a new online game that lets players shoot virtual soldiers while raising money for the real-life resistance.
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Streaming Is Sadder Now
When Netflix and other companies face a loss of faith in the growth potential of streaming, we all will feel it.
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Apple Agrees to $50 Million Settlement Over Butterfly Keyboard Complaints
A class-action lawsuit represented customers who sought repairs for the troubled MacBook keyboard, released in certain laptops from 2015 to 2019. Many were frustrated by typing errors.
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Pro-Russia hack campaigns are running rampant in Ukraine
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Pro-Russian threat actors are continuing their unrelenting pursuit of Ukrainian targets, with an array of campaigns that include fake Android apps, hack attacks exploiting critical vulnerabilities, and email phishing attacks that attempt to harvest login credentials, researchers from Google said. One of the more recent campaigns came from Turla, a Russian-speaking...
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Netflix loses 970,000 subscribers, says ads and new fees are key to recovery
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Ames) Netflix yesterday reported a loss of 970,000 paid streaming subscribers in its Q2 earnings after having lost 200,000 customers in the first quarter of 2022. The company’s worldwide paid memberships decreased from 221.64 million to 220.67 million in Q2, and revenue growth has slowed dramatically. It’s the first time...
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Elon Musk and Twitter to Go to Trial Over Deal In October
Twitter had sought to expedite the case by requesting a trial in September, which Mr. Musk had countered by asking for a trial in February.
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Critical flaws in GPS tracker enable “disastrous” and “life-threatening” hacks
Enlarge A security firm and the US government are advising the public to immediately stop using a popular GPS tracking device or to at least minimize exposure to it, citing a host of vulnerabilities that make it possible for hackers to remotely disable cars while they’re moving, track location histories, disarm alarms, and cut off...
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Netflix adds “extra home” fee, will block usage in other homes if you don’t pay
Enlarge Four months ago, Netflix began its crackdown on password sharing by creating an “extra member” fee for users who share accounts with people they don’t live with. The extra member fee of about $2 to $3 per month was implemented in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru, with Netflix saying it would evaluate the rollout...
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Amazon C.E.O. Andy Jassy Breaks From the Bezos Way
Jeff Bezos’ successor has set himself apart with a hands-on approach in Washington.
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Servers running Digium Phones VoiP software are getting backdoored
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Servers running the open source Asterisk communication software for Digium VoiP services are under attack by hackers who are managing to commandeer the machines to install web shell interfaces that give the attackers covert control, researchers have reported. Researchers from security firm Palo Alto Networks said they suspect the hackers are...