Millions of Amazon fire stick owners hit with urgent warning
Fire stick piracy blocked: The three major dangers users face trying to bypass Amazon’s ban
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Google agrees to $40.2m payout to South African media
South Africa’s Competition Commission says Google will pay $40.2 million to support local media after an inquiry found reduced visibility and declining referral traffic.
AMAZON to layoff 30,000…
Amazon will lay off 30,000 corporate employees, its largest workforce cut ever, as part of cost and AI restructuring.
Amazon cloud outage disrupts Snapchat, Robinhood, and several other major online platforms
Amazon Web Services went down Monday, disrupting major platforms like Zoom and Roblox as AWS engineers scramble to restore its cloud infrastructure.
Apple criticized after removing ICE-tracking app from store
Apple removed ICEBlock after federal pressure, prompting its developer to accuse the company of suppressing lawful resistance tools.
Google AI blocks queries on Trump’s cognitive decline, allows for Biden
Google has been accused of bias after its AI Overview blocked search results about Donald Trump’s cognitive health while allowing summaries for Joe Biden.
Top AI researchers depart OpenAI, Google and Meta for fresh AI start-up
Top AI researchers are leaving big tech labs to join Periodic Labs, a start-up focused on accelerating scientific discovery through AI-driven experiments.
YouTube to pay Trump $24m settlement over post-Jan. 6 account suspension
YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit brought by former President Donald Trump, with the majority of the funds being directed toward the construction of a new White House ballroom, a move legal experts decry as “influence-peddling” rather than a settlement based on legal merit.
Google says Biden pressured it to censor content, restores banned accounts
Google admitted censoring content under Biden administration pressure and will reinstate banned users.
Millions at risk as Microsoft to end support for Windows 10 in October
Microsoft will stop issuing security updates for Windows 10 on October 14, a move critics say could expose hundreds of millions of users to cyber threats while forcing costly upgrades and fueling e-waste.