From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services(engadget.com)
Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content - Users will need to opt-in via the apps' settings to see political posts in their suggestions.(engadget.com)
Foxconn's promise to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin is now a distant memory(engadget.com)
Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds(engadget.com)
Microsoft retracts AI-written article advising tourists to visit a food bank on an empty stomach(engadget.com)
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it(engadget.com)
Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records - The Great 78 Project seeks to preserve old music recorded on 78rpm discs.(engadget.com)
Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it(engadget.com)
Kevin Mitnick, who was once one of the world's most wanted computer hackers, has passed away at 59 on July 16th(engadget.com)
Netflix axes its $10 ‘Basic’ plan in the US and UK(engadget.com)
Twitter says it limited the reach of over 700,000 tweets that violated its policy - "In April, the website started limiting the reach of tweets violating its hateful conduct policy ... it will now also label and downrank posts that violate its Abusive Behavior and Violent Speech policies."(engadget.com)
Reddit suffers a major outage after thousands of subreddits temporarily shut down - The company blamed the protest for causing issues across its website and mobile apps.(engadget.com)
'Indiana Jones 5' will feature a de-aged Harrison Ford for the first 25 minutes(engadget.com)
Steam will drop support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 on January 1st, 2024 thanks to the squeeze from Google Chrome(engadget.com)
Every link on Twitter is broken right now - TweetDeck is down too.(engadget.com)
Don't forget, Microsoft Teams will soon dump all free users and wipe their data, if they don't upgrade to a paid tier soon(engadget.com)
Twitter opens public appeals for suspended accounts - Earlier this week, the company indicated a new appeals process would be coming as part of its policy to take “less severe actions” against rule-breaking accounts.(engadget.com)
World's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft completes 10-minute flight. ZeroAvia's test is part of a UK R&D program for zero-emission flights(engadget.com)
Newly introduced Wyoming bill seeks to phase out sales of new EVs by 2035(engadget.com)
Google is making its internal video-blurring privacy tool open source(engadget.com)
Facebook will reportedly announce ‘large-scale’ layoffs next week(engadget.com)
T-Mobile will start charging a $35 fee on all new activations and upgrades. Even if you do it yourself online.(engadget.com)
State of Arizona fines Google 85 million for illegally tracking users(engadget.com)
A data-sharing agreement between the US and UK is now in effect(engadget.com)
What does Musk think about world stability? His Twitter trial revealed earlier this month, hesitance to make the Twitter deal quickly included concerns of 'World War 3'(engadget.com)