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Spotify made podcast play counts public — creators didn’t like it
Spotify announced earlier this month that podcast creators and listeners would get a new data point: how many plays an episode has gotten. The idea, according to Spotify, was that listeners could discover new shows they hadn’t heard of, enticed by this new public measure of fandom. Podcasters did not see it that way. Since the announcement, podcasters, especially those…
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I didn’t know I needed Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson in a Netflix heist — until I heard about this upcoming thriller
Every now and then, a movie announcement hits and makes you pause. Not because the premise sounds good (though this one definitely does), but because the cast is compelling. That was me when I first read that Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson are teaming up for a Netflix heist thriller, as announced in the streamer’s 2025 Upfront. I didn’t even…
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Commvault says recent breach didn’t impact customer backup data
Commvault, a leading provider of data protection solutions, says a nation-state threat actor who breached its Azure environment didn’t gain access to customer backup data. Listed on NASDAQ since March 2006, Commvault is included in the S&P MidCap 400 Index and provides cyber resilience services to over 100,000 organizations. As the company first revealed on March 7, 2025, Commvault discovered the…
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Google Messages Will Now Blur Nude Photos You Didn’t Ask For
Sensitive content, especially nudity, is a huge and alarming issue in the digital space, and big tech has taken various steps to reduce its impact, especially on teens. From safety checks to monitoring images using AI, a lot of ways are already being used on our smartphones. Announced last year, the default Google Messages app is now rolling out a…
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Hacked law firm ‘didn’t think it was a data breach’ – the ICO disagreed
A UK law firm has been fined after failing to report a cyber attack, claiming it didn’t think it constituted a data breach. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has hit Merseyside-based DPP Law with a £60,000 penalty for the 2022 hack, which saw sensitive personal data leaked on the dark web. A lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA) on a rarely-used…
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I accidentally wiped my phone and didn’t have a backup — don’t make the same mistakes I did
I have rallied against phones with 128GB of base storage in the past, talking at length about how it just isn’t enough storage for a modern smartphone. And that’s even if you offload most of your media to the cloud. Unfortunately, as someone who reviews phones for a living, I don’t always get a choice in which phones I have,…
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I didn’t think I’d have any use for ChatGPT Deep Research — 7 ways it’s improved my daily life
When ChatGPT Deep Research first launched, I knew it would be a great tool, but I just couldn’t see myself using it. Boy, was I wrong. I tried ChatGPT Deep Research and haven’t stopped using it. I’ve done deep dives on my family history and learned plenty of trivia about my favorite snack foods. Out of all the deep research…
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Employees are dead set on flexible working arrangements – three quarters would turn down a role that didn’t offer hybrid options as work-life balance becomes more important than pay
Work-life balance has become more important than pay when choosing or staying in a job, according to two new reports. A recent survey by Randstad found that 83% of workers view flexible working options as their primary consideration ahead of job security and salaries. Nearly half of the respondents said they had advocated for better working conditions, and a third…
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Nokia Didn’t Think the iPhone’s Touch Keyboard Would Take Off
In an amazing piece of technology history, a Nokia internal presentation from after the iPhone’s 2007 unveiling shows what the company was thinking, and what Nokia got wrong in its analysis. Nokia recently unveiled an online repository of its designs at Aalto University in Finland, which opened to the public on January 15, 2025. The Nokia Design Archive is chock-full…
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I didn’t want to do this 8-minute workout but I’m glad I did — here’s what happened to my abs
As a fitness writer and keen runner I’m no stranger to pushing myself during workouts, but even so, I often struggle to find the motivation to do strength sessions. This year I’m trying to use micro workouts as a method to train regularly, and that includes short, sharp abs sessions like this one from fitness trainer Chris Heria. I had…
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