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Google rejected giving publishers more choice to opt out of AI Search
Google didn’t want to give publishers the choice to keep their content out of AI Search results because it’s “evolving into a space for monetisation.” That’s according to a newly disclosed internal document spotted by Bloomberg, which reveals that Google had discussed offering publishers more granular control over how website data would be used in AI Search features instead of…
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Acer FreeSense smart ring hands-on review: Giving Oura a run for its money
The Acer FreeSense smart ring is not something I’d expect from a company that specializes in laptops, monitors and even electric bikes, but there it was being showcased at Computex 2025 — and I got a chance to check it out. Acer’s first-ever smart ring comes with all the health monitoring features you’d expect from the best smart rings, including…
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Some Chromecasts are giving ‘Untrusted device’ errors today
Reports are cropping up today that second-generation Chromecasts and music-streaming Chromecast Audio devices are failing, displaying an error on the device they’re trying to cast from that seems to imply the streamers may no longer be supported, reports 9to5Google. Text from screenshots of the error posted to Reddit reads, “Untrusted device” and continues, saying the device “couldn’t be verified. This…
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Amazon Prime is giving away these 20 games in March — get Fallout, Saints Row 3, and more free games now
This week, Amazon revealed all of the free PC games coming to Prime Gaming in March, as well as a slew of titles subscribers can stream at no extra cost on Amazon Luna. It’s an impressive line-up of freebies rolling out this month, led by two open-world classics that are available now. There’s Saints Row: The Third Remastered, an irreverent…
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I think the UK government’s attempt to strong-arm Apple into giving it an ADP backdoor is a travesty – and so does most of the industry
Earlier this month reports emerged that the UK government issued an order to Apple to give it access to users’ encrypted data, reigniting the debate around digital privacy. The issue centered around Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP) tool, which is a feature that uses end-to-end encryption to ensure only users that are signed in on a trusted device can view…
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Sony is giving PS Plus members extra days following PSN’s big outage
Following the huge PlayStation Network (PSN) outage that ended yesterday, Sony is giving an automatic five extra days of service to PlayStation Plus subscribers, according to a post from the official Ask PlayStation support account on X. “Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue,” the company wrote in the post. “We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the…
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Samsung Is Giving You a Lot of Control Over Your Galaxy’s Display
The gap between smartphones and computers has never been closer: Your phone is powerful and can likely do most of the things you traditionally needed a computer to do. Some things, however, are still quite different. Display settings, for one: The controls I have over my iPhone’s display pales in comparison to what I can adjust on my Mac. For…
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Are you giving away more than you bargained for this Christmas? Over 90 Christmas shopping apps analyzed
According to a recent survey, nearly 1 in 5 shoppers will use a shopping app to do their holiday shopping this year. But as they hit the download button and start scrolling through all of the latest deals, are they giving away more than they bargained for? To find out, we analyzed what permissions 91 of the most popular shopping…
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How to Stop X From Giving Away Your Data to Train AIs
Back when it was known as Twitter, the social media app had plenty of its own problems, but I’d wager the share of users who think X is a flourishing, functioning site in comparison is considerably small. The changes implemented under CEO Elon Musk have resulted in a platform that is less secure, more toxic, and, frankly, disrespectful of its…
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AMD Is Giving up on High-End PC Graphics Cards
NVIDIA makes arguably the best graphics cards out there, but competition is always good and keeps the market healthy. Sadly, it appears that AMD, its closest competitor, might be backing out of the fight. AMD has announced a new business strategy that prioritizes AI chips over high-end gaming GPUs. The company will merge its gaming and data center graphics efforts…
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