An anti-piracy court case in California could have an embarrassing ending for some individuals, as adult video site Pornhub is being forced to hand over the name, IP address and viewing history of …
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AT&T just made a $1.25 billion bet on 5G
5G connectivity is coming, which is good news for anyone who’s ever wanted to stream multiple things in 4K while sitting in a treehouse. All the major mobile companies are currently jockeying for …
Facebook and Google reveal how they plan to fight fake news
Facebook and Google have had a significant role in the spread of fake news, facing plenty of criticism last year after the US presidential election since fake news is believed to have had a huge …
Trump is about to pronounce the death of your internet browsing privacy
Earlier this week, Congress passed a bill to repeal the FCC privacy rules set by the previous administration, giving internet service providers (ISP) the power of collecting and selling all your internet history and …
What you can do now that Congress sold out your online privacy
Yes, Congress did “sell you out” earlier this week, by passing a bill that will let internet service providers (ISPs) collect your browsing data and use it for their financial gain. But that doesn’t mean …
Google’s newest innovation will make your internet feel significantly faster
You might not sense it immediately, but Google just made the internet faster. And you won’t have to upgrade computers or internet subscriptions to take advantage of it. What the company did was …
Uh, Google has some interesting thoughts on Obama plotting a coup
As the debate surrounding the prevalence, scope and impact of fake news continues to rage on unabated, the latest tech company being accused of passively enabling misinformation to spread far and wide is …
Watching an eagle take down a fox through a GoPro is as awesome as it sounds
GoPro is good at capturing unique experiences from unique perspectives. Sometimes, it requires a bunch of high-tech solutions like a custom drone or a team of photographers. Other times, it’s as simple as …
Amazon finally explained what happened when it accidentally took down the internet
The Amazon Simple Storage Service and Amazon Web Services, also known as S3 and AWS, happen to power a lot of the internet as you know it. And they’re usually quite dependable, meaning that the companies …
Swedish ISP forced to block The Pirate Bay after years-long battle
The Pirate Bay has had a years-long running battle involving rightsholders and ISPs in Sweden, and things just took a bad turn for the pirates. As TorrentFreak reports, a recent court order mandates Bredbandsbolaget, a Swedish …
Amazon’s AWS storage crashed in the middle of an AWSome conference
Amazon loves to talk about how great its products and services are – just like any other massive company — so the fact that it holds frequent conferences celebrating and educating people about …
It’s not just you: Massive internet outage is sweeping the East Coast
If it seems like your internet browsing is hitting more walls than possible today, you’ll be happy to know that it’s not your computer. A massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is striking …
Google celebrates exoplanets discovery with charming Doodle
Google is celebrating the discovery of seven new exoplanets in a charming Doodle on the search giant’s homepage. The work of artist Nate Swinehart, the Google Doodle shows a cartoon Earth peering through …
