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Adobe will finally kill Flash in 2020
Adobe is finally planning to kill off Flash once and for all. Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safarihave all been blocking Flash over the … More
Udemy online courses are on sale for all of July with this code
Becoming the best version of yourself is easier than ever thanks to the wealth of knowledge now available on the … More
After AlphaBay and Hansa, there are only more dark web takedowns to come
This week, police announced the takedown of two of the dark web’s largest marketplaces for illegal goods: AlphaBay and its substitute, … More
Verizon admits to throttling video in apparent violation of net neutrality
Verizon new logo stock Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge Yesterday, we reported that Verizon Wireless appeared to be throttling Netflix traffic, … More
Facebook and Google will participate in next week’s big net neutrality protest
Facebook Prineville Data Center Vjeran Pavic Facebook and Google have confirmed their participation in a wide-scale net neutrality protestscheduled for July 12th, according … More
The BBC is shelling out $44 million to turn kids away from YouTube and Netflix
fatbidin.com The BBC announced today that it plans to spend about $44 million (£34 million) in online children’s content across the next … More
Google News gets a much-needed redesign to cut down on clutter and confusion
Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge Google today unveiled a new look for its 14-year-old news reader that makes … More
Firefox Focus is out on Android for ad-free browsing
Mozilla Firefox released an Android version of its private browser Firefox Focus today. It’s the software company’s answer to consumers’ … More
I Told God I Wanted Twins but I Got 5 Instead – Mother Of Quintuplets
An Abuja-based civil servant, Mrs. Oluwakemi Uduehi, who gave birth to quintuplets at the National Hospital, Abuja last week, shares … More
Opera made a new web browser called Neon to try out weird ideas
Opera released a new web browser today called Neon that’s meant to try out a bunch of untested design ideas. … More
Facebook no longer clearly labels edited posts
As writers, we all hate typos. When you make one on Facebook, you’re thankfully able to correct it no matter … More
Finally, Netflix admits it’s nothing more than a North Korean knockoff
Wow. Tech rivalries are known for their twists and turns, but today Netflix has done something truly surprising: it admitted … More
Alphabet is putting serious pressure on Google Fiber to cut costs
Google parent company Alphabet is shaking things up at its gigabit internet division, according to a report today from The … More
Google will punish sites that use annoying pop-up ads
Google is about to deal a small blow to some of the most annoying ads on mobile: pop-ups and interstitials. … More
Google Fiber may go wireless for LA and Chicago launches
Google Fiber has come to the troubling realization that citywide fiber networks are really expensive and time consuming to install. … More
Adblock Plus has already defeated Facebook’s new ad blocking restrictions
Facebook’s plan to stop ad blockers has already been foiled. Adblock Plus has found a way to strip ads from Facebook, even … More
FCC loses court battle to let cities build their own broadband
The Federal Communications Commission’s plan to let cities build their own broadband networks hit a major roadblock today, as a … More
AT&T raises U-verse internet data cap to 1TB, gigabit users get unlimited
AT&T is matching Comcast and raising the ceiling of its monthly home internet data cap to 1TB. Beginning August 21st, all U-verse … More
Tor Project says it has confirmed sexual misconduct by developer Jacob Appelbaum
The Tor Project, a nonprofit known for its online anonymity software, says it has verified claims that former employee Jacob … More
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