Cyberattack has kept an entire nation's government offline for over a month
Vanuatu's government won't say whether it was ransomware
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Google Chrome introduces new modes to save energy and memory
New functionality should help users on laptops with lots of tabs open
Disney+ rolls out ad-supported tier to better compete with Netflix
New pricing goes into effect today
Asteroid Launcher lets you simulate catastrophic collisions on a global scale
In brief: "Planet killer" asteroids are an over-abused science fiction trope inspiring films, books and other entertainment products. Asteroid Launcher is a new web tool that can give you a rough idea about the level of destruction giant space rocks can bring to our tiny, fragile blue marble of a planet.
Meta is bringing face-scanning age identification tech to Facebook Dating
Moving beyond Instagram
Study suggests risky and criminal online behavior among teens has become almost normalized
Many admitted to piracy, trolling, and inciting violence
The crypto winter gets colder: more job losses, warnings of Bitcoin falling to $5,000 next year
Could BTC fall to its early 2020 price?
Amazon AWS extends computing offerings, showcases powerful new Graviton3E chip
Highlights from AWS re:Invent and how far Arm-based CPUs have come
Parler says Kanye West is no longer buying the company
Just after he told Alex Jones "I like Hitler"
EU warns Elon Musk that lack of Twitter moderation could help Vladimir Putin
Russian propaganda could spread if unchecked
A hot potato: As Elon Musk reduces Twitter's content moderation to make the platform a bastion of free speech while also cutting its workforce, one of the European Union's top officials has warned the billionaire could be inadvertently helping Vladimir Putin by not removing Russian propaganda relating to the war in Ukraine.
Quantum entanglement will make quantum internet "unhackable" thanks to quantum steering
Forward-looking: Quantum entanglement would virtually eliminate all the security issues the modern internet is facing. That's the theory, at least. According to new research, there's a (theoretical) way to "steer" the entangled photons to avoid information loss.
Top US YouTube videos of 2022 led by Technoblade farewell clip
Followed by Will Smith's slap
LastPass user information exposed in data breach
These incidents aren't filling customers with confidence
Palm and PalmPilot applications live on thanks to the Internet Archive
Recap: The Internet Archive is promoting a new trip down (tech) memory lane by bringing hundreds of Palm OS applications to the web for your emulation pleasure. Reliving the past of mobile computing forerunners has never been easier.
Comcast is rolling out nationwide price hikes starting in December
Don't be surprised if your cable bill goes up next month
Firefox avoids the cloud for its privacy-friendly translation service
Firefox Translations is a promising alternative to Google Translate
Elon Musk says free speech-hating Apple has stopped advertising on Twitter, threatened to remove app from its store
The world's richest person versus the world's most valuable company
Amazon shopping has gotten worse and less reliable thanks to ads
In other news, the sky is blue
Library of Obsolete Sounds preserves recordings of old tech
Recordings include old cameras, typewriters, computers, and more
Twitter CEO Elon Musk says verified checkmarks are making a comeback, again
The new system may include different checkmarks for corporate, government, and individual users
EA apologizes after controversial Need for Speed social media account calls fan "milkshake brain"
Failing to bring all the boys to the yard
Facepalm: A good social media account manager can improve their employer's public image through thoughtful interaction with customers. But there's a vital distinction between giving an intelligent response to a genuine complaint and calling someone a "milkshake brain." Unfortunately for EA, its Need for Speed account chose to throw said insult at a fan, prompting an apology from the company.
Elon Musk fires more Twitter staff, will reinstate suspended accounts next week
After saying no more layoffs were planned