EU prepares social media giants for stress test on disinformation
The European Union (EU) is probing social media heavyweights including Meta and X as part of a stress test on disinformation ahead of the upcoming national election in Germany, next month.
Through t...
Over $267,150 Raised For Silk Road Founder’s New Life
A fundraiser for Ross Ulbricht’s — the founder of the world’s first darknet black market Silk Road — life after prison release saw more than a quarter million dollars of donations.
United Stat...
McAfee is back from the dead with crypto ai token project
The X profile of McAfee — a now-defunct man popular in the early days of crypto — came back to life with an artificial intelligence (AI) token project.
In his Jan. 23 X post, McAfee said that he w...
MicroStrategy may pay taxes on $19B Bitcoin unrealized gains
MicroStrategy, the top corporate holder of the world’s first cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC), may have to pay taxes on its holdings despite never selling any.
A recent Wall Street Journal report claims...
Google vows to take action against fake reviews in the UK
Google has pledged to do more to combat fake reviews of UK businesses, with significant changes to follow.
The update was announced by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA), the United Kingdo...
No, Sony’s Blu-ray exit doesn’t spell the end for physical media
Fans of physical media—myself included—tend to be a morbid bunch, dwelling on the rise of streaming while bemoaning the steady decline of Blu-ray, the home-media format of choice for cinephiles. ...
Windows is finally getting smart about battery icons
Microsoft is finally testing a way for you to quickly see how much battery your laptop has left — and with color-coded visual indicators, to boot.
It’s an extremely welcome addition, which had ...
Asus’ Q-Release Slim motherboards can scratch GPU connectors
Getting a graphics card in and out of a motherboard can be a hassle, especially now that they’re the approximate size, shape, and weight of a cinderblock. Asus tried to make things easier with its Q...
