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'Google' is the Most Popular Search Term on Bing

'Google' is the Most Popular Search Term on Bing

Freshly installed Windows, Bing website opened in Edge. What's the first thing you're typing? Mostly just 'Google'. It's still the undisputed king of search engines.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

October 1, 2021

'Google' is the Most Popular Search Term on Bing
Jail for Advising North Korea on Cryptocurrencies

Jail for Advising North Korea on Cryptocurrencies

Cooperation with North Korea is not profitable, as one US citizen has painfully discovered. He is facing up to 7 years in prison for advising this Asian country.

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Martin Nothing

September 29, 2021

Jail for Advising North Korea on Cryptocurrencies
New Trojan Steals Data From Steam and Epic Games Store Accounts

New Trojan Steals Data From Steam and Epic Games Store Accounts

Researchers from Kaspersky have described a serious threat to gamers. A trojan called BloodyStealer can be used to steal accounts from the most popular platforms, such as Steam and Epic Games Store.

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Martin Nothing

September 28, 2021

New Trojan Steals Data From Steam and Epic Games Store Accounts
Discord Will Add Option to Change Avatars and Plan Events

Discord Will Add Option to Change Avatars and Plan Events

There will be a new option for subscribers on Discord. You will be able to set a different avatar on each server.

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Miriam Moszczynska

September 28, 2021

Discord Will Add Option to Change Avatars and Plan Events
China Bans Live Streaming for Minors Under 16

China Bans Live Streaming for Minors Under 16

New Chinese regulations are set to prevent minors from livestreaming, and they also introduce further restrictions as part of their concern for children's development.

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September 28, 2021

China Bans Live Streaming for Minors Under 16
Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection

Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection

Chrome browser is introducing a feature that many may see as another level of surveillance. The new API that detects user inactivity takes into account much more data.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

September 24, 2021

Google Chrome 94 Introduces Controversial AFK Detection
Discord and YouTube in One as Watch Together

Discord and YouTube in One as Watch Together

In response to YouTube's actions on music bots, Discord is working on direct integration with the service. Testing of a feature called Watch Together has already begun on some servers.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

September 23, 2021

Discord and YouTube in One as Watch Together
TikTok Limited to 40 Minutes a Day - More Restrictions in China

TikTok Limited to 40 Minutes a Day - More Restrictions in China

China is imposing yet another restriction on minors' access to digital entertainment. This time it concerns TikTok. Its Chinese version can only be used by children for 40 minutes a day.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

September 20, 2021

TikTok Limited to 40 Minutes a Day - More Restrictions in China
Facebook's VIPs are Allowed More

Facebook's VIPs are Allowed More

Not everyone is equal on Facebook. Slightly different rules apply to famous people, celebrities and politicians. They can post much more than the rest of us.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

September 14, 2021

Facebook's VIPs are Allowed More
5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players

5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players

Kaspersky has stopped 5.8 million malware attacks on users of bootleg versions of GTA 5, Minecraft, The Sims 4 and other games.

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August 31, 2021

5.8 Million Hacking Attacks on GTA 5, Minecraft and The Sims 4 Players
Court Returns Half a Million GPUs to Cryptominers

Court Returns Half a Million GPUs to Cryptominers

The GPU market shortage continues. Meanwhile, Genesis Mining is looking for a use for hundreds of thousands of orphaned GPUs. This follows a decision by China's Supreme Court to return nearly half a million graphics cards to the company.

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Michael Zegar

August 30, 2021

Court Returns Half a Million GPUs to Cryptominers
YouTube With Improved Search Engine; Google Tests New Features

YouTube With Improved Search Engine; Google Tests New Features

Google is preparing new features for YouTube. The popular service will receive various search engine improvements, such as chapter display and automatic video translation.

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Jacob Blazewicz

August 18, 2021

YouTube With Improved Search Engine; Google Tests New Features
Increasing Numers of Young People Fall to Online Scams

Increasing Numers of Young People Fall to Online Scams

Older people active on the Internet are considered to be particularly vulnerable to online scammers. However, it turns out that also teenagers are not very prudent in this matter.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

August 12, 2021

Increasing Numers of Young People Fall to Online Scams
Hackers Carried Out the Biggest Cryptocurrency Theft in History

Hackers Carried Out the Biggest Cryptocurrency Theft in History

Hackers exploited a security vulnerability and stole over $600 million worth of cryptocurrencies. This is the largest theft in the industry's history to date.

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Martin Nothing

August 11, 2021

Hackers Carried Out the Biggest Cryptocurrency Theft in History
Google Slashes Salaries of Remote Workers Based on Where They Live

Google Slashes Salaries of Remote Workers Based on Where They Live

How to earn less at Google? All you need to do is to permanently relocate in remote work mode to some place not too urbanized, it doesn't have to be far from the main office. Thanks to this, your salary could be reduced by up to 25%.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

August 11, 2021

Google Slashes Salaries of Remote Workers Based on Where They Live
30 Years Ago the First Website was Launched

30 Years Ago the First Website was Launched

Exactly 30 years ago, on August 6, 1991, Sir Tim Berners-Lee launched the first website. The technologies that were used then - HTML and WorldWideWeb - are still with us today.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

August 6, 2021

30 Years Ago the First Website was Launched
Tencent Loses Billions After China Calls Video Games Spiritual Opium

Tencent Loses Billions After China Calls Video Games Spiritual Opium

The effects of an unfortunate term used in the Chinese media turned out to be greater than anyone could have expected. Tencent loses $60 billion through falling stock price.

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Arkadiusz Strzala

August 4, 2021

Tencent Loses Billions After China Calls Video Games Spiritual Opium
Apple Co-founder's Job Application Sold For $340 Thousand

Apple Co-founder's Job Application Sold For $340 Thousand

Steve Jobs' first job application went up for auction for the fourth time and reached a record amount. An NFT version was also put up for sale, but it did not have the success of the paper original.

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Martin Nothing

July 30, 2021

Apple Co-founder's Job Application Sold For $340 Thousand
Twitch Adjusts Subscription Prices to Match Earnings in Different Countries

Twitch Adjusts Subscription Prices to Match Earnings in Different Countries

Twitch subscription price differentiation is gaining momentum. After tests in Mexico and Turkey, the changes gradually extend to other countries.

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Konrad Sarzynski

July 30, 2021

Twitch Adjusts Subscription Prices to Match Earnings in Different Countries
Bitcoin Payments on Amazon?

Bitcoin Payments on Amazon?

It is possible that Amazon will soon accept payments in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The company also reportedly has plans to launch its own currency of this type.

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Przemyslaw Dygas

July 26, 2021

Bitcoin Payments on Amazon?