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Profit over privacy? Google gives advertisers more personal info in major ‘fingerprinting’ U-turn
Google has reversed its policy on ‘fingerprinting’ ‘Fingerprinting’ is a technique used to collect personal user data Users have very little say over what information is given to advertisers Do you sometimes wish that online advertisers had access to more of your private information without your consent or knowledge? Well,…
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Alexa’s big AI revamp might have been delayed again, and I’m losing faith Amazon’s new assistant will be all that smart
A new leak suggests Alexa’s AI is too innacurate to launch yet It’ll still be shown off on February 26, but won’t release until later The leak follows reports Alexa was delayed from 2024 due to similar issues It’s all but guaranteed that Amazon is launching a new version of…
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Hell freezes, pigs fly: Rumor has it that Intel could merge with AMD’s former foundry in potential multi-billion deal
GlobalFoundries was spun off when AMD decided to go fabless 16 years ago Thomas Caulfield’s leadership made GloFo profitable; now rumors link him to Intel A merger could help Intel, but regulatory hurdles might block the deal GlobalFoundries (GloFlo) was founded in March 2009 when a struggling AMD spun off…
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Amazon just killed a useful Kindle USB feature –leaving me stuck with less flexibility for ebook downloads and backups
Amazon is removing the Download & Transfer via USB option on Kindles The feature hadn’t appeared on the latest models It’s likely that the move is to combat ebook piracy I’ve owned and loved some of the best Kindles in the series since Amazon first introduced the ereader, but using…
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DeepSeek blocked from app stores in South Korea
South Korea privacy watchdog has temporarily halted downloads of DeepSeek DeepSeek is working with authorities to get compliant Latest in a series of privacy concerns raised about AI chatbots South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has temporarily halted new downloads of Chinese-owned AI chatbot DeepSeek. Reports from TechCrunch confirm…
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New patch for Windows 11 24H2 reportedly plays havoc with File Explorer, and some folks are claiming it’s broken their PC
Windows 11 patch is causing problems with File Explorer for some This means that some – or most – folders on the desktop are failing to open There are also reports of installation failures and PCs failing to boot Microsoft’s latest update for Windows 11 has thrown some more spanners…
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