A recent study on students at a university in the UK has found that just more than two percent of the total internet activity though the university’s WiFi was used on education. “There was four times more social media activity, ten times more search activity and three times more shopping activity over the academic year…
Just More than 2 Percent of University Wifi Used On Education, Study Finds
March 13, 2022
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Apple May Not Launch Next Mac Mini Until 2023, Says Analyst
Apple Inc. may not launch the updated Mac Mini until next year, prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted. What Happened Apple could launch the Mac Mini along with the Mac Pro and iMac Pro in 2023, according to Kuo. Further, the analyst predicted that Apple may not launch new mini-LED products this year due to…
YouTube Blocks Russia-Funded Channels Worldwide, Halts All Monetization in Russia
March 12, 2022
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YouTube is tightening the screws on Russian state-funded media channels, blocking access to them around the world and halting all ways to monetize on the platform in Russia, the company said in a statement, citing content policies relating to events like the Ukraine war. The Google-owned video-streaming platform announced that it was removing content about Russia’s…
Google, Meta Face EU, UK Probes Into Ad Bidding Agreement
March 12, 2022
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BRUSSELS—British and European regulators threatened to crack down on Google and Facebook parent Meta over an agreement for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach rules on fair competition. The fresh scrutiny in Europe, which has pioneering efforts to rein in big technology companies, strikes at the heart of Google’s business—the…
DuckDuckGo Updates Search Engine, Will Penalize Sites ‘Associated With Disinformation’
March 11, 2022
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The search engine DuckDuckGo has begun penalizing sites linked to “Russian disinformation” amid the Russia–Ukraine war, according to the company’s CEO. “Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create,” Gabriel Weinberg, the CEO, wrote on social media. “At DuckDuckGo, we’ve been rolling…
Amazon Announces 20-for-1 Stock Split, $10 Billion Share Buyback
March 11, 2022
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Amazon.com Inc. said on Wednesday its board approved a 20-for-1 split of the e-commerce giant’s common stock and authorized a $10 billion buyback plan, sending the company’s shares up 7 percent in extended trading. This is the first stock split by Amazon since 1999 and will give investors 19 additional shares for every share they…
Biden’s Crypto EO Weighs Climate Change, Ponders Digital Dollar
March 10, 2022
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President Joe Biden’s Wednesday executive order on cryptocurrency outlines a range of new policy objectives and measures, including language on the climate-related effects of cryptocurrencies and on the potential for a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC). “We must take strong steps to reduce the risks that digital assets could pose to … climate change and…
Apple Upgrades Low-End iPhone SE With 5G, and High-End Mac Studio Computer With Faster Chip
NEW YORK—Apple Inc. on Tuesday added 5G connectivity to its low-cost iPhone SE and iPad Air and introduced a faster chip for a new desktop, a high point in Apple’s move to power its devices with microprocessors designed in house. The new Studio desktop starts at $3,999 with the new M1 Ultra chip. The iPad…
Demand for VPNs Surge in Russia to Bypass Countrywide Internet, News Blockade
Russians are increasingly turning to tools such as VPNs to bypass the internet blockade within the country in the wake of the Kremlin’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine and its crackdown on a number of social media platforms. VPNs, also known as virtual private networks, allow users to change the location from which they are accessing…
Cyberattacks Could Cause Destructive Economic Damage, Warns Goldman Sachs Analyst
The escalation of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine could spark more “malicious cyber activity” with the potential to inflict significant economic and social costs warned an analyst at Goldman Sachs Group (GSG). According to research, cyberattacks cause about $1 trillion damage to the world economy annually and that two-thirds of them in recent years were allegedly attributed…
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