Internet News
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3.8KYahoo Unveils Updates To Homepage And App
Yahoo’s homepage and app recently underwent changes for United States users, the company announced on Thursday– the same day that Facebook announced its...
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2.4KTraffic Cameras Are Now Included In Bing Maps
Bing Maps has integrated over 35,000 traffic cameras from across 11 countries, the Google Maps competitor announced on its blog Monday. In...
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3.6KYahoo Mail Tests Blocking AdBlock Plus Users
As the ad blocking wars heat up, Yahoo Mail has reportedly blocked “a small number” of US-based users employing AdBlock Plus —...
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2.9KGmail Will Soon Warn Users Of Insecure Email Messages
In an attempt to increase user awareness of the insecurity of the messages they receive, Google plans on notifying Gmail users when they...
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2.8KCrypto Email Service ProtonMail Paid Hackers $6,000 Ransom But DDoS Attacks Continue
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information. Switzerland-based ProtonMail, a provider of end-to-end encrypted e-mail, said it paid a...
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1.8KFCC Rejects ‘Do Not Track’ Petition Against Google, Facebook
In an announcement on Friday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that they will not attempt to force Google, Facebook, or...
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2.3KMan Who Bought Google.com For $12 Donates Reward To Charity
Everyone’s favorite search engine changed ownership recently, if only for a minute, when the domain name Google.com was accidentally sold through Google...
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1.9KGoogle Will Be Improving Search Results for iOS Safari Users
Earlier this year, Google announced that they would be giving developers the chance to incorporate app indexing into their iOS and Android...
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2.0KPatreon Data Dump Exposes 2.3 Million Users
The hackers behind the cyber-attack on crowdfunding website Patreon, a site designed to allow fans to pay artists, have released their trove...
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1.9KTwitter May Lift Dreaded Character Limit On Tweets
The dreaded 140 character limit on Twitter. How annoying is it when you have the perfect thing to say, but can’t say...
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1.8KPatreon Hack Could Have Been Prevented
Hackers continue to gain ground on the world wide web after Patreon.com, an online crowdfunding resource for artists to attract recurring and...
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1.8KCynoSure Prime Cracks Over 11 Million Ashley Madison Passwords Exploiting Flaws In Encryption
A group of crackers known as CynoSure Prime claim to have cracked millions of leaked Ashley Madison passwords after the group’s analysis...
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2.0KAvast Cracks Leaked Ashley Madison Passwords, Explores Findings
Antivirus maker Avast Software has been sifting through the user passwords leaked by the Ashley Madison hackers and based on their findings,...
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1.8KGoogle Search To Display Personalized Warning Messages For Severe Weather
The hurricane season is now approaching its peak in the United States, and Google, in their continuous quest to upgrade their search engine, has...
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1.9KGoogle Monopoly: Search Engine Battles European Union Over Antitrust Claims
When you try to take down Google, you better bring your A game. The European Commission (EC) is finding this out as they...
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1.6KGoogle Connects Searchers Directly With Home Services
Google continues to experiment with in-search features that provide informative content more directly to those carrying out online searches. Now the San...
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1.7KFacebook’s ‘M’ To Rival Siri And Cortana
Facebook launched a new virtual assistant this week called ‘M’ that is currently being tested by a select few Facebook Messenger users....
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1.7KMt. Gox CEO Arrested: Mark Karpeles’ Arrest Sparks New Inquiries Over Missing Bitcoins
The arrest of MtGox boss Mark Karpeles finally sheds some light on what may have happened when hundreds of millions of dollars...
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1.7KGoogle Incorporates Twitter’s Tweets Into Search Engine Results
Beginning in May, Twitter and Google partnered to bring Tweets to Google searches on mobile devices. The two companies have brought this innovative...
