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Google's hidden search, Spotify and audiobooks, X removes headlines

  • Elon Musk removing headlines from Twitter posts and how that enables fake news
  • Concerns about Twitter misinformation affecting the 2024 election
  • Apple considered DuckDuckGo for Safari private search before deciding against it
  • Microsoft close to acquiring Activision Blizzard pending UK regulatory approval
  • Google accused of secret changes to search queries to maximize ad revenue
  • Ransomware attack on MGM hotels and casinos
  • 23andMe customer data breach due to credential stuffing
  • Meta considering charging for Facebook and Instagram access
  • Apple TV adds support for VPNs
  • Spotify expanding into audiobooks
  • Video game Cyberpunk 2077 costing over $400 million to make
  • Digital Equipment Corporation's history and legacy
  • Brave conducting layoffs despite privacy focus
  • CRTC to start regulating online streaming in Canada
  • How gasoline is produced from crude oil
  • Urban air mobility vehicles for intracity travel

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