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Yet another Google web service bites the dust in August when 'goo.gl' links will stop working
By Russell Adderson published
news The only thing Google likes better than creating new services is canceling old ones.
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Google has changed its mind about dropping support for third-party cookies in Chrome, after years of trying to make it happen
By Nick Evanson published
news Depending on who you listen to, this is either a brilliant decision or a truly horrible one.
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Google claims it's been able to simulate 'self-replicating' digital life, but its 'primordial soup' needs a pinch of salt
By Rich Stanton published
news Sure you did.
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It's not just Windows PCs that have gone belly up, as CrowdStrike's Falcon software has been b0rking Linux-powered computers, too
By Nick Evanson published
news It doesn't matter what operating system you use, a buggy application can seriously ruin your day.
![MADRID, SPAIN - JULY 19: A general view from Madrid-Barajas International Airport as passengers gather and wait due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides cyber security services to US technology company Microsoft, on July 19, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Radames/Anadolu via Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UNmnw2m7fBPt5L5WPmDZz9-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft says 8.5 million devices were affected by the CrowdStrike bug or 'less than one percent of all Windows devices' as new details emerge on Friday's tech meltdown
By Andy Edser published
News As damage control continues, we're now learning how the CrowdStrike crisis unfolded, and why.
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Smaller and faster Windows 11 updates are on the way as Microsoft switches to downloading just what you need and none of what you don't
By Andy Edser published
news The tyranny of huge Windows updates looks to be a thing of the past.
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Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 22, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.
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A furry hacktivist group has breached Disney, leaked 1.1TiB of data, and says it's because Club Penguin shut down
By Rich Stanton published
news We were promised flying cars, but welcome to the real future.
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