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You May Need to Transfer Your Netflix Profile to a New Account. Here's How
Netflix password-sharing fees are now a thing in the US. Netflix is now rolling out password-sharing fees to US customers. Anyone with a standard or premium plan must now pay an additional $8 a month per person that they share a Netflix account with -- if they're not in the same household. If you currently have a profile on someone else's account, and you're not expecting them to pony up the pas ... Read more
2023-05-23 20:13:57
Minister attacks Meta boss over Facebook message encryption plan
A government minister has attacked Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg for the "extraordinary moral choice" to roll out encryption in Facebook messages. Meta was allowing child abusers to "operate with impunity", Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said. End-to-end encryption (E2EE) stops anyone but the sender and recipient reading the message. Meta which owns Facebook, said it would work ... Read more
2023-05-23 20:12:49
Amazon's Palm-Scanning Tech Now Lets You Buy Beer at This MLB Stadium
Keep your ID in your pocket at Coors Field, where you can prove you're of legal drinking age with a wave of your hand. The next time you take yourself out to the ballgame, you might be able to pay for beer and prove you're of age to drink it, all with a touch of your palm. Coors Field, home of major-league baseball's Colorado Rockies, is the first sports venue to offer Amazon One's age verificati ... Read more
2023-05-22 21:42:56
Netflix's New Update Makes It Easier to Find Stuff to Stream Fast
A series of updates will make navigation easier, including improvements to My List on the phone app. The Netflix app is getting a slew of fresh updates for its My List feature on iOS and Android, the streaming service announced on Monday. If you love to stream on your mobile device, you'll be able to organize your watch list by using a new set of filters and sorting functions. The updates will st ... Read more
2023-05-22 21:42:25
Google Flooded the Internet With AI News. Where's Apple?
Apple hasn't publicly entered the generative AI race yet. But there's a good chance we'll see the technology baked into its upcoming software. Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard the term "generative AI" at least a handful of times now, perhaps thanks to the wildly popular ChatGPT service. The AI-powered chatbot's success didn't just shine a spotlight on OpenAI ... Read more
2023-05-22 21:40:40
Download iOS 16.5 for These Important Security Fixes
The latest software update for iPhones fixes security issues that might be actively exploited. To download iOS 16.5, go to Settings > General > Software Update and follow the onscreen prompts. The latest iPhone update patches almost 40 issues and bugs, Apple said in its patch notes, including three security issues that might be actively exploited. These three security issues relate to We ... Read more
2023-05-22 21:36:52
TikTok sues Montana to overturn first US state ban
TikTok has sued to block the US state of Montana from banning residents from accessing its social media platform. Monday's lawsuit comes after last week Montana became the first US state to pass a sweeping ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform. In a statement, TikTok said the ban conflicts with US free speech rights. TikTok has come under scrutiny from authorities around the world ove ... Read more
2023-05-22 21:35:09
Taking a Screenshot on Mac: 4 Simple Ways to Do It
Apple has released M1 and M2 versions of most of its iconic Macs, but how you take a screenshot remains the same. Method 1: Cmd-Shift-3 This keyboard shortcut captures a screenshot of your entire screen. Method 2: Cmd-Shift-4 Use this keyboard combo to turn your cursor into a crosshair, which you can drag to select a portion of your screen to capture. Release the mouse button or trackpa ... Read more
2023-05-21 20:32:34
Windows 10 Is Being Phased Out. Here's What That Means for You
With no more major updates to Windows 10, now is a great time to update to Windows 11. If you haven't already upgraded to Windows 11, now is a great time to do so because Microsoft is finished with major updates to Windows 10. Windows 10 version 22H2 is the current and final version of the operating system, though Microsoft said it will continue to release monthly security updates for all Windo ... Read more
2023-05-21 20:31:48
What the Pixel 8 Needs to Stand Out From Google's Budget Phones
Commentary: The Pixel 7A raises the bar for the Pixel 8. Here's what I want to see. The Pixel 8 didn't make an appearance at Google's I/O conference, but the company did launch the Pixel 7A -- its budget-minded alternative to the Pixel 7. That's a win for Pixel fans, since the 7A offers many of the same benefits as the Pixel 7 -- including a great camera and the new Tensor G2 processor -- for $10 ... Read more
2023-05-21 20:30:55