Google Is Paying News Outlets to Unleash an Avalanche of AI Slop
Google created a journalist's worst nightmare, now it’s paying news publishers to test it out.
Meta begrudgingly launches €9.99 ad-free subscription for Facebook and Instagram
The effects of the EU’s regulatory crusade on Big Tech are beginning to make themselves known to consumers. Yesterday, Meta launched ad-free subscription services for Facebook and Instagram within the bloc. Users will be able to pay from €9.99 to use the social media platforms without seeing ads — or continue using them for free and have their data collected.
A new decentralised VPN aims to patch a gaping security hole
VPNs have become popular means of protecting personal data, but there’s a big vulnerability in their defences: the service provider.
