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Mazda introduces car feature subscriptions: what does this mean for drivers?

Subscription services for vehicle features are increasingly becoming a source of additional revenue for automakers. Now, Mazda has joined this trend. Several Mazda car owners have reported receiving notifications about the expiration of their free t...

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A blow to overbuying. "Ukrzaliznytsia introduces verification through Diya.Signature for ticket purchases

Ukrzaliznytsia has decided to expand access to international tickets solely for verified users. As noted by the company's press service, starting from August 1, 2024, ticket sales for routes No. 19/20 Kyiv — Chełm — Kyiv, No. 23/24 Kyiv — Chełm — Kyi...

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Goodbye goo.gl: the link shortening service will fade into oblivion in August 2025

Google is methodically reducing the number of services it offers to users. In the spring of 2019, the company announced the shutdown of its URL shortening service, Google URL Shortener (goo.gl), which had been launched 10 years prior. Now, it has bee...

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An old HDD and some nostalgia: an engineer recreated the sounds and visualization of defragmentation in a browser

Modern computers and laptops are mostly equipped only with silent solid-state drives. HDDs are rarely seen in mass devices nowadays. Along with hard drives, the process of HDD defragmentation, accompanied by characteristic sounds, has become a thing ...

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OnlyFans for Jobs - police demand full free access to solve crimes

Investigators believe that the OnlyFans platform, which is mainly used by sex workers, may underestimate the amount of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the site. Essentially, law enforcement officials say that the individual payment systems that...

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Proton Docs is a new "secure" alternative to Google Docs from the creator of Proton VPN

The Swiss company behind Proton VPN and Proton Mail has launched a set of work documents that closely resemble Google Docs. As of today, Proton Docs is launched within Proton Drive - as a new set of work documents, focused on privacy. Now Proton, wh...

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Apple Pay erroneously debits users without purchases - reaching dozens of payments and up to $1500 in losses

Several users in Hungary have reported that the Apple Pay service is experiencing malfunctions, charging thousands of dollars without any purchases. It seems that the issue remains relevant for a wide range of Apple Pay customers. One Apple Pay user ...

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Steam has launched its Summer Sale with discounts of up to 95% on "the best games of all time"

The traditional Summer Sale has started on the Steam service, offering discounts on games up to 95%. This year, Valve has prepared a selection of 22 "best games of all time." Discounts in this selection range from 85% to 95%. There are questions abo...

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Windows 11 now starts forcing OneDrive backups without asking the user for permission

Microsoft continues to expand the capabilities of the OneDrive service, but not all innovations are to the users' liking. The latest update may disappoint many, as automatic data backup is now activated by default in Windows 11 without user consent. ...

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YouTube is getting its own fact-checking system - users will add notes on misinformation in videos

YouTube team has started a new experiment aimed at combating the spread of fakes and misinformation on the platform. As part of the experiment, YouTube will allow adding notes to publicly available videos. It seems that this feature is very similar t...

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YouTube is testing experimental features: video search with Google Lens, channel QR codes, and AI chat summaries

The YouTube team has shared information about some experimental features being tested on the platform. Typically, such features are available for a short period of time and only to a small group of people. One of the features currently being tested i...

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PS5 owners will be able to participate in Discord calls directly from their console - Sony has released an update

Sony is enhancing Discord integration on the PS5, allowing users to join voice calls directly from the console. Currently, Discord support on the PS5 requires manually transferring the call to the console using the Discord app on a mobile phone or PC...

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Apple ID is being renamed Apple Account

Apple is changing the name of Apple accounts from Apple ID to (possibly a simpler option) Apple Account. These changes are happening with the release of the company's new operating system versions. "With the releases of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequ...

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Netflix is testing a redesign of its TV app - the biggest in 10 years

Netflix has started rolling out its first major TV app update in a decade. The proposed interface changes are aimed at helping viewers quickly decide what they want to watch. The streaming service aims to increase the time viewers spend in the app to...

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Apple is working on a TV+ app for Android - Mark Gurman

Apple is looking for a senior engineer to help create a television and sports app for Android. This indicates that the company is finally moving its TV+ service to a competing smartphone platform. In the job description, Apple stated that they are l...

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