Forget the yellow brick road, 2024 was paved with green. Wicked wasn’t just a box office phenomenon; it was a cultural force, soaring to 10 Academy Award nominations and snagging wins for its breathtaking Production and Costume Design. Now, director Jon M. Chu and the powerhouse duo…
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Forget just selling games; the future is looking a lot like a subscription. As services like Xbox Game Pass reshape how we play, Microsoft is making it crystal clear that the platform isn’t just a side project—it’s the beating heart of its entire Xbox strategy. But as…
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For years, watching a machine-dubbed video on YouTube could be a jarring experience. The audio often felt robotic, the translations were sometimes clunky, and the most distracting part of all? The speaker’s mouth movements never quite matched the words you were hearing. That’s the long-standing problem Google…
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A new report from the UK’s data watchdog has uncovered a troubling trend: students are now the leading source of insider cyber attacks against their own schools and colleges. Accounting for 57% of investigated breaches, these aren’t always malicious acts but often start as dares or experiments that…
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A federal appeals court has upheld a $46.9 million FCC fine against Verizon for selling customers’ real-time location data without consent. The court rejected Verizon’s argument that this practice was legal, firmly ruling that location data is protected under telecom privacy laws. This decision reinforces the FCC’s authority…
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Adobe is launching a mobile version of its professional Premiere video editing software for iPhone, with an Android version in development. The app features a multi-track timeline, 4K HDR export, automatic captioning, and direct sharing to social media platforms. A key feature is the integration of Adobe’s…
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A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million for illegally tracking users who had turned off data collection in their account settings. The lawsuit proved that despite Google’s promise that disabling the “Web & App Activity” setting would stop data storage, the company continued to collect…
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Dolby has announced Dolby Vision 2 at IFA 2025. This major update to the HDR standard uses AI and a new engine to significantly improve picture quality. Its core feature is Content Intelligence, which includes: · Precision Black for better detail in dark scenes. · Light Sense to…
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The latest stats are in, and a shift has finally happened. As of last month, Windows 11 is now the most popular operating system on the planet, powering 49.02% of all desktop PCs. This is a big milestone for Microsoft, but it comes with a huge asterisk. The…
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Anthropic has confidentially settled a massive class-action lawsuit alleging it pirated millions of books to train its AI, Claude. This avoids a trial that could have resulted in catastrophic financial liability, potentially reaching hundreds of billions of dollars. The case established a crucial legal distinction: while the judge…
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