Bitcoin just hit $100,000

From The Verge: Bitcoin has passed $100,000, marking its highest price since the cryptocurrency launched more than a decade ago, and as of this writing, it has reached $103,359.00, according to Kraken. Despite its triumphs, Bitcoin’s value is still being measured in USD, emerging as an alternate...

AT&T to Retire Traditional Landlines by 2029 (Except in This State)

From PC Mag: No more landlines? In a sign of the times, AT&T is preparing to retire its old-school copper networks across the country by the end of the decade.

AT&T mentioned the plan during Tuesday’s investors' day as it prioritizes expanding more modern and far-faster fiber networks. “While...

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber isn’t ruling out advertising

From TechCrunch: Bluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn’t lock users into the choices of a billionaire CEO. But one question mark hanging over Bluesky is how the platform will eventually make money...

Company Behind Massive Social Security Number Leak Shuts Down

From PC Mag: National Public Data, the Florida-based company behind a major leak of Social Security numbers, has officially shut down, according to the data broker’s website.

“It is with sincere regret that we inform you that National Public Data, after two decades serving the data industry, has...

Electronic Arts Announces More Accessibility Patents

From Forbes: Redwood City-based Electronic Arts (EA) announced on Thursday it has pledged more accessibility-centric patents and open-sourced more technologies. There are six audio and sound technologies and a photosensitivity analysis plugin—and 23 in total—which are intended to “open gaming for...

Instagram creators can now turn on replies in broadcast channels

From The Verge: Instagram is adding some new features to broadcast channels that give platform creators more ways to directly interact with their followers. Meta announced that creators can enable “Replies” in their broadcast channel limited group chats, allowing participants to respond to messages...

Encrypted Chat Service Seized, 2.3M+ Messages Deciphered

From PC Mag: The invite-only encrypted messaging service known as Matrix was intercepted and taken down on Tuesday, according to reports from international authorities.

The investigation, dubbed Operation Passionflower, was run by European authorities who monitored messages on Matrix for three...

Microsoft doubles down, still won’t let older PCs run Windows 11

From PC World: The TPM hardware requirement for Windows 11 was one of the biggest barriers to initial upgraders three years ago. And while that’s become less of an issue, it’s still a point of contention for many users. If you were hoping for a reprieve as Windows 10 approaches its end of life...

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