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Vast majority of US hospital websites are sharing visitor data with Big Tech companies

Google to spend $1 billion to lay two new cables on the Pacific seabed

Adobe is paying upwards of $7 per minute for original video content to train AI

Facebook Messenger now lets you send high-def photos and files up to 100 MB

Google launches Chrome Enterprise Premium, a paid-for browser with advanced security features

Microsoft left a server containing employee credentials exposed to the internet for a month

Fan-made project aims to keep Wii U and 3DS consoles online where Nintendon't

Something to look forward to: Nintendo shut down its free online network, Nintendo Network, on April 9, permanently disconnecting Wii U and 3DS consoles from online services. While the company's latest console, the Nintendo Switch, relies on a subscription-based network called "Nintendo Switch Online," there are plans underway to revive the Nintendo Network – unofficially, of course.

Digital exodus: Significant dip in Internet traffic observed during eclipse

The MPA plans to collaborate with Congress on piracy website-blocking legislation

A hot potato: Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association isn't a fan of pirates. He says many of those who operate piracy websites are "real-life mobsters" who engage in child pornography, drug trafficking, and other crimes. He has also announced that the MPA plans to work with Congress to introduce legislation that blocks pirate websites in the United States.

Google's new coding library aims to improve the JPEG image format on the web

New HTTP/2 vulnerability leaves servers in danger of devastating DoS attacks, even from a single TCP connection

Opera starts offering local access to LLMs and AI chatbots

WordPress 6.5 launches with a new font library, enhanced data views, and improved link controls

Former White House CIO warns the tech industry should prepare for a TikTok ban

Could Google charge a fee for AI search results? We don't think so.

ChatGPT now lets you edit AI images created in DALL-E on the fly

Amazon is dropping "Just Walk Out" technology from its grocery stores in favor of Dash Carts

US prison system proposes total social media ban for inmates, sparking First Amendment concerns

Despite Microsoft's push, Windows 11 and Edge see decreases in user share

Google to delete billions of Incognito mode browsing records as part of lawsuit settlement

Nvidia's Xbox takeover and Cyberpunk's retro twist highlight April Fools' Day fun

AT&T confirms data leak affecting 73 million customers - after spending two weeks denying it

Discord looks to boost gaming revenue by ditching its long time ad-free stance

Fiber optic researchers showcase speeds 4.5 million times faster than average home broadband

The big picture: The ability to move massive amounts of data as quickly as possible continues to become more critical to our everyday lives. Earlier this month, researchers published the results of an experiment that could help increase transmission speeds exponentially using existing fiber optic infrastructure.

Mark Zuckerberg meets with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calls him the "Taylor Swift of Tech"

In a nutshell: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently met up with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and shared a photo of the two of them together. The viral Instagram post, which has already received over 170,000 likes, shows the two billionaires wearing each other's jackets.