Monthly Archives: August 2025

This Lifetime Cloud Storage Plan Pays for Itself in about a Year

With Scramble, you get secure, encrypted cloud storage for life — no more paying monthly to access your files.

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Tinder explores a redesign, dating ‘modes,’ and college-specific features to boost engagement

Tinder will redesign and debut college specific features, like searching for people within the college, to appeal to younger users.

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Cohere’s new AI agent platform, North, promises to keep enterprise data secure

Canadian AI firm Cohere is taking aim at alleviating data privacy concerns with its new AI agent platform, North, which can be deployed privately so that enterprises and governments can keep their, and customers’, data safe behind their own firewalls. 

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Microsoft brings OpenAI’s smallest open model to Windows users

Microsoft will bring OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, its platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open-source models on their computers.

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Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database

Google confirmed that one of its cloud-stored Salesforce databases was breached, exposing its customer data. Google attributed the breach to a hacking group, ShinyHunters, known for breaking into Salesforce databases.

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Nearly 250 slot machines seized in Florida illegal gambling busts

Illegal slot machine operators in Port Richey, Florida, had a bad day. Joining forces with the Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC), the Port Richey and New Port Richey police departments managed to secure 249 illegal slot machines. Alongside this, it … Continue reading

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KSA admits gambling tax hike having negative effect on income

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (Kansspelautoriteit or KSA) has admitted that its plans to hike gambling taxes aren’t working out as planned. The KSA had increased gambling tax from January 1, 2025, to 34.2% from 30.5%, with the intention to “increase … Continue reading

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Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs

When US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariff hikes in April, he set in motion a seven-day rush to bring goods into the country. Bitcoin miners elbowed their way to the front of the queue.

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Uber beats on revenue, announces $20 billion stock buyback

Uber’s revenue climbed 18% from a year earlier, topping analysts’ estimates.

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Qwant and Ecosia debut Staan, a European search index that aims to take on Big Tech

European search engines Qwant and Ecosia said on Wednesday that they have both started serving search queries through an index they developed together, Staan, that aims to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing.

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