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Google blocking data tracking of some 30 mn Chrome users; know why it is killing off cookies

Even as Google is waging its biggest to maintain its number one position in the web browsing market, it has been revealed that the company has introduced a new feature that will be very beneficial for its users - Google is blocking data tracking. According to reports, Google has blocked third-party cookies for various Chrome users which is used to monitor their online browsing behaviour. The number of users with blocked cookies is small and only includes only 1 percent of total Google Chrome browser users. However, this…

fiu: FIU issues notice to Binance, 8 other offshore crypto platforms, writes to MeitY for blocking of URLs

India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-Ind) has issued show-cause notices to nine offshore virtual digital assets service providers, including Binance, Bitfinex, MEXC Global and Kraken, for non-compliance under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The anti-money laundering authority has written to the secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to block the links of the said entities that are operating illegally without complying with the provisions of the PMLA, the…

Judge rules Twitter, now X, breached contract by blocking millions of pay bonuses

A federal judge ruled Friday that Twitter, now known as X, breached its contract with employees when it failed to pay millions in promised bonuses last year. The company promised employees half of their potential bonuses both before and after tech billionaire Elon Musk purchased the company in 2022, but never paid, according to the suit. Mark Schobinger, then the company’s senior director of compensation, brought the lawsuit against the social media platform in June. “Once Schobinger did what Twitter…

Blocking and reporting spam: A step-by-step guide for Google Messages

Image Source : FILE Google Messages Reporting spam messages might seem like a hassle, but it's more than just a task—it's an important step in keeping harmful content at bay. When you report spam, you're not just dealing with an annoyance; you're helping platforms like Google filter out future spam messages, shielding you and other users from phishing scams, malware,…

Bipartisan Lawmakers Want to Know Why the Hell Apple Is Blocking Beeper Mini

Apple’s recent move to block Beeper Mini, the app that lets Android users chat with iPhone through the iMessage protocol, has caught the eye and a fair bit of ire of several U.S. congresspeople. Now lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the tech giant over “potential anticompetitive treatment” of the smaller messaging app.Threads Needs These Five Missing Features to Be a Twitter KillerOn Sunday, Sens Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee and representatives Jerry Nadler and Ken Buck signed a letter requesting that the…

US lawmakers call for DOJ probe into Apple’s blocking of Beeper’s iMessage app

A bipartisan group of US senators and representatives have urged the Department of Justice to investigate whether violated antitrust laws by attempting to block access to . Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), along with Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ken Buck (R-CO), have asked an assistant attorney general to look into “potentially anticompetitive conduct” by Apple.There have been a number of efforts in recent months to provide Android users with access to iMessage . Earlier this month, Beeper…

iMessage for Android app Beeper slams Apple for “deliberately blocking” messages

Beeper Mini, the Android app that allows users to send iMessages, went live last week, got blocked, found a workaround, and has now seemingly been blocked again, according to Beeper. This time, only about 5% of users are suffering from the block and there’s one very simple workaround. In a post on X, Beeper said ‘Apple appears to be deliberately blocking iMessages from being delivered to ~5% of Beeper Mini users. Uninstalling and reinstalling Beeper Mini fixes the issue. We won't have a fix tonight, but we're working on…

Apple confirms it’s blocking “masquerading apps” running iMessage on Android

There has been a ton of buzz about iMessage of late, mostly about the closed and exclusive nature of the app, and the many attempts to bring it to Android unofficially. The latest attempt came from Beeper, which seemed to have cracked how to get iMessage to run on Android relatively hassle-free.That is until it stopped working a mere four days after launch. Apple has now confirmed that it patched unauthorized access to iMessage in a new statement to the media. While Beeper has said it's working on restoring the service…

Flo Milli Reflects on Her Rise and Blocking Out Haters: Watch

Flo Milli is standing in her power. The rap star sat down with Rolling Stone for an episode of Green Room ahead of her show at Brooklyn Steel several weeks ago to speak on her rise in hip-hop, and how she’s learned to block out others’ perceptions of her. “You can be a mirror to people. Sometimes when you’re living in your truth and in your power, people who are not, get triggered,” she said. “You can take that and be inspired or you can be a hater and just be miserable. Two choices, bitch. Choose one!” The…

Construction litigation blocking condo development in Colorado

Where Shelby’s Bar & Grill long stood on the corner of 18th and Glenarm streets, and before that the old Broadway Hotel, two towers are rising that will provide 461 for-sale condos, defying the odds in more ways than one. The project represents a vote of confidence in downtown Denver at a time when office vacancy rates have soared above 30% and remote work has left the future of central business districts uncertain. And it conveys a degree of faith by Amacon, the Canadian developer behind the project, that Colorado’s…