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Microsoft retires Skype, internet call pioneer

February 28, 2025 Tech Xplore

Microsoft on Friday announced it was retiring Skype, the online voice and video call pioneer that the tech titan acquired in 2011.This article was originally published on this website.

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US lawmakers probe foreign pressure on tech platforms

February 28, 2025 Tech Xplore

A Congressional committee has sent subpoenas to eight US internet giants demanding to know whether foreign governments are curbing what can be seen online in the United States.This article was originally published on this website.

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YouTube was born from a failed dating site—20 years on, the world’s biggest video platform faces new challenges

February 24, 2025 Tech Xplore

When three former PayPal employees, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, registered the domain www.youtube.com 20 years ago, they wanted to create an online dating site based around videos of users. In 2016, Chen […]

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Dark web forum research reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images

February 20, 2025 Tech Xplore

The UK aims to be the first country in the world to create new offenses related to AI-generated sexual abuse. New laws will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to […]

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Online shopping giants bet on AI to curb clothes returns

February 17, 2025 Tech Xplore

From sizing advice via selfies to robot stock-takers, online shopping behemoths have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence in a bid to stem the flow of bad-for-business clothes returns.This article was originally published on this website.

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Scammers using AI to dupe the lonely looking for love

February 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

Meta on Wednesday warned internet users to be wary of online acquaintances promising romance but seeking cash as scammers use deep fakes to prey on those looking for love.This article was originally published on this […]

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Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams

February 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam.This article was originally published on this website.

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Apple changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on maps

February 12, 2025 Tech Xplore

Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.This article was originally […]

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Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ for US users

February 11, 2025 Tech Xplore

Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for those using its Maps platform inside the United States, complying with an executive order by President Donald Trump.This article […]

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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20

February 11, 2025 Tech Xplore

YouTube has evolved from a dinner party lark 20 years ago into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake US cable television in paid viewership.This article was originally published on this website.

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