Tech Digest

O2 issues warning over new ‘inactive SIM’ phishing scam

O2 has issued an urgent warning to consumers regarding a new phishing scam that attempts to steal login credentials ...
Forbes

Startup Raises $27 Million To Solve Two Massive Data Center Problems

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Data centers are one of the most controversial new builds today. They're also constrained by ...

You weren’t imagining it: Windows 11’s slow shutdowns are finally fixed

Microsoft confirmed a BITS service bug has been slowing Windows 11 shutdowns for months. You can fix it now with June's ...

O2 to begin UK 2G switchoff in 2029, and that means you might need a new smart meter

Virgin Media O2 announces plans to shut down legacy 2G networks, which carry just 0.5% of network traffic but use 10% of cell ...
Ars Technica

AcuRite admits new app falls short, delays old app’s May shutdown to fix problems

Smart weather-monitoring device vendor AcuRite has delayed plans to force users onto a new companion app. The transition from My AcuRite to AcuRite NOW, which AcuRite previously set for May 30, “has ...

Virgin Media O2 to shut down long-running service after three decades

Virgin Media O2 has confirmed it will switch off its 2G network in summer 2029 ...
Inc

Pet Owners Completely Overlook This 1 Disastrous Scenario. A New Tech Startup Thinks It Has the Solution

If there was one modest benefit to the Covid-19 debacle, it was the fact that pet adoptions skyrocketed as millions of Millennials and Gen-Zers discovered the joys of having some affectionate and ...
Wall Street Journal

EV Startup Rivian Lays Off Hundreds of Workers

Electric vehicle automaker Rivian laid off hundreds of employees Tuesday, a move to make the business profitable as it launches a key new model. The cuts represent less than 2% of Rivian’s workforce, ...
The Verge

Trump’s Anthropic shutdown just made the case for non-American AI

Anthropic may bring Fable and Mythos back online, but the shutdown fired up sovereign AI efforts around the world. Anthropic may bring Fable and Mythos back online, but the shutdown fired up ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Is Facebook down? Users report problems with Meta platforms

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thousands of users reported problems with Meta platforms on Friday. Users took to non-Meta platforms like X and BlueSky to report that Facebook, Instagram and Threads were ...
AZFamily

Missing man found dead at Canyon Lake

A major road is shut down after a man was hit by a vehicle in Glendale early Monday morning. The crash happened near 71st and Grand avenues. A serious multi-car crash is causing a major traffic backup ...
Hartford Courant

CT has a big problem: an upside-down tax system. It means many ‘literally living check to check.’

Sandie Pope is just trying to be realistic about her immediate future. She doesn’t spend much time daydreaming about her long-term goals of having a family and a career in criminal justice. For the 23 ...