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VPN provider lifetime subscription cancellation backlash

New management at VPNSecure has canceled lifetime subscriptions on the account that these deals even existed—a business model twist no one saw coming. Customers are now left grappling with their “lifetime” plans suddenly rendered void, as the company feigns innocence over its past contractual commitments.

#business #internet #scam #privacy

VPNSecure Customers Discover Their Lifetime Subscriptions Were Canceled

9 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them

9 months / wired / Scharon Harding, Ars Technica

Back to Top / Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 4659 / 2 stories in 9 months


Authorities Dismantle Longstanding Botnet Selling Hacked Routers

U.S. and Dutch law enforcement have jointly dismantled a botnet that, over two decades, built residential proxy networks from hacked routers. The crackdown on operations like Anyproxy and 5socks underlines persistent cybercrime – and one might wonder if the perpetrators ever imagined their “hustle” would take so long.

#cybersecurity #infosec #internet #cybercrime

Police dismantles botnet selling hacked routers as residential proxies

9 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

FBI and Dutch police seize and shut down botnet of hacked routers

9 months / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Back to Top / Friday, May 9, 2025, 1:22 pm / permalink 4399 / 2 stories in 9 months


X platform users face dual outage issues

Several users of the social network X are reporting simultaneous malfunctions: notifications are failing to trigger and timelines have frozen, leaving many puzzled and disconnected from real‐time updates. The technical breakdown is raising questions about when the platform will restore full functionality.

#internet #apps

X notifications are broken

9 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

X timelines aren’t updating for many users

9 months / techcrunch / Kyle Wiggers

Back to Top / Friday, May 9, 2025, 10:20 am / permalink 4386 / 2 stories in 9 months


Anthropic Unveils API for AI-Powered Web Search

Anthropic has launched its Claude web search API, enabling developers to integrate real-time web access into their applications. This innovative tool aims to redefine how users discover information, heralding a notable shift in the post‑Google landscape as firms increasingly pursue AI-powered search solutions.

#ai #anthropic #aiethics #internet

Anthropic Launches Claude Web Search API for Developers

9 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Anthropic jumps into internet search, increasing pressure on Google

9 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Anthropic rolls out an API for AI-powered web search

9 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Introducing web search on the Anthropic API

9 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Anthropic rolls out an API for AI-powered web search

9 months / techcrunch / Kyle Wiggers

Back to Top / Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 4268 / 5 stories in 9 months


Skype bows out after 22 years of service

In a bittersweet farewell, Skype officially shuts its doors after more than two decades of connecting millions worldwide. The service, once a groundbreaking tool for communications, is now stepping off stage, leaving longtime users to find alternative apps for their daily chats—apparently, even nostalgia can’t keep it alive.


Reflecting on Skype’s Legacy


Shutdown & Teams Transition


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The War On Internet Phone Calls https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/05/the-war-on-internet-phone-calls/

10 months / bsky / @tdrto000.bsky.social / tdrto000.bsky.social

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10 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

The War On Internet Phone Calls

10 months / techdirt / Mike Masnick

Skype reaches the end of its life

10 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

RIP Skype, the realest www.theverge.com/favorites/62...

10 months / bsky / @alexeheath.com / alexeheath.com

Idag dör Skype.

10 months / bsky / @linuslarsson.se / linuslarsson.se

Skype was one of the very first decentralized comms services.

10 months / bsky / @michelbestaat.thereforeiam.eu / michelbestaat.thereforeiam.eu

RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything www.theverge.com/microsoft/66...

10 months / bsky / @mikelking.com / mikelking.com

RIP Skype (2003–2025), survived by multiple versions of Microsoft Teams

10 months / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

Microsoft Hangs Up on Skype: Iconic App Shuts Down After 23 Years

10 months / cnet / Macy Meyer

Skype shuts down after 23 years

10 months / techcrunch / Maggie Stamets

Microsoft is killing Skype today, pushes users to Teams

10 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Skype shutting down today — these are the best alternatives

10 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

The Verge looks back on Skype

10 months / theverge / Verge Staff

RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything

10 months / theverge / David Pierce

Microsoft finally retires Skype after 22 years of service

10 months / tomshardware

Skype shutting down today — these are the best alternatives

10 months / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Back to Top / Monday, May 5, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 4035 / 17 stories in 10 months


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Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


CISA, Google and US agencies flag Coruna iOS exploit kit in active use

U.S. agencies and security teams have raised alarms about “Coruna,” a powerful iOS exploit kit tied to spyware and crypto-theft campaigns. Google’s threat unit traced the toolkit’s activity while CISA ordered federal mitigations for the targeted iOS flaws, urging rapid patching as investigators hunt for origins and victims. More...


U.S.-Iran strikes roil markets and satellite imagery firms amid fresh attacks

A recent round of retaliatory strikes between the U.S. and Iran has immediate spillovers: defense analytics firm shares jumped on expected demand, major chipmaker stock fell amid geopolitical jitters, and a commercial satellite imagery provider paused public image distribution to prevent adversarial use for battle-damage assessment. Markets and imagery services scrambled for damage control. More...


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