-
1 day ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
What just happened? YouTube is cracking down harder on the many creators that produce fake movie trailers. After the company demonetized two of the biggest channels that produce these fakes earlier this year, it is has now suspended ad revenue on two accounts run by the same creators. Fake trailers, sometimes known as fan trailers, have become a very common sight on YouTube.
-
1 day ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
WTF?! When you see an advertisement for a "lifetime" subscription to something, always remember that it rarely means your lifetime. Those who took out lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure discovered this when the company was taken over by new owners who promptly canceled the subs. Their excuse? They didn't know some customers had them. In an email posted on Reddit from "The VPN Secure Team" sent to lifetime subscription holders, it's explained that VPNSecure was acquired in 2023.
-
1 day ago | 
flipboard.com | Rob Thubron
7 hours agoFollow these simple steps to bypass geo-restrictions. TL;DR: Unblock XVideos from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best VPN for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN. The online world is full of restrictions and blockades. There are good reasons for these restrictions, but there is also something …
-
2 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
A hot potato: As many predicted, Apple is considering raising the prices of its next generation of iPhones this fall. However, the company is keen to avoid blaming Trump's tariffs for increasing the price points of what are already very expensive handsets. Since President Trump announced the often-changing tariffs on China, there have been fears that Apple, one of the companies that rely heavily on the nation and others in Asia for manufacturing its products, would be forced to raise prices.
-
2 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
Facepalm: As companies fall over each other replacing real employees with AI that doesn't require monthly wages, sick pay, maternity leave, etc., some are encountering a problem: AI performs a lot of jobs at a much lower quality than humans. AI-first firm Klarna has discovered this, and is now on a recruitment drive to add more flesh-and-blood staff to its ranks. Buy now, pay later/shopping service Klarna is one of the companies that have really been going all-in on AI.
-
2 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
What just happened? The FTC's enforcement of the amended Negative Option Rule, often known as the click-to-cancel rule, has been delayed by two months after the agency voted to defer the compliance deadline. The rule will likely be welcomed by consumers as it forces companies that offer subscriptions to make canceling them a simple process, instead of the often complex – sometimes intentionally – procedure that many firms have in place.
-
2 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
What just happened? Google is being sued by Mexico over the tech giant's relabeling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for US Maps users, despite repeated requests from the country to revert the change. Google made the update in February following President Trump's proclamation that decreed the renaming and the subsequent name change by the federal Board on Geographic Names. Trump signed the executive order changing the name of the body of water on his first day in office in January.
-
5 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
What just happened? Razer has just announced three new products that could appeal to certain gamers. The new additions are made up of an ultra-portable keyboard, a compact version of its Basilisk mouse, and a $230 surround sound head cushion. The Razer Clio is probably the most interesting of the new trio. It offers an alternative to headphones or speakers, landing somewhere between.
-
5 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
In brief: Is Apple resting on its laurels with the Apple Watch series? The company has long dominated the wearables market with its popular smartwatch, but shipments have declined for two years in a row, including a massive 19% YoY dip in 2024. But things could improve in 2025 thanks to the arrival of some redesigned models. Apple's smartwatch shipments have seen their fifth straight quarter of falling sales, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research.
-
5 days ago | 
techspot.com | Rob Thubron
In brief: AI and zero-click searches are killing the business model of the web that has sustained content creators for the last 15 years. It's an opinion that is shared by many, including the CEO of Cloudflare, Matthew Prince, who recently warned that "search drives everything that happens online." It's been known for some time that the web is changing into the Zero-Click Internet, the name for when users no longer need to click on links to find whatever content they want.
