In its latest crackdown designed to curb China’s dominance in the tech sector, and amid continued geopolitical tensions, the United States has revoked certain licenses permitting the sale of chips to Shenzhen-based Huawei. The news, confirmed by the US Department of Commerce (via CNBC), fails to detail the specific licenses that have been revoked. According … Read more
Negotiators from around the world are gathering in Ottawa this week to try to hash out the text for a new international treaty on plastic pollution. The delegates are short on time: the treaty process, which started in 2022, is due to be finalized this December. But they are not short on science, thanks to … Read more
Disney plans to start cracking down on Disney+ password sharing starting in June, Disney CEO Bob Iger said in an interview with CNBC earlier this week. Iger said that Disney needs to turn its streaming business into a growth business, and one way to do that is to force households that are sharing passwords to … Read more
It’s official: Disney Plus’ password crackdown will begin in June – but you might not be affected by the initial rollout. Speaking on CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Disney Plus subscribers won’t be able to share their account with anyone who lives in a separate household from mid-2024 onwards. This is a slight … Read more
Going forward, all newly registered apps on the Snap Store will be manually reviewed by the Canonical engineering teams – and furthermore, the developers of these apps will have to accept a background check and will be doxxed if they want their apps to be available on the repository. The news was confirmed by Holly … Read more