Meta is expanding its paid verification service for businesses, adding three new tiers to the program that offers extra perks to companies willing to pay a monthly subscription. The company began testing the service, called Meta Verified, with businesses after rolling out a paid verification for individuals. With the new plans, which are coming first … Read more
Google is paying Apple a lot to be Safari’s default search engine. Photo: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Google paid Apple $20 billion for Google to remain the default search engine across all Apple devices. This figure came to light through court documents submitted in the US Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google. During the course of … Read more
Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to be the default search engine for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, reports Bloomberg. The information was revealed in court documents Google provided in its antitrust dispute with the United States Department of Justice. The DoJ has accused Google of having a monopoly on search, and in … Read more
Proton Mail has introduced Dark Web Monitoring for its paid users, which will keep them informed of breaches or leaks they may have been affected by. If anything’s been spotted on the dark web, the feature will send out alerts that include information like what service was compromised, what personal details the attackers got (e.g. … Read more
Spotify’s elusive lossless music experience is being teased again, this time based on code uncovered by The Verge in recent builds of the Spotify app for Android. More than three years have elapsed since Spotify announced its intention to offer a “HiFi” premium option that would give users access to a catalog of CD-quality music … Read more
New figures have claimed Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger saw a significant increase in his earnings in 2023, but it was still only just over half of what Lisa Su, CEO of rival company AMD, made. According to MarketWatch, Gelsinger’s total compensation in 2023 was $16.86 million, a 45% increase from his 2022 earnings of $11.61 … Read more
Google has announced that it paid out $10 million as part of its bug bounty program in 2023, its second-biggest year ever and bringing its total rewards since 2010 to $59 million. Last year, the company’s $10 million was directed to a total of 632 researchers across 68 countries, with the highest payout coming in … Read more
Google has announced some new plans for its YouTube platform for 2024 and it also revealed some details about YouTube TV, the paid subscription service has now hit 8 million users, and this service is only available in the USA to date. We’re bringing everything viewers love about YouTube to the living room experience. And … Read more
The procedure also necessitates a quick selfie, which will be cross-referenced with the official ID using biometrics by a private company. However, the benefits of this kind of verification are currently rather minor. Twitter’s new account verification process necessitates the submission of a government-issued picture ID as well as a live selfie. The verification mechanism … Read more