A new California website blocks data brokers. Here’s how to use it

The new tool delivers privacy instructions to every registered data broker at once. Launched on Jan. 1, it is open to all ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR3 adds a blue dot to show when apps are using your location

Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...
The Hill

Trump administration drops Biden-era $11M fine on Southwest Airlines

The Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday rescinded an $11 million penalty on Southwest Airlines imposed during the Biden administration. The order from DOT amends its 2023 directive, which ...
WFSB

CT DOT provides an update on road conditions

What started as a routine online marketplace transaction turned dangerous Monday when a man allegedly pulled a gun during a watch sale at a McDonald’s on Main Street. Incidents that involved vehicle ...
TechCrunch

Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping

Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era, despite its declining traffic. In a blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that ...
TechCrunch

X is testing a pay-per-use pricing model for its API

Two years after revamping its developer programs and pricing, X is expanding the closed beta of a pay-per-use plan for its API to more developers. The social network is accepting applications from ...
Mashable

Elon Musk's X rolls out pay-per-use API to lure developers back, but there's one big problem

X has announced a new pay-per-use self-serve API model in hopes of luring developers back to the platform. Credit: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Good news! Elon Musk's X has heard the cries ...
AZFamily

DoorDash rolling out Dot delivery robot in Phoenix area

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — DoorDash is expanding its offerings in the Valley, adding robot deliveries and rolling out restaurant reservations. DoorDash’s new food delivery robot, named “Dot,” can reach ...
PC World

You should never, ever delete your spam email. Here’s why

Spam and phishing emails are an annoying everyday occurrence that everyone is probably familiar with and finds annoying. These intrusive messages often clog up your inbox and require tedious deletion ...
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Iowa DOT provides tips on bus safety as back-to-school season begins

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is providing tips on bus safety as students prepare to head back to school, WOI reports. While bus drivers are responsible for ...
The Verge

UK government suggests deleting files to save water

Officials are asking people to take action during a ‘nationally significant’ water shortage Officials are asking people to take action during a ‘nationally significant’ water shortage is a senior ...
Computer Weekly

How Australian firms are using graph databases

Neo4j, the graph database from the US-Swedish company of the same name, is used by 76% of the Fortune 100, and its Australian customers include organisations in the healthcare, policing and banking ...