YouTube to discontinue $7 Premium Lite
YouTube has announced in an email to subscribers, that it is discontinuing its Premium Lite subscription option, which offered ad-free viewing for a lower price than the full-fledged Premium tier. According to Google, it will be developing more versions of Premium Lite in line with feedback from creators and viewers. Premium Lite was only available […]
APT hacking group AtlasCross targets organizations
A new advanced persistent threat (APT) hacking group named AtlasCross has been discovered targeting organizations with phishing lures impersonating the American Red Cross to deliver backdoor malware. Cybersecurity firm NSFocus identified two previously undocumented trojans, DangerAds and AtlasAgent, associated with attacks by the new APT group. NSFocus reports that the AtlasCross hackers are sophisticated and […]
Google Podcasts to shut down, YouTube Music to take over
Google has announced that it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app in 2024. The company says it will be focusing on offering podcasts within YouTube Music instead. Google has previously been investing heavily in YouTube Music. In April, it launched the ability for users in the U.S. to listen to podcasts in YouTube […]
Microsoft explores use of next-generation nuclear reactors
Microsoft is exploring the use of next-generation nuclear reactors to power its data centers and AI ambitions, according to a job listing for a principal program manager who will lead the company’s nuclear energy strategy. Based on the new job listing, it appears that Microsoft is betting on advanced nuclear reactors to be the solution. […]