The web is a safer place than before, says Google's Transparency Report
According to Google's new transparency report, an impressive number of sites have migrated to HTTPS.
'The Voter Suppression Trail' is a free-to-play spoof inspired by current events
The New York Times has launched 'The Voter Suppression Trail', a free-to-play browser game that highlights the voting difficulties many Americans will face.
Microsoft loses about 40 million Internet Explorer users in one month
Microsoft managed to lose 40 million browser users in one month, with the likes of Firefox and Chrome scooping up the converted.
Google refreshes Wallet’s website to conform to ‘Material Design’ guidelines
Google Wallet for the web has gotten a much-needed visual overhaul. It's now embracing Material Design.
One website organizes all retailers’ Black Friday deals to soothe your nerves
Rather than saving paper ads and scurrying from site to site, bookmarking as you go, add some organization to your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping.
Kickstarter Live will let creators connect with backers in all-new ways
Kickstarter Live promises to bring "live video and real-time community engagement" onto the platform.
Bitcoin will soon be available for purchase on Swiss railway ticket machines
Starting Nov. 11, customers on the Swiss railway will be able to trade their Swiss francs for Bitcoins on ticket machines.
Google’s 2016 Halloween Doodle gets catty
For years, Google has flexed its creative muscles when it comes to their doodles, and this year's Halloween entry is no exception!
Bing gets its spooky on for Halloween
Once a week or so, Bing features video on its page, like an ocean or perhaps clouds. But on Halloween, they throw in the whole creepy kitchen sink.
North Carolina town works around state law, gives free internet service to its neighbor
The town of Wilson, North Carolina, was selling internet access to a neighboring rural town. When the state law said they couldn't, they made it free.
Mozilla’s new Firefox browser engine to provide “quantum leap” in performance
Mozilla is currently working on a fresh new browser engine for Firefox called Quantum. It replaces the old Gecko engine that has been around since 1997.
Primed for growth? Amazon Prime has just launched in China
A country-specific version of Amazon Prime has now launched in China, and Amazon hopes that this enormous marketplace may open the door for further growth.
Broadband providers now need consent to share your data, thanks to the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has approved new regulations that require internet-service providers to offer "opt-in consent" to share user data.
Thailand is working with Google to remove insults directed at the late king
Thai officials have met with representatives from Google in order to remove offensive content from the web.
It's back! YouTube video showing Note 7 blowing up cars in 'GTA V' is restored
Samsung may have taken down a video showing its Galaxy Note 7 blowing up cars and cops in 'GTA V', but YouTube has since restored it.
Google brings AI to your G Suite to help you fill out your Docs and Sheets
Google revealed a host of new features for the G Suite aimed at improving your productivity with a little help from artificial intelligence.
If you can’t get enough election polling data, Nate Silver has the answer
Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight used to be a New York Times blog, but now it is an ESPN website that feeds the need of the polling-data obsessed.
Your newest travel agent: Google Flights lets you know when airfare will spike
Google Flights just gained a useful feature: the ability to notify you of potential airfare hikes.
Probe finds U.K. intelligence agencies breached citizens’ rights for 17 years
A tribunal set up to investigate British spying on its own citizens, has ruled it in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Russian hackers may have attacked the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Krebs on Security reports "Russian hackers have for the past six months been siphoning credit card data from visitors to the web storefront of the NRSC."
Google gets another extension to respond to EU antitrust allegations
The European Commission formally leveraged charges against Google over what it says are anticompetitive practices with its Shopping service.
Google, Facebook are draping more fiber optic cables across the Pacific Ocean
Google teamed up with Facebook, Pacific Light Data Communication, and TE Subcom to drape fiber optic cables across the Pacific Ocean.
Yahoo is making it harder for users to leave by disabling email forwarding
As first reported by the Associated Press, it would appear that Yahoo has disabled its automatic email forwarding feature.
Skype Translator now supports Russian, its ninth language
Assisting in our communication efforts, is Skype, which announced Tuesday that it has added Russian to its Skype Translator.
Turkey blocks document sharing sites to stem incriminating email leak
The government in Turkey has blocked sites like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Drive to hinder the flow of incriminating emails about the president and ministers.
Amazon alerts some users of password change following email leak
Amazon customer? You might've received an email yesterday from the company about a change to your account settings -- specifically, your password.
More young Americans prefer to read rather than watch the news
Despite the younger generation's love for bite-sized content, a plurality still prefers to read their news rather than watch it.
U.S. intelligence community officially accuses Russia of DNC hacks
Vladimir Putin has denied Russian involvement in a cyberattack on the Democratic National Committee, although he called the hack a public service,