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Google has quietly rewritten a key rule for its dominant email service. Starting September 8, qualifying political committees can join the Gmail Verified Sender Program and send fundraising appeals that bypass much of the company’s spam filtering. The change arrives less than two months before the 2026 midterm elections. It promises to deliver policy-compliant messages

Apple just rewrote the rules for its App Store in Europe. Again. On August 18, the company updated its Developer Program License Agreement. The shift, set for October 1, brings a single set of business terms for every app distributed in the European Union. It scraps the much-criticized Core Technology Fee. In its place comes

Benn Jordan booked a hotel room for Flock Safety’s own conference. An employee from the company then called the hotel and canceled it in his name. The move wasn’t subtle. It was personal. The company’s aggressive pushback reveals a pattern that goes far beyond one incident Jordan, a Cobb County-based YouTuber and recording artist, had

Comcast flipped a switch. Millions of Xfinity gateways now double as invisible motion detectors. The company launched Xfinity Shield on August 18, 2026. At its core sits WiFi Motion. An opt-in feature. It analyzes shifts in radio frequency signals bouncing between the gateway and connected devices. No cameras. No extra hardware. Just the WiFi already

Cursor has officially entered the competitive fray against GitHub by launching its own hosting platform, a move that capitalizes directly on widespread developer complaints about Microsoft’s ownership of the popular code repository service. The announcement, first reported by TechCrunch, signals a significant escalation in the artificial intelligence company’s ambitions beyond its well-known code editor. Developers

Samsung just embedded a full warranty and care center directly into the Settings app on its newest foldable phones. Owners no longer hunt through apps or websites for basic service information. The feature arrives with One UI 9 and currently targets the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Fold 8

Twenty-five years can feel like an eternity in the technology business. Yet for one Brazilian patent on video processing, that span proved just long enough to cast a shadow over open-source software distributions worldwide. The patent, filed on April 9, 2001, by Siemens AG, expired on July 19, 2026. Its passing removes the final barrier

Ukraine has taken another step in its asymmetric campaign against Russia. The Ministry of Defence has officially codified the Dovbush T40 unmanned aerial system. This long-range platform offers more than 2,000 kilometers of range and can stay aloft for over 24 hours. Such performance puts targets in the Urals and western Siberia within striking distance.

JP at Modded Bear had enough. After years of letting Gmail handle the sorting, the promotions tab, the endless notifications, he walked away. His original post about the decision lit up Hacker News. Months later, he checked back in. The verdict? Fastmail delivered. The switch felt easier than feared. His inbox stayed orderly. Replies to

Mark Zuckerberg once built an empire on the promise of connection. Now that same empire stands at the edge of a courtroom abyss. Four states want Meta to pay up to $1.4 trillion. The sum nearly matches the company’s entire market value. And the trial that could make it real starts this week. California, Colorado,