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By Brian Fung, CNN Thousands of Reddit forums are going dark Monday in one of the largest user-driven protests ever to hit the social media platform. The voluntary blackouts, which restrict groups’ content from being publicly visible, affect Reddit’s largest online communities, including popular groups devoted to music, history, sports, and video games. The protests include more than two

WILMINGTON – CloudWyze, an internet service provider based in Wilmington, is preparing to broaden its fiber-optic offerings just east of the Triangle. The next community on its expansion list is Erwin. Coming soon: service for Dunn. The company is using grant funding to help spread access in Harnett, Edgecombe, Johnston, Martin and Nash counties. “The

By Joe Rossignol, MacRumors  Apple-related subreddit /r/apple has gone dark in protest of Reddit’s upcoming API pricing changes affecting third-party Reddit apps. The subreddit is now private, meaning that users can no longer view or submit posts, and the moderators behind the community said it will remain that way for the next 48 hours, or potentially longer if necessary.

By Juli Clover, MacRumors Popular third-party Reddit app Apollo will be shutting down as of June 30, Apollo developer Christian Selig announced today. The news comes after Reddit decided to start requiring developers to pay [what some consider] an unreasonable amount to access its API. Selig said in late May that Reddit is charging $12,000 for 50

RALEIGH – Despite attempts to anonymize user data, the fitness app Strava allows anyone to find personal information – including home addresses – about some users. The finding, which is detailed in a new study, raises significant privacy concerns. “Strava users expect their personal information to be protected, and our work shows that this is

 By Joe Rossignol, MacRumors In a companywide meeting with employees on Thursday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to Apple’s announcement of the Vision Pro, according to The Verge‘s Alex Heath. Zuckerberg said the Vision Pro has no “magical solutions” that Meta has not thought of, and “costs seven times more” than its recently-announced Quest 3 headset. Zuckerberg

 By Juli Clover, MacRumors MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera is in Cupertino this week to attend WWDC on behalf of the site, and today, he was given an opportunity to try the Apple Vision Pro in person. While Apple did not allow filming of the headset and the usage experience, Dan did a video to recount his thoughts on

By Samantha Delouya, CNN GameStop fired its CEO, Matt Furlong, and elevated Ryan Cohen to executive chairman, the company announced on Wednesday. The company did not provide a reason for Furlong’s termination, nor did it respond to CNN’s request for further information. However, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Furlong

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN North Korean hackers were likely behind the theft of at least $35 million from a popular cryptocurrency service, multiple crypto-tracking experts told CNN Tuesday. It’s the latest in a string of hacks of cryptocurrency firms linked to Pyongyang that US officials worry could be used to fund the North Korean regime’s

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business It’s rare to find a new technology that feels groundbreaking. But last night, while sitting on a couch in a private demo room at Apple’s campus wearing its newly announced Vision Pro mixed reality headset, it felt like I’d seen the future — or at least an early and very