In a surprising turn of events, popular read-it-later app Pocket announced its plan to shut down its Mac app on August 15th. Pocket allows users to save articles and videos found online for later viewing. The app has gained in popularity over the years, with millions of users utilizing the platform to easily save content… Continue reading Read-it-later app Pocket to shut down its Mac app on August 15th
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Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement
Google has recently announced that it will be shutting down its Currents platform, an enterprise social networking service that was intended to replace Google Plus for businesses. This comes as part of a plan to strip down and simplify the range of services Google offers. Currents was released in January 2021, with the explicit goal… Continue reading Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement
Google to shut down spam backdoor for political campaigns
In a recent announcement, Google has declared that its automated system for sending out political messages and advertisements to users of its products will be closing its doors for good. The “Campaign Spam Backdoor” as it was known, was a system that allowed political campaigns to easily mass-email large numbers of individuals with political ideas… Continue reading Google to shut down spam backdoor for political campaigns
Amazon just shut down its own encrypted chat app
For years, Amazon has been a giant in the tech world, offering products, services, and software to hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. Recently, however, the same tech giant announced it will be pulling the plug on its encrypted chat app, Amazon Chime. The closure of Amazon Chime is the end of the road for… Continue reading Amazon just shut down its own encrypted chat app