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Amazon and Microsoft Help Raid 76 Suspected Spam Call Center Locations across India
Last week, Amazon and Microsoft announced they would be partnering with the Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, in India to help crack down on tech support scam calls. As a result, the CBI raided 76 suspected illegal call centers in India as part of Operation Chakra-II. During the raids, officials seized 32 mobile phones, 48…
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Media Layoffs Continue to Soar As the Industry is Still Dealing With the Fallout of a Pandemic-Ridden 2020 and Cord Cutting
The media industry as a whole has been trying to find its footing since the pandemic in 2020. As quickly as viewers showed up in droves, ready to consume content and subscribe to streaming services, the proverbial tides receded with the release of COVID-19 vaccines which allowed people to return to some semblance of normal…
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Amazon and Microsoft Team Up To Crack Down on Impersonation Scams and Tech Support Fraud
Industry titans Amazon and Microsoft are going after cybercriminals who pose as representatives for trusted brands to defraud customers. With the two companies’ help, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said it had conducted a series of raids in multiple cities in India against illegal call centers. The operators were pretending to be Microsoft…
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This Google Chrome Feature Will Identify and Fix Typos in URLs
Google Chrome can now tell whether you’ve incorrectly typed a URL in its address bar. The new feature is part of Google’s effort to build out its accessibility tools this year. “This will help people with dyslexia, language learners or anyone who makes typos get to the content they’re looking for faster,” Eve Anderson, Google’s…
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Xumo Partners With Mediacom To Bring Its Stream Box to Xtream Internet Customers
Cable operator Mediacom has partnered with streamer Xumo to offer the Xumo Stream Box to its Xtream internet customers. Xumo Stream Box will give Xtream customers access to a swath of free ad-supported channels along with access to several popular streaming platforms like Apple TV+ and Max, according to a release from Comcast. Xumo was…
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Google Can Now Keep Your Phone Safe From Malware in Real-Time
Even the most tech savvy person isn’t immune to cybercriminal schemes. As our world grows more digital, bad actors find new ways to swindle and steal from people. Just this year, 8.9 million Android devices — including phones, watches and televisions — were found to be pre-infected with Guerilla malware. Earlier this week Google said…
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Actors’ Strike Against Hollywood Studios Nears 100 Days: What’s Happening Today
Talks between SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios to end the ongoing actors strike may have broken down, but guild members are “more empowered and emboldened than ever,” according to The Rolling Stone. Actors have been striking for almost 100 days and appear to have no intention of stopping. Negotiations had been restarted for less than two…
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Amazon Is Rolling Out a Feature That Makes Freeing Up Space on Fire TV Devices Easier
Fire TV users no longer have to resort to deleting an app to free up device storage space. Amazon is rolling out a new feature called App Offload. The feature was first identified by AFTVnews, confirming rumors from September. Amazon later made the official announcement. Instead of uninstalling an app entirely, App Offload removes an…
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Major Studios Target 47 Illegal IPTV Services to Shut Down
Anti-piracy group FACT, a group of major Hollywood studios dedicated to stopping piracy and British telecom company Sky identified almost 50 illegal IPTV services in the United Kingdom with the help of regional law enforcement. The operators had been providing its users illegal access to premium TV and movies — some from Sky, according to…
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Why Are Netflix, Disney+, Hulu and More Raising Their Prices? Skyrocketing Production Costs and Inflation Are Hitting Streaming Hard
Disney+, Hulu, Netflix and ESPN+ all raised their prices this month. This likely won’t be the end as the price of entertainment continues to ebb higher and higher. The companies all blame higher production costs. But it’s more complicated than that with an industry that had to contend with inflation, a boom and bust of…