Tag: Netflix
Over half of Americans don’t mind ads if it means cheaper streaming
Adverts in streaming have become a contentious issue lately. However, according to the numbers presented by StockApps.com, 57% of US viewers say that they have no problems with ads if it results in lower subscription fees. The survey was conducted in 15 countries, and viewers in the majority of them voiced the same opinion. Spain…
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK Government axes EV car grant
The Government has axed the plug-in car grant, meaning EV buyers will no longer receive taxpayer-funded financial support towards the purchase price of their vehicles. Announcing the end of the scheme, the Department for Transport (DfT) boasted that the grant had helped to increase the sales of fully electric cars from less than 1,000 in the whole…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Mastercard pilots biometric payment system
The cost of groceries may be rising, but shoppers will have to grin and bear it at the checkouts. Under new plans unveiled by Mastercard, customers will soon be able to pay by smiling or waving at checkouts, meaning that the days of scrambling for a credit card or cursing a lost debit card could soon…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple discontinues iPod Touch
The Apple iPod Touch first launched in 2001 Apple has announced it is discontinuing its music player, the iPod Touch, bringing to an end a device widely praised for revolutionising how people listen to music. When the first iPod was launched in 2001, it could store 1,000 tracks. Today there are…
Tech Digest: Russian troll factory ‘plaguing social media with propaganda’
Britain has accused a "sick Russian troll factory" of "plaguing social media with Kremlin propaganda" after funding what it said was expert research into the organisation. Known as Cyber Front Z - adopting the military insignia used by Russia's invading forces in Ukraine - it was first uncovered in March by the news organisation Fontanka based in…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Watching TV in self-driving cars will be allowed
People using self-driving cars will be allowed to watch television on built-in screens under proposed updates to the Highway Code. The changes will say drivers must be ready to take back control of vehicles when prompted, the government said. The first use of self-driving technology is likely to be when travelling at slow speeds on…
Tech Digest daily roundup: YouTube removes ‘hoax calls’ account
YouTube has removed an account publishing videos of hoax calls with Cabinet ministers who were targeted by imposters allegedly linked to the Kremlin. The video sharing giant blocked the account on Friday as part of its investigation into “influence operations linked to Russia” after days of pressure to block the clips. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace…
Revealed: Brits spend almost £300 a year on online subscription services
New research by comparethemarket.com reveals online subscription services we can’t live without Netflix comes top, followed by Amazon Prime and Disney+ Brits spend nearly £300 a year on subscription services with Londoners spending the most, followed by those in Manchester and Birmingham With the average Brit spending three hours and 37 minutes online every day,…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok limits service in Russia, Netflix pulls out
Video-sharing site TikTok and streaming giant Netflix have limited and cut their services respectively in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. TikTok said it had suspended live streaming and new content from its platform as it assesses tough new laws to crack down on "fake news" about Russia's armed forces. Netflix said it was pulling…
Almost 6 billion accounts affected in data breaches in 2021
The year 2021 was record-breaking in terms of the sheer size of data breaches. According to the data collected and analyzed by the Atlas VPN team, 5.9 billion accounts were affected by data breaches throughout 2021. Atlas VPN has retrieved and calculated the numbers of breached accounts based on multiple publicly available sources. The total…
