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Research: deliberate internet shutdowns affected 747M people globally in 2023, with a $9.01B cost; Russia accounted for $4.02B; X was the most blocked platform (Top10VPN) 04-01-2024

Top10VPN: Research: deliberate internet shutdowns affected 747M people globally in 2023, with a $9.01B cost; Russia accounted for $4.02B; X was the most blocked platform  —  First published Jan 2, 2020.  Last updated to publish the full 2023 annual report on the cost of internet shutdowns. Lees verder op Tech Meme

LastPass now requires users to set a master password with a minimum of 12 characters, after enforcing the requirement for new accounts or resets in April 2023 (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) 04-01-2024

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: LastPass now requires users to set a master password with a minimum of 12 characters, after enforcing the requirement for new accounts or resets in April 2023  —  LastPass notified customers today that they are now required to use complex master passwords with a minimum of 12 characters to increase their accounts’ security. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The White House awards $162M in federal grants to Arizona-based Microchip Technology to expand its Oregon and Colorado facilities, the second CHIPS Act award (Ana Swanson/New York Times) 04-01-2024

Ana Swanson / New York Times: The White House awards $162M in federal grants to Arizona-based Microchip Technology to expand its Oregon and Colorado facilities, the second CHIPS Act award  —  The Biden administration said its second grant under a new program would help Microchip Technology expand its facilities in Oregon and Colorado. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2, an update to the XR2 Gen 2 used in Meta's Quest 3, offering 4.3K resolution at 90fps per eye, up from 3K per eye (Allison Johnson/The Verge) 04-01-2024

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2, an update to the XR2 Gen 2 used in Meta’s Quest 3, offering 4.3K resolution at 90fps per eye, up from 3K per eye  —  The new chipset is designed as a step up from the XR2 Gen 2 in the Meta Quest 3, capable of rendering high-resolution visuals like the ones promised by Apple’s Vision Pro. Lees verder op Tech Meme

As Google restricts third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users, marketers, adtech companies, and publishers say Google has not done enough to prepare the market (Wall Street Journal) 04-01-2024

Wall Street Journal: As Google restricts third-party cookies for 1% of Chrome users, marketers, adtech companies, and publishers say Google has not done enough to prepare the market  —  Search giant plans to remove a technology seen as critical to the digital-ad industry  —  Google is going forward … Lees verder op Tech Meme

GroupM forms a consortium with Disney, Roku, NBCU, YouTube, and others to push for standardized measurements and ad formats that can be used across streamers (Brian Steinberg/Variety) 04-01-2024

Brian Steinberg / Variety: GroupM forms a consortium with Disney, Roku, NBCU, YouTube, and others to push for standardized measurements and ad formats that can be used across streamers  —  One of the nation’s biggest investors of ad dollars wants to push big large streamers to work together when it comes to commercials. Lees verder op Tech Meme