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Google’s shortened links won’t work as of next year

Google shut down its “goo.gl” URL shortening service in 2019. The company announced that shortened links created with the service will no longer be available as of August 25, 2025. “It’s time to shut down the presentation part of URL Shortener,” Google’s official blog post …

Google begins removing low-quality Android apps from Play Store

Google is raising the minimum quality requirements for Android apps. The company will soon remove apps from the Play Store that don’t meet expectations. According to the internet giant’s latest spam policy update, apps that display “limited functionality and content” such as text-only apps, single-wallpaper …

OpenAI improves AI security with instruction hierarchy

AI bots are known to be vulnerable to humorous attacks on the internet. In particular, commands like “forget all previous instructions” can cause bots to ignore the original programming instructions. This can lead to AI systems being exploited and behaving in unexpected ways. OpenAI has …

AMD’s new Zen 5 processors challenge the MacBook

The year 2024 will be remembered as a significant turning point in the technology world. Microsoft has managed to make Windows laptops serious competitors to MacBooks thanks to Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips. However, AMD is also coming to the stage with its ambitious new chips …