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After Google started rolling out FLoC to some Chrome users as a replacement for third-party cookies, the technology has become rather controversial. Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, and Mozilla Firefox have confirmed they don’t have immediate plans to adopt FLoC. Google is positioning FLoC, or Federated Learning of Cohorts, as a new standard for the web. That’s an idea that privacy-focused…

Controversy rages on around Google’s Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) initiative as various tech companies take a stance on the tech that could replace third-party cookies for targeted online advertising. This week, WordPress announced a proposal that would turn FLoC off by default on all websites powered by its Content Management System. As a part of this new proposal, WordPress would…

A new study shows that consumers want more storage capacity in their smartphones over the past few years. iPhone users, for example, tend to purchase models with higher storage capacities than their Android counterparts. This data comes as reports suggest the iPhone 13 could be available in a new 1TB configuration for the first time. A report published today by Counterpoint Research says the…

OxygenOS 11.0.0.2 is now rolling out for the entire OnePlus 7 and 7T series with the overdue March 2021 security patch and a substantial number of tweaks in tow. Most of the tweaks added with OxygenOS 11.0.0.2 provide hotfixes for problems that were present in the stable OxygenOS 11.0 update — that began rolling out a few weeks ago. The updates for the OnePlus 7/7 Pro and 7T/7T Pro were…