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Impact assesses the role of technology and its effects on evolving industries, society and environment. It explores moral conundrums, environmentally friendly fixes, and revolutionary technological uses that tackle world issues. This section emphasizes how technology has the power to change people’s lives and create a lasting impact.

ByteDance’s Financial Boom Continues Despite U.S Challenges

ByteDance’s Financial Boom Continues Despite U.S Challenges

The future of TikTok is a topic of heated debate among lawmakers, while users fight over the platform's algorithms, and...

YouTube Goes Down, Comes Back, and Internet Breathes Again

YouTube Goes Down, Comes Back, and Internet Breathes Again

For a tiny fraction of time on Friday, the entire world simultaneously hit the refresh button on their devices, doubted...

Posting Links on Facebook? Meta May Soon Make You Pay for it

Posting Links on Facebook? Meta May Soon Make You Pay for it

Meta is discreetly conducting a trial of a new feature, which has the potential to alter the use of Facebook...

TikTok Spies on Grindr Users  

TikTok Spies on Grindr Users  

In digital surveillance in the modern world, a recent assumption has emerged suggesting that TikTok insidiously spies on user activities...

Oracle Stocks See a Significant Fall even after a solid AI growth

Oracle Stocks See a Significant Fall even after a solid AI growth

On December 10, 2025, Oracle stock lost over 10% in after-hours trading when the company released its fiscal second-quarter revenue...

Complete Reddit System Outage Keeps Users in the Dark

Complete Reddit System Outage Keeps Users in the Dark

Reddit suffered a large global outage that affected the connection of millions of users in various parts of the world,...

Apple’s Top Chip Executive May Depart Soon, Raising New Concerns Over Its AI Strategy

Apple’s Top Chip Executive May Depart Soon, Raising New Concerns Over Its AI Strategy

Apple is also back in the spotlight after the reports that Johny Srouji, the head of design of Apple's silicon...

Cloudflare Stumbles Again, Raising Questions about the Web’s Fragile Backbone

Cloudflare Stumbles Again, Raising Questions about the Web’s Fragile Backbone

There are mornings when one wakes up on the other side of the bed, and then there are mornings like...

Spotify Wrapped Hits 200M in 24 Hours as Spotify Wins Back Users

Spotify Wrapped Hits 200M in 24 Hours as Spotify Wins Back Users

On one hand, Spotify Wrapped is a feature that tells you how many times you replayed the same sad song...

Nvidia Is Grappling with Unpredictability in its Chip Sales in China 

Nvidia Is Grappling with Unpredictability in its Chip Sales in China 

On December 3, 2025, In Chief Executive officer of the company, Jensen Huang, expressed caution that the Chinese market might...

Mix Panel Data Breach Raises Numerous Unanswered Questions

Mix Panel Data Breach Raises Numerous Unanswered Questions

The recent breach of data incident of Mix panel, which is considered one of the best analytics companies in the...

Cyber Monday Chaos, Shopify Outage Halts Sales for Businesses Worldwide

Cyber Monday Chaos, Shopify Outage Halts Sales for Businesses Worldwide

Cyber Monday is a day dedicated mainly to online shopping, where customers click so fast and retailers pray that their...

Verizon Announces Layoffs Affecting More Than 13,000 Employees

Verizon Announces Layoffs Affecting More Than 13,000 Employees

The move by Verizon to lay off over 13,000 workers is one of the most significant workforce cuts taken by...

Cloudflare Outage Disrupts Access to X and ChatGPT Across the Web

Cloudflare Outage Disrupts Access to X and ChatGPT Across the Web

On 18 November 2025, Cloudflare, a major internet infrastructure and content-delivery provider, suffered a significant global outage, disrupting access to...

Spotify App Down Hits Thousands of Users Frustrated

Spotify App Down Hits Thousands of Users Frustrated

On 18 November 2025, the Spotify app had a major system failure, which caused thousands of users to be unable...

Sony Confirms Ghost of Yotei Reaches 3.3 Million Sales in Its First Month

Sony Confirms Ghost of Yotei Reaches 3.3 Million Sales in Its First Month

Sony has attested to the fact that Ghost of Tsushima, the Sucker Punch Productions exclusive on PlayStation 5, sold 3.3...

AMC Shuts Down Three Theaters in Illinois Here’s Which Ones Closed and Which Locations are Still Open

AMC Shuts Down Three Theaters in Illinois Here’s Which Ones Closed and Which Locations are Still Open

The biggest chain of cinemas in the United States, AMC Theatres, is facing serious operational problems, having to shut down...

Is Slack Experiencing an Outage? User Reports Suggest the Messaging App is Currently Down

Is Slack Experiencing an Outage? User Reports Suggest the Messaging App is Currently Down

On Monday, 10 November 2025, the prominent workplace messaging app Slack experienced a severe failure, rendering thousands of users unable...

YouTube TV is Offering Customers a $20 Credit Due to Disney Blackout Restrictions

YouTube TV is Offering Customers a $20 Credit Due to Disney Blackout Restrictions

YouTube TV is taking steps to reduce customer dissatisfaction because of a recent blackout of Disney-owned channels. The streaming platform...

As League of Legends Esports Marks 15 Years, Its Greatest Player Secures Another Championship

As League of Legends Esports Marks 15 Years, Its Greatest Player Secures Another Championship

Lee Sang-hyeok, a South Korean gamer known as Faker, has once again performed remarkably. The 29-year-old player T1 won the...