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Google Says Licenses Intact After User’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy Vanishes

A library rendering bug prompted Google’s apology with a partial remedy.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite Cloud Edition on Switch Shut Down and Now Unplayable

Microsoft Permanently Suspends Hacked Xbox Account and OneDrive, User Says 25 Years of Data Lost

GOG Highlights DRM-Free Offline Installers After Sony Says It Will Stop Making Game Discs

Brazilian Court Orders Microsoft to Restore Hacked Xbox Account and Pay R$2,000

Apple Asks India to Quash Antitrust Findings, Accuses CCI of "Copy‑Pasting" Rivals' Claims

PlayStation to Remove 551 StudioCanal Movies From Digital Libraries

Instagram Plus Rolls Out Globally as $3.99 Monthly Optional Tier

Amazon Turns Prime Music Into Paid Tiers and Adds Ads for Indian Prime Users

European Parliament Switches Default Search From Google to Qwant

Amazon to Cut Off Kindle Store Access for 2012-and-Older Devices on May 20

Russia’s VPN Crackdown Blamed for Payment Outages

Meta Challenges CCPA Fine in Delhi High Court Over Facebook Marketplace Listings

U.S. Court Lets Class Action Over OnlyFans’ Alleged Use of ‘Chatters’ Proceed

Experts Warn of AI-Accelerated Holiday Shopping Scams

Japan Enforces Smartphone Competition Law Requiring Choice Screens and Third-Party App Stores

Netflix Ends Mobile Casting to Most TVs After Quiet Policy Change

Prime Video Launches U.S. Beta for AI Video Recaps of Its Originals

Mexico Senate Approves Consumer Law Reform for One‑Click Cancellation and Clear Subscription Disclosures

Mexico City Cyber Police Warn of Temu-Impersonation Scam Targeting Banking Data