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DeGoogle your life!

Just a quick one… here’s an image of the alternatives to common Google apps/platforms as I have had a fair few people asking what/how/can I DeGoogle?

m&s

Hacking on the rise again…

Recently I have seen a rise in hacking, both corporate (M&S, Co-op) and personal, and even some websites etc. I host/admin. Now one thing is clear, money is tight around the world with the UK… 

m&s

M&S warning!

After the recent M&S attack it has turned out that some customer data has been stolen. M&S aren’t 100% sure but stolen data could include your name, date of birth, email address, address, household information… 

the end of the internet

Threads updates

So it has been announced that as expected Threads is rolling out the ads a load more…. I’ve not seen many yet but they are coming! This follows on from the bonus program ending without… 

le zuck

Meta says its platforms aren’t really social media any longer…

Interesting read, and my research says it is even worse than they are saying… https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-reveals-decline-friend-content-instagram-facebook-amid-ftc-trial-2025-4 When the company is basically saying it’s not social media it really says something….

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Automattic lays off 16%/281

Seems the drama around Matt Mullenweg and WordPress continues to rumble on with the company laying off 16%/281 people on April 1st (no not an April Fools joke either). This continues 2025s continued whittling down… 

gates and allen

Microsoft at 50

On April 4th 2025 – Microsoft turned 50. It had a vision to put a computer on every desk, and well it has pretty much achieved that! The article below sums it up better than… 

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Tesla sales plunge in 2025

Tesla has posted its worst sales figures for over 3 years so far in 2025 with just under 337,000 vehicles delivered in the first 3 months of the year. BYD for example shipped over 417,000… 

china v us

China overtaking the US in tech domination?

Now here we are in April 2025 and it is becoming increasingly evident that China has toppled the US in the tech spaces. Tesla has been overtaken as the leading EV manufacturer and smartphone apps…