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Skype has shut down Microsoft has shut down Skype after 22 years of service as of May 5, 2025, redirecting users to Teams Free. Skype users have an option to migrate all the contacts and chat data to Teams, or export the data using the export tool. The data of the users who haven't taken any action will be retained until January 2026. Users with active subscription or Skype Credits can use the Skype Dial Pad on the web or in Microsoft Teams. 🔗 Microsoft 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Temu Halts Direct China Shipments Amid U.S. Tariff Hike Temu has stopped shipping products from China to the U.S. directly in response to President Trump's executive order ending the de minimis rule which allowed items ≤ $800 to enter U.S. without import fees and increasing tariffs. The company has now transitioned to a "local fulfillment model", recruiting U.S. sellers to join the platform and source products from U.S. warehouses instead. The consumer pricing remains unchanged during this shift, and the products from China are being listed as "out of stock." 🔗 NY Times 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Firefox could be doomed without a Google search deal Mozilla’s CFO has said that Firefox’s future will be at risk if the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) restricts Google’s search monopoly. Google’s payments for the default search engine on Firefox make up about 85% of Mozilla’s revenue. Losing this revenue means Mozilla would be forced to make drastic cuts, which could "put Firefox out of business," along with other nonprofit efforts like open-source web tools.

Without the revenue, Mozilla and other small, independent browsers may be forced to scale back operations and cut support for critical projects like Gecko, the only remaining browser engine competing with Google’s Chromium and Apple’s WebKit. 

🔗 The Verge 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Microsoft makes all new accounts passwordless by default Microsoft has announced that all new personal accounts will be "passwordless by default." This replaces traditional passwords with alternatives like passkeys, biometrics, one-time codes, Microsoft Authenticator, etc. to secure accounts against phishing, brute-force attacks, etc. Once the users are signed in, they will be prompted to enroll passkey. Existing users can delete their password by visiting the account settings.

This simplified experience gets you signed in faster and in our experiments has reduced password use by over 20%

🔗 Bleeping Computer 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Microsoft is making Office apps load at startup Microsoft is introducing "Startup Boost" for Office apps, beginning with Word in mid-May 2025. It will enhance load times by preloading the apps at Windows startup. It is only available for PCs having at least 8GB of RAM and 5GB of free disk space to maintain performance. The scheduled task will wait for 10 minutes before execution to prevent slowing down Windows on login. After the task executes, the app remains in paused state. It can be disabled via app settings or Task Scheduler. The feature will later extend to other Office apps. 🔗 MS365 Message Center 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Google is working on a UI overhaul for Android Google is overhauling Android’s UI as part of its Material 3 Expressive design. Status bar icons (Wi-Fi, mobile data, aeroplane mode, battery) are updated, and panels have a blurred background instead of solid black. The brightness slider is redesigned, and a split Quick Settings/notifications panel might arrive later. The blur effect also appears in the app drawer, Recents menu, and PIN screen (along with dynamic-colored dots). The date/weather placement in the lock screen is changed, and a compact notification shelf is added. Volume sliders are thinner with distinct handles, and the media switcher is redesigned as well. The Settings app now has colourful icons, menu items within cards, and subpage arrows. Pixel Launcher has new icon shapes like “four-sided cookie” and “complex clover.” 🔗 Android Authority 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

Congress Passes TAKE IT DOWN Act Despite Major Flaws The House of Representatives has passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which criminalizes non-consensual sharing of intimate images, including revenge porn and AI-generated deepfakes, imposing up to 2 years’ imprisonment for adults and 3 for minors. It mandates platforms to remove content within 48 hours of reporting, enforced by the FTC. However, critics say that bad faith actors could abuse it to remove almost anything from the internet, and Donald Trump could use it to quiet others. The bill could lead to "suppression of lawful speech." 🔗 TIME 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

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Karnataka High Court orders blocking of Proton Mail The Karnataka High Court has directed India's central government to "issue proceedings in terms of Section 69A of IT Act 2008 to block Proton Mail" nationwide. This decision came after a petition by M Moser Design Associates, according to which vulgar and abusive emails about a female employee, including AI-generated deepfakes were being sent via Proton Mail to other staff and clients. The petition also claimed that Proton allows to select India as server location, even though it has no servers in India. The court has also ordered to immediately block all the offending URLs mentioned in the petition. 🔗 TechCrunch 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks

LG's update servers for its Android smartphones are shutting down on June 30 LG is shutting down its update servers for old smartphones at 00:00 on June 30, 2025 [Korea time, GMT+9], three years after exiting the smartphone market in 2021. After June 30th, LG phones will no longer be able to download Android updates. Along with this, the LG Bridge PC software for backups and updates will also be discontinued. The personal data collected will also be deleted immediately once the services are terminated. 🔗 LG 🧑‍💻 @agamtechtricks