Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube’s premium subscriptions are about to get more expensive for long-time subscribers with legacy plans in more places. In December, YouTube told US subscribers with legacy YouTube Premium plans (stemming from discontinued services Google Play Music or YouTube Red) they’d need to start paying the current $13.99 per month price in the new year. YouTube Music users in Europe have posted emails they received announcing a price increase for them, too, and just like the US, some report getting three more months at the current price before the hike. In an email to The Verge, YouTube communications manager Paul Pennington confirmed prices are increasing for both YouTube Premium, which removes ads on the streaming videos and includes access... Continue reading…

Paul McCartney in 2022. | Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images The Beatles have been nominated for two Grammys — nearly 50 years after the band officially split up. Their final song, called “Now and Then,” was restored last year with the help of AI, and is now up for record of the year alongside the likes of Beyoncé, Charlie XCX, Billie Eilish, and Taylor Swift. It’s also been nominated for best rock performance, where it goes up against Green Day, Pearl Jam, and The Black Keys. Released in November 2023, “Now and Then” started as a demo recorded by John Lennon in the late 1970s. This recording, as well as “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love,” was given to Lennon’s three surviving bandmates in the ‘90s, with the hopes of including it in The Beatles Anthology project. However, “Now and Then” was never... Continue reading…

A catastrophic hack involving a backdoor into the AT&T, Lumen, and Verizon networks came to light in early October. It made me point out that Apple's stance against backdoors in iPhone encryption has been proven to be correct once again. Any type of hidden access to software or hardware could be exploited. A state-sponsored hackers collective associated with China known as Salt Typhoon is believed to be responsible for the hack, though China has denied involvement. Since early October, multiple reports have emerged indicating that the scope of the attack was much bigger than breaching the networks of AT&T, Lumen, and Verizon via the wiretap access "doors" reserved for US law enforcement. The hackers might have been looking for high-prized targets, including phones belonging to Donald Trump, JD Vance, and people affiliated with Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign. More recent developments indicate that the hack might have targeted the iPhones belonging to senior unnamed presidential campaign officials ahead of the US election. It's unclear who these officials are or what side they worked on. The FBI is already investigating the hack. Continue reading... The post FBI reportedly thinks China targeted iPhones of presidential campaign officials appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $898 Hisense 75-inch TV, $68 Furbuster, $649 Google Pixel 9, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $150 off eufy Robot Vacuum Omni C20, $30 Fire TV Stick 4K Max, $99 Beats headphones, more Today’s deals: $100 off iPad mini 7, $60 off Nintendo Switch OLED, $90 Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL, more

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