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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/05\/27\/windows-adds-support-for-rar-netflix-cracks-down-on-passwords-and-meta-lays-off-workers\/<\/a><\/br> Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch\u2019s regular column that rounds up the week in tech news. Dunno about y\u2019all, but it\u2019s felt like a long one \u2014 and I\u2019m thankful for the extended weekend. For those observing Memorial Day, do enjoy. Those not, take the time off where you\u2019re able. We all need rest here and there.<\/p>\n First, a few PSAs.<\/p>\n This week, TechCrunch Live hosted<\/a> Flint Capital and Sensi.AI, a startup using audio-based software to monitor patients and assist medical staff and family members with care. To those of you who tuned in, many thanks. But if you missed it, not to worry \u2014 we\u2019ll have the recording up shortly.<\/p>\n Then, in September, there\u2019s Disrupt<\/a>, TC\u2019s annual conference.\u00a0Whether you\u2019re a startup rookie learning the ropes, a seasoned investor searching for the next big thing or a founder hell-bent on changing the world, Disrupt will deliver the tools, knowledge and connections to help you make it happen.<\/p>\n Now, on with the news.<\/p>\n After 28 years, Windows gains RAR support:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Devin writes about Microsoft bringing native support for the RAR archive format to Windows. Miraculously, it took the better part of three decades for the .rar file to finally be supported in Windows without any kind of additional software. That\u2019s longer than I\u2019ve been alive, dear readers \u2014 not to date myself!<\/p>\n Netflix begins password crackdown:<\/strong><\/a> After a delayed launch, Netflix\u2019s crackdown on password sharing is now beginning to roll out to U.S. subscribers and other global markets. The streamer had originally planned to introduce<\/a> \u201cpaid sharing\u201d to U.S. subscribers in the first quarter of this year but pushed the start date back to the summer after seeing cancellations in markets where it had already launched the changes.<\/p>\n More layoffs at Meta:<\/strong><\/a> Meta is waging its\u00a0latest round of layoffs on Wednesday, estimated to impact about 6,000 people. These cuts are part of the company\u2019s so-called Year of Efficiency<\/a>, in which Meta is being massively restructured to save money and flatten the organization structure.<\/p>\n EU orders Meta suspension:<\/a> <\/strong>In other Meta news, Meta was hit this week with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting EU user data to the U.S. for processing. Today, the European Data Protection Board<\/a> announced that Meta has been fined \u20ac1.2 billion (close to $1.3 billion), which the Board confirmed is the largest fine ever issued under the bloc\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).<\/p>\n Meta forced to sell:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Meta, dominating the headlines once again this week, sold Giphy \u2014 the animated GIF search engine it acquired for $400 million<\/a> three years ago \u2014 to Shutterstock. The sale wasn\u2019t voluntary, necessarily; seven months ago, the U.K.\u2019s antitrust authority issued a final order<\/a> for Meta to sell Giphy, on the grounds that the merger reduced competition.<\/p>\n WhatsApp adds message editing:<\/a> <\/strong>WhatsApp announced one of the app\u2019s most anticipated features this week \u2014 message editing.\u00a0WhatsApp users can now modify a message within 15 minutes of sending the message. The edited messages will have an \u201cedited\u201d tag next to the time stamp to mark the change.<\/p>\n The problem with paid verification:<\/strong><\/a> The fake Pentagon attack hoax that went viral this week shows the perils of Twitter\u2019s paid verification scheme. The gist? The combination of paid blue checks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0generative AI<\/a> makes it all too easy to spread misinformation \u2014 and quickly.<\/p>\n Investing in India:<\/strong><\/a> Amazon plans to invest $12.7 billion into its cloud business in India by 2030, the e-commerce group said Thursday, as it pushes ahead to scale up the AWS infrastructure in the key overseas market at a time when it has\u00a0pared back several other services<\/a>\u00a0in the region.<\/p>\n Bigger and better:<\/strong><\/a> Amazon launched its biggest tablet this week. Called the Fire Max 11, it has an 11-inch screen. The company is pricing the device at $229.99 \u2014 offering a cheaper option for users than the 10.9-inch iPad and the new Pixel tablet<\/a>\u00a0with a similar-sized screen.<\/p>\n
\nWindows adds support for RAR, Netflix cracks down on passwords, and Meta lays off workers<\/br>
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