The National Security Archive released 50 documents showing President Jimmy Carter's direct confrontation with Colombia's leadership over drug trade corruption five decades ago. At the same time, online ecosystem metrics show a 12.2% drop in visits across the top million websites compared to early 2022 peaks. Additional technology shifts include Google satisfying South Korean security rules to export local map data with Tmap, alongside proposed European Union regulations targeting predatory video game mechanics like loot boxes.
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Global internet browsing volume to top sites has significantly retracted from its histori…: Global internet browsing volume to top sites has significantly retracted from its historic peak levels seen in early 2022.
European regulators are advancing the Digital Fairness Act to uniformly curb aggressive m…: European regulators are advancing the Digital Fairness Act to uniformly curb aggressive monetization tactics within the video game industry.
Mozilla is temporarily providing uncapped data limits on its integrated Firefox VPN servi…: Mozilla is temporarily providing uncapped data limits on its integrated Firefox VPN service for authenticated users through late January 2027.
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National Security Archive: “Naming Names at the Highest Level”. “The Embassy’s report on ‘Narcotics Trafficking in Colombia and Related High Level Corruption’ is among 50 previously classified documents published today by the Archive to mark 50 years since the U.S. government began to look seriously at narcotics-related corruption in Colombia. Together, these records provide vivid new details on the sequence of events that led President Carter to confront the Colombian President with evidence that members of his own government benefitted from the illegal drug trade.”
EIN Presswire: Celebrity.Estate Launches Interactive World Map of Famous Wills and Inheritance Cases From Caesar to 2026 (PRESS RELEASE). “Celebrity.estate has launched a public online archive of celebrity estates, famous wills, inheritance disputes and family fortunes from 40,000 BC to 2026. The archive places each case on an animated world map at the place and year it happened. Each case page cites its sources, with court records listed first.”
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Search Engine Journal: Top Million Sites Lost 12% Of Visits; Top 100’s Share Barely Moved. “Visits to the world’s top million…
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