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12 alternatives to Google Meet for better privacy, fewer limitations, and more powerful features

By Ritoban Mukherjee Published

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Google Meet is fine for a quick chat, but limited for webinars, large teams, or private calls. Here are the strongest alternatives by use case.

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12 alternatives to Google Calendar: Improved privacy, intelligent scheduling, tighter integrations, and more

By Ritoban Mukherjee Published

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Google Calendar is free and familiar, but too unwieldy for busy schedules. Here are the top alternatives, sorted by the specific problems you face day to day.

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12 alternatives to Gmail: What to use when your inbox reads too much into things

By Ritoban Mukherjee Published

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Gmail's AI features, storage limits, and generic branding frustrate plenty of users. Here are the top alternatives, grouped by exactly what's bothering you.

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Gmail is killing off one of its best features as an email hub

By David Nield Published

Gmail won't play as nicely with other third-party email accounts as it used to, so I'll have to change my email habits.

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FBI warns of Russian Intelligence phishing campaign abusing Signal support services

By Benedict Collins Published

Russian Intelligence are trying to hijack Signal accounts by tricking users into sending their Backup Recovery Keys

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Over 14 million login credentials leaked from six ISPs in major data breach — here’s what we know

By Benedict Collins Published

The credentials were exposed via an attack on third-party software.

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30 years later, my Hotmail email address still works, but I won't read your message

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Hotmail turns 30, but it's barely a shadow of its former self. I look at how the service started when Microsoft did with it and how it sort of lives on.

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Having spam and filtering issues in Gmail? You're not alone

By David Nield Published

A variety of bugs have been afflicting Gmail inboxes over the course of the weekend, but Google seems to be on top of it.

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No joke, Gmail is 20 and we're probably better for it

By Lance Ulanoff Published

A surprise April Fool's Day launch didn't prepare us for how Gmail would ultimately dominate our lives

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Google introduced Gmail to the public on April 1, 2004, leading many to believe it was an April Fools' Day prank
Google's next AI update for Gmail could let you ask it to write emails with your voice

By Rowan Davies Published

Google is testing a new AI feature for Android that allows you to draft emails using voice prompts.

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