{"id":31964,"date":"2026-04-30T04:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=31964"},"modified":"2026-04-30T04:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:03:33","slug":"thursday-tech-headlines-30apr2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/thursday-tech-headlines-30apr2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Tech Headlines – 30APR2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday Tech Headlines – 30APR2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Every Thursday, we share tech headlines we find interesting (or disturbing), and we hope you find them informative or thought-provoking, too. You can read them all or pick the ones that interest you the most. So, click on the titles that pique your curiosity! We hope you will like our new Thursday Tech Headlines feature. If you do, please let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tech Headlines for Thursday, April 30, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

NordVPN hit with yet another lawsuit over ‘difficult to cancel’ auto-renewal subscriptions<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Microsoft is finally letting you stop Windows 11 updates after thousands complained<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Google has added a new ‘Verified Email’ feature to make app sign-ups instant<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What is a passkey, how does it work and why is it better than a password?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Microsoft releases emergency out-of-band .NET update to patch severe bug <\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Firefox 150 turns its PDF viewer into a real PDF editor<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

5 Common VPN Myths You Should Never Fall For<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Urgent warning to all 1.8bn Gmail users over new account takeover scam<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Equifax flagged a new type of fraud that\u2019s slipping past every lender<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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