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Earlier this week, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed a DMCA subpoena application in the U.S., as it continues to pursue the operators of major pirate sites. At the very top of Shueisha's latest list is Mangajikan, a site that appears to have received 185 million visitors in May alone. In Japan, that made Mangajikan more popular than Instagram, Facebook, and ChatGPT. But right now, on what used to be its front page, is a very clear message: Website Closed. The extraordinary online popularity of Japanese manga comics shows no sign of retreat, with pirate site-based consumption at unprecedented levels fueled by billions of visits. Japanese publishers are pursuing pirate site operators all around the world but no matter where they’re physically located, the majority have some kind of infrastructure directly behind a reverse proxy at Cloudflare. All rightsholders have to do is obtain a DMCA subpoena, serve Cloudflare, and sift through the resulting mountain of logs for clues and, in an ideal world, signs of an operator security blunder. Shueisha Targets ~25 Domains Shueisha’s appearance at a U.S. court this week adds to a growing list of actions in the United States by Japanese publishers including Shogakukan, Kadokawa and Kodansha. Shueisha’s subpoena target is Cloudflare and having already served DMCA takedown notices as required, Shueisha should receive data for around two dozen pirate domains. All listed domains are accused of infringing Shueisha’s rights in ONE PIECE, a manga series featuring a search for mythical treasure and a chance to become the next King of the Pirates. The domains of interest to Shueisha look broadly familiar; most feature the word ‘manga’ and the term ‘raw’ (a reference to unmodified comics in their original language) is quite common too. Beyond that, the list represents a typical example of domains that probably won’t be in use for very long. At some point they’re likely to be replaced by others that in many cases will look confusingly similar to their predecessors. It’s Manga Time For those outside the manga piracy community, keeping track of these changes can become a real chore. A site with a new domain, assisted by various means, may appear out of what seems like thin air, before becoming one of the world’s most popular pirate sites in a matter of weeks. Others may disappear into obscurity in what seems like an instant. The screenshot above shows the site at the top of Shueisha’s list. Mangajikan, or ‘cartoon time’ in English, was registered in May 2024 and for the first couple of months of 2025, attracted very little interest from rightsholders. In early March, everything changed. DMCA takedown notices for Google search initially tripled, and then around two weeks later, doubled in volume. Traffic of ‘just’ a few million in January kept increasing; in March, Mangajikan received over 104 million visits, then in April a surprise reduction to ‘just’ 90 million. Then, in May, Mangajikan more than doubled its existing traffic; in just four weeks, 90 million visits became 185 million. This surge made Mangajikan the most popular site in SimilarWeb’s ‘Animation and Comics’ category for the whole of Japan, and the 17th most popular site in the country overall. In such a short period of time, that type of growth could be mistaken for magic. Sleight of hand probably shouldn’t be ruled out, or indeed, a few extra domains up a sleeve donating unwanted traffic. Whatever the technique, Mangajikan was more popular than Facebook, and more visited than ChatGPT. Lagging behind in 24th position, Pornhub didn’t even make the chart. Bye. Website Closed After taking the internet by storm in the blink of an eye, Mangajikan.com’s apparent retreat into the ether was even more swift. The site’s goodbye note is functional, even bilingual, but fairly brief by most standards. The same message appears on mangajikan.to So did the site really shut down or did it just change shape? Organized Instability If we refer back to Shueisha’s list, traffic to most of the domains has either fallen dramatically in the last three months, or increased in much the same way. One of the Mangaraw-branded domains in the list had 27.5 million visits in March but just 7 million in May. Another with the same branding saw visitor numbers fall from 28.4 million to 19.4 million in the same period. A third Mangaraw domain had 20.4 million visits in March, 8.4 million in April, and 3.8 million in May. Visits seem unlikely to have simply dried up. Overall, Vietnam-focused domains may be the biggest movers in the DMCA subpoena application, two in particular. Both had zero traffic in March but during May, one had 27.5m visits which made it the 24th most popular site in the whole of Vietnam. SimilarWeb data shows that the second grew even more quickly – zero visits in March to 77.2 million in May, allowing the domain to take the #9 slot in Vietnam’s most-visited website list with relative ease. A Disappointing Ending For Some There are clear signs that visits to Mangajikan found their way to other domains, one with identical branding and another with a more generic name. According to Semrush data, the latter had a significant visitor boost in May after receiving close to 40% of Mangajikan’s outbound traffic. While that domain also makes an appearance in the DMCA subpoena application, Semrush data reveals that around 20% of outbound traffic went directly to a more suspicious looking domain. For obvious reasons we’re not naming it here. URLQuery reports that Quad9 flagged the domain as ‘malicious’ and then sinkholed it, protecting users of its DNS from what appears to be a Chaturbate-linked or Chaturbate-branded popunder affair, followed by whatever surprises came next. We have no information about the outcome but on the balance of probabilities, it’s unlikely to have involved free Japanese comics. And if there’s no new manga involved, in practical terms that translates to zero interest shown by those eager to consume it. That’s a problem for all current major anti-piracy campaigns globally, regardless of the content they aim to protect. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Windows 11 build 22631.5545 is now available for download in the Release Preview Channel of the Windows Insider Program. The update is a pretty minor one, but it still packs some important changes, such as improvements for app defaults in the Settings app, Windows Share enhancements, and a few fixes here and there. With build 22631.5545, Microsoft is giving users in the EEA region more control over default apps in Windows 11, particularly for browser defaults. Now, browser defaults support additional file and link types. Your default browser now pins itself to the taskbar (you can turn this option off), plus you can change your typical PDF viewer with one click (if the browser of choice supports PDF handling). As for Windows Share improvements, the sharing window now includes a preview of the link that you are about to send to someone. The rest of the changelog includes various fixes: [Audit] Fixed: An issue with auditing privilege use created too many security event logs. These logs filled up the system drive and prevented users from signing in. [Authentication] Fixed: This update fixes an issue where domain-joined machines running Windows 11 22H2 or 23H2 couldn’t update their account passwords on Windows Server 2025 domain controllers, which led to trust relationship issues. [Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA)] Fixed: This update brings profiles up to date for certain mobile operators. [Display Kernel] Fixed: An issue that prevented Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections until you restarted your device. [Network file sharing] Fixed: This update fixes an issue where workstations and servers might stop responding when connecting to resources located on Server Message Block (SMB) shares. [Performance] Fixed: This update addresses an issue that prevented the complete removal of unused language packs and Feature on Demand packages, which previously led to unnecessary storage use and longer Windows Update installation times. [Shell] Fixed: This update resolves an issue where kiosk devices might stop responding after being locked and unlocked by an administrator. [Windows Hello] Fixed: This update fixes an issue that prevented the automatic renewal of expiring certificates in Windows Hello for Business. [Windows Search] Fixed: Windows Search responds very slowly—the Search Box can take over 10 seconds to load before you can use it. You can find the announcement post here. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 10 release preview build today for Insiders flighting the channel. The new build, 19045.6029, has some new changes and improvements. The biggest highlight is related to default app choices for the EEA (European Economic Area) region. Microsoft writes: "We are rolling out some small changes in the EEA region for default browsers via the Set default button in Settings > Apps > Default apps: Additional file and link types will be set for the new default browser, if it registers them. The new default browser will be pinned to the Taskbar and Start menu unless you choose not to pin it by clearing the checkboxes. There is now a separate one-click button for browsers to change your .pdf default, if the browser registers for the .pdf file type." Microsoft has also updated the curl command line tool with "most recent stable version is 8.14.1". Aside from those, remote Component Object Model (COM) activation that were failing with 0x8001011 error code has been fixed. And there are several other changes too. The full changelog is given below: [Mobile Operator Profiles] Updated: Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA) profiles. [App Platforms and Frameworks] Fixed: An issue affecting Component Object Model (COM) functionality on Windows platforms, where remote COM activations were failing with error 0x8001011. Upgraded the version of the curl tool included in Windows to v8.13.0. [Authentication Platform] Fixed: An issue affecting the device registration in Entra ID Windows Account Manager (WAM) plugin. [Input and Composition] Fixed: An issue affecting the complete removal of unused language packs and Feature on Demand (FOD) packages. This led to unnecessary storage use and increase in Windows Update installation time. [Print and Peripherals] Fixed: An issue affecting USB-connected Multi-Function printers with dual protocol interfaces, where scanning may fail and prevent use of the OS’s built-in scanning functionality. [Start Menu] Fixed: An issue causing jump lists to disappear from the Start Menu. Fixed: An issue where the Start Menu was not starting after installing an update. [Settings] Fixed: Settings > System > About unexpectedly shows version 2009 instead of version 22H2. [Servicing] Fixed: An issue where Kiosk devices using the ForceAutoLogon configuration and Shift Override might stop responding with a blue screen after being locked and unlocked by support administrators. [File Server] Fixed: An issue where the system may hang when acknowledging an Oplock break on resources located on SMB shares. You can find the official blog post here on Microsoft's website. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

AMD has a new driver update for Radeon graphics hardware owners. The AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.6.2 optional driver update is touting support for a couple of brand-new games as well as expanded FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) support across four more titles. 11 bit studios' unique sci-fi adventure The Alters is releasing on June 13, while Remedy Entertainment's first multiplayer venture for co-op fans, FBC: Firebreak, is landing on June 17. Both titles receive day-one support via this optional driver for anyone looking to jump in. At the same time, The Alters, Delta Force, Dragonkin: The Banished, and RoadCraft have received FSR 4 support too, letting RX 9000 series owners enable the company's latest generation upscaler for gaining more frames. The complete list of games with FSR 4 support, as well as upcoming implementations, can be found on AMD's support page here. As for fixed issues, a green tint on Oculus Rift S, Discord stutters when alt-tabbing, Spider-Man 2 crashes when ray tracing is enabled, The Last of Us Part I crashes, and Warhammer 40K: Darktide performance issues have now been resolved, according to AMD. The known issues AMD's teams are working on are these: Texture flickering or corruption may appear while playing The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered with AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution enabled on Radeon RX 9070 XT. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution as a temporary workaround. Stutter may be observed while playing games with some VR headsets at 80Hz or 90Hz refresh rate on some AMD Radeon Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 7000 series. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to change the refresh rate as a temporary workaround. Intermittent system or application crash may be observed while playing Cyberpunk 2077 on some AMD Radeon Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 7000 series and Radeon RX 9000 series. Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Monster Hunter Wilds with Radeon Anti-Lag and Instant Replay enabled. Stutter may be observed while playing Call of Duty: Warzone Season 03 ‘Verdansk’ map on some AMD Graphics Products. Stutter and lower than expected performance may be observed while playing 4K resolution YouTube videos in Chrome. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to play videos in full screen as a temporary workaround. Intermittent application crash may be observed while playing FBC: Firebreak on some AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and some AMD Ryzen 7000 series APU products. The new AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.6.2 optional update is now available for download from the AMD Software app as well as AMD's own changelog page for the driver. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Today, Microsoft is launching a new feature for the Copilot app on Windows 10 and 11. Dubbed "Copilot Vision with Highlights," it enables AI to see what is happening on the screen and offer you additional information, context, and analysis in real time. Microsoft says this feature acts as a "second set of eyes." Copilot Vision on Windows works with two apps at once, allowing you to continue the workflow from one app to another. Also, the Highlights feature lets you ask the AI to guide you and explain how to do certain things within an app. For example, you can ask it how to trim a video in Clipchamp or how to remove an object in the Photos app. You can invoke Copilot Vision by launching the Copilot app and clicking the glasses icon in the bottom-right corner of the composer. Next, select the app you want to share with Copilot and click "Share." After that, you can talk to Copilot and ask for suggestions, tips, additional information, and more. To stop sharing, click "Stop." Note that Copilot Vision with Highlights does not require a Copilot Pro subscription. Microsoft adds that Copilot Vision with Highlights is a strictly opt-in experience, which means it never turns on without your command. After the initial Recall fiasco in 2024, Microsoft is taking a more cautious approach to new features in Windows 11, especially privacy-sensitive ones. Copilot Vision with Highlights is currently rolling out to Windows 10 and 11 users in the United States. Microsoft says that users in other non-European countries will soon have access to the feature. Microsoft has been testing Copilot Vision among Windows Insiders for a couple of weeks. Now, it is ready for its prime time. You can read more about the feature in a blog post on the official Microsoft website. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Anker has announced that it is recalling "more than a million" power banks as they are potentially very dangerous due to burn and fire hazards. Both Anker as well as the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) have released guidance and advisories on how to check if the power bank you are using is affected and how to proceed further if that is the case. First up, the affected model is the PowerCore 10000 power bank (Model: A1263) and CPSC notes that "Anker has received 19 reports of fires and explosions," which "includes two reports of minor burn injuries not requiring medical attention and 11 reports of property damage totaling over $60,700." Anker explains how you can identify the affected model. It writes: After checking and confirming whether your unit is eligible for the recall, Anker has recommended that you "stop using it immediately" and fill the form which provides you with either a free replacement Anker Power Bank (10K, 22.5W) (Model A1388) or a $30 gift card if replacements are back ordered, which is possible at the moment as it is a large scale recall with over a million affected units. You can find the recall form at this link on Anker's website and the announcement posts linked below. You can find the detailed instructions there. Source: Anker, CPSC Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend

Despite introducing the bug in March, it may be September before Google fixes it. Google's Pixel phones got a big update this week with the release of Android 16 and a batch of Pixel Drop features. Pixels now have enhanced security, new contact features, and improved button navigation. However, some of the most interesting features, like desktop windowing and Material 3 Expressive, are coming later. Another thing that's coming later, it seems, is a fix for an annoying bug Google introduced a few months back. Google broke the system dark mode schedule in its March Pixel update and did not address it in time for Android 16. The company confirms a fix is coming, though. The system-level dark theme arrives in Android 10 to offer a less eye-searing option, which is particularly handy in dark environments. It took a while for even Google's apps to fully adopt this feature, but support is solid five years later. Google even offers a scheduling feature to switch between light and dark mode at custom times or based on sunrise/sunset. However, the scheduling feature was busted in the March update. Currently, if you manually toggle dark mode on or off, schedules stop working. The only way to get them back is to set up your schedule again and then never toggle dark mode. Google initially marked this as "intended behavior," but a more recent bug report was accepted as a valid issue. It's an annoying bug and not the kind of thing Google would have previously left unfixed in a major version update. Yet the bug is still present in the latest stable build on Pixels. Google has confirmed the issue is part of its ongoing development for Android 16, but it didn't make it into the first release. A fix for this issue is being tested currently in Android 16 QPR1—the "quarterly platform release" that will eventually become a Pixel Feature Drop. Credit: Ryan Whitwam Android 16 QRP1, currently in its second beta release, is expected to be rolled out as a stable version in September. We also expect it to include the promised desktop windowing (currently in developer preview in QPR1 Beta 2) and the new Material theme. Google will do several more monthly patches in the interim, but the dark mode fix is not slated for inclusion. In the past, it would be rare for a relatively simple UI bug like this to persist across Android versions, but the number doesn't matter as much as it used to. Android 16 lays the groundwork for several notable updates to the platform, but it's arriving months earlier than past versions did. Google used to release new Android updates in the fall, around the time that new Pixel phones launch. However, 2025 marks the beginning of a new dual-update system, with a major update in Q2 and a smaller one in Q4. Apparently, the race to get Android 16 out the door left this bug, as well as some big features, still in development. Source Hope you enjoyed this news post. Thank you for appreciating my time and effort posting news every day for many years. News posts... 2023: 5,800+ | 2024: 5,700+ | 2025 (till end of May): 2,377 RIP Matrix | Farewell my friend