Tech News Airbnb’s Most Booked Cities This Fall Might Surprise You Spoiler alert: Ocean City, New Jersey is number one. Suck it, haters. By Kevin Hurler Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Patched TikTok Exploit Potentially Let Attackers Take Control of User Accounts Microsoft researchers said they revealed the ‘one-click’ exploit to TikTok security back in February, adding that the flaw has already been patched out. By Kyle Barr Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Japan’s Digital Minister ‘Declares a War’ on Floppy Disks The digital minister said there are still around 1,900 government applications and forms that still require the dated tech. By Mack DeGeurin Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsPrivacy and Security OpenSea Boots Hackers for Claiming to Mint NFTs of Belarusian Dictator’s Stolen Passport A hacktivist group says it stole the passport information of everyone in Belarus and used it to needle Aleksandr Lukashenko. By Lucas Ropek Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsCybersecurity Hackers Snuck Malware into an Image From the Webb Space Telescope A piece of the malware is hidden within a copy of SMACS 0723, the first full-color image from the Webb Space Telescope. By Kevin Hurler Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsGadgets Leaked Images of Logitech’s New Gaming Handheld Hint It Supports Major Streaming Services The as-yet-unnamed portable may support Xbox cloud gaming, Steam, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, and the Google Play Store. By Kyle Barr Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsInternet Taliban Claims It’s Upgrading Afghanistan to 4G Despite Ongoing Online Censorship The militant group took to power a year ago following the withdrawal of U.S. forces. By Passant Rabie Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Southwest Pilot Threatens to Turn Plane Around if Unruly Passengers Keep AirDropping Nudes The pilot told passengers he would take the plane back to the gate and call security if passengers continued sending the unwanted photos. By Mack DeGeurin Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsCryptocurrencies Crypto.com Gave a Woman a $10.5 Million Refund and Now It Wants It Back An Australian woman bought her sister a home with some of the accidentally-sent funds, but the courts ordered her to sell the house and return the money. By Kyle Barr Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Snap Becomes Silicon Valley’s Latest Grim Reaper, Will Lay Off More Than 1,000 Workers The social media company said it would begin layoffs Wednesday amid the slowest revenue growth in its history. By Jody Serrano Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews 15 Times Companies Had to Pay Up for Alleged Privacy Blunders From social media giants like Facebook and TikTok to major credit bureaus, privacy violations and data breaches have collectively cost companies billions. By Mack DeGeurin Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Trump’s Top-Secret Document Stash Revealed A photo in a court filing Tuesday shows a trove of classified material discovered in Trump's Mar-a-Lago office. Trump said the picture was "terrible." By Dell Cameron Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsCryptocurrencies TV’s Crypto Hype Man Worries People on TV Are Hyping Crypto Too Much Jim Cramer previously told viewers to buy ethereum at $2,900. It's trading at $1,600 today. By Matt Novak Published August 31, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsPrivacy and Security California Legislature OKs Landmark Bill to Protect Kids’ Privacy The legislation, now headed to the governor's desk, would create new protections for web users under 18, including mandating age-appropriate design. By Lucas Ropek Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence This Woman Created An AI System to Monitor Her Cat’s Poop The system logs the cat's litter time so the owner can be informed of its bowel movement. By Passant Rabie Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Google Worker Claims She Was Forced to Resign After Speaking Out Against Secretive Israeli AI Contract The worker says she faced retaliation and described an environment where pro-Palestinian voices feel silenced. By Mack DeGeurin Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsTransportation Uber Officially Rolls Out Its New Safety Toolkit Uber began testing its safety center back in 2018. By Kevin Hurler Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsGaming New PS5 Models Are Lighter Despite Needing a Heftier Wallet Specs show the newest models of Sony’s premier console will be a little less than a pound lighter, though we still don’t know exactly what’s changed. By Kyle Barr Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsNews Instagram Is Testing Out Ways to Make Your Feed Less Annoying The social media platform has come under heavy criticism from its users over recent updates. By Passant Rabie Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)
Tech NewsTwitter The Twitter Whistleblower Says He Didn’t Do It for Elon Musk Peiter Zatko's lawyers said he will comply with Musk's subpoena in the billionaire's suit against Twitter. By Jody Serrano Published August 30, 2022 | Comments (0)