In an ironic twist of fate, BriansClub, a black market site that contains stolen credit cards, was hacked to rescue the data of more than 26 million credit and debit cards. The data stolen was shared with financial institutions who were able to identify, monitor, and reissue cards that were compromised.
| Web | June 29, 2021 |
Hackers from Iran and China have targeted the presidential campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, according to Google.
| Trash | June 29, 2021 |
Many tech companies have pledged to make Juneteenth an official company holiday, while others are encouraging employees to take the day to educate themselves.
| Trash | June 19, 2021 |
The Mars 2020 rover is preparing for its big mission by doing some "bicep curls" in a new video released by NASA. The rover will head to Mars in July 2020 and is scheduled to land on the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater in February 2021 -- with a swole arm to collect dirt and rocks.
| Emerging Tech | April 2, 2021 |
Perseverance was submitted by Alexander Mather, who is a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia.
| Emerging Tech | April 2, 2021 |
Cloudfare, an international website and internet hosting platform, experience a worldwide outage earlier Tuesday. Sites and services that are hosted on the platform reported outages in countries around the world. According to Cloudfare’s system status page, service was restored within 30 minutes.
| Trash | March 15, 2021 |
Google told employees in an email last week that they could no longer use Zoom, attributing the decision to Zoom's recent increase in security vulnerabilities.
| Trash | March 15, 2021 |
Reddit said that the new image gallery feature was consistently requested by various Reddit communities, especially in the Style, DIY, and Food subreddits.
| News | March 15, 2021 |
In a recent visit to Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, President Donald Trump asked Apple CEO, Tim Cook, to help build 5G in the U.S…even though Apple is not a cellular carrier. Trump tweeted about his visit to the facility and how Apple should get involved with building 5G connection.
| Apple | March 1, 2021 |
Amazon announced a slew of new Alexa features geared towards kids during the Amazon Devices Event, including the new Echo Glow, a a multicolor smart lamp that pairs with Alexa, the Alexa Education Skill API pairs up with programs like Canvas, Kickboard, and Coursera, and a new FreeTime feature.
| Smart Home News | February 16, 2021 |
Snapchat's popular Anime Style filter makes you look like a real-life anime character.
| News | January 27, 2021 |
Discord has been infiltrated by malware that has the potential to steal users’ email addresses, phone numbers, usernames, IP addresses, and more. The malware affecting the gaming-centric online chat app is being called “Spidey Bot." Twitter user MalwareHunterTeam first brought attention to the malware on October 9.
| Gaming | January 20, 2021 |
New features include Running Analysis, Fall Detection feature, Smart Reply, and more.
| News | January 11, 2021 |
You can't always trust your map app: faulty Google Maps directions led some Aurora, Colo. area drivers to a strange and muddy detour on Sunday. The app seemed to be trying to route them around a crash, but instead ended up causing a separate traffic jam.
| Trash | January 8, 2021 |
The tool shows how many new confirmed coronavirus cases there have been in an area in the last seven days.
| Trash | January 8, 2021 |
A WhatsApp security vulnerability has been revealed that could allow someone to intercept or manipulate messages within personal conversations in the app. A 2018 report from Check Point Research found three vulnerabilities within the popular Facebook-owned app. One of the three issues has been fixed, Check Point says.
| Social Media | January 8, 2021 |
Spotify partnered with Chernin Entertainment in hopes of turning some of its more than 250 original podcasts into viewable entertainment.
| News | January 7, 2021 |
A not-yet-released feature on Spotify, called “Tastebuds” would let you discover new music through your friends’ lists by curating a playlist for you based on your and your friends’ similar tastes. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong, tweeted that the Tastebuds tab would be located in Spotify’s main navigation.
| Music | January 7, 2021 |
Reddit updated its policies to ban impersonation on its platform. The ban encompasses everything from deepfakes to individuals making false claims about their identities. Reddit explains that even though instances of impersonation are rare, they pose a threat if people impersonate a journalist or a politician.
| Web | January 7, 2021 |
Reddit banned about 7,000 subreddits that contained or promoted hateful content like harassment, bullying, and violent threats.
| Social Media | January 7, 2021 |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more games in just its first six weeks on the market than the previous Animal Crossing game sold in its entire lifetime.
| News | November 21, 2020 |
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 6 on Tuesday with features like measuring blood oxygen levels.
| Mobile | November 19, 2020 |
New data suggests that this year’s Cyber Monday will be the biggest shopping day out of the whole Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Data reveals that 28% of people plan on shopping on Cyber Monday this year compared to 23% of shoppers who plan to brave the crowds on Black Friday.
| Web | November 10, 2020 |
Space Force is from the same minds as comedy favorites like The Office and Parks and Recreation and will make its debut on the streaming service on May 29.
| News | October 28, 2020 |
If you're new to Bitcoin or unfamiliar with what Bitcoin halving means, we’ve broken down what to expect next month during the third Bitcoin halving event.
| Trash | October 28, 2020 |
Amazon Explore lets you explore a new place, learn a new skill, or shop at unique boutiques virtually.
| Trash | September 30, 2020 |
The first presidential debate will air without commercials from 6 to 7:30 p.m. PT on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
| Trash | September 29, 2020 |
From banning certain ads to providing places where you can find voting information, here’s what tech companies are doing to secure the election.
| Social Media | September 29, 2020 |
Sonos alleges Google copied more of its patented innovations for Google’s smart speakers.
| Audio / Video | September 29, 2020 |
You can watch the same show or movie on Disney+ with up to seven of your friends.
| Entertainment | September 29, 2020 |
Twitter says more people are actually opening up articles and reading them thanks to a new notification.
| Social Media | September 24, 2020 |
Instagram users reported issues with the social platform Wednesday afternoon.
| News | September 23, 2020 |
The Department of Justice wants to narrow the criteria online platforms would need to meet to have liability protections.
| Social Media | September 23, 2020 |
The Instagram influencer known as Imma posted herself 'living' in her Ikea-decorated apartment.
| Trash | September 22, 2020 |