The Morning After: Meta gets fined $402 million
Meta’s Labor Day celebrations were cut short yesterday after the company was handed a $402 million fine by the European Union. The social network is believed to have mishandled children’s private data...
View ArticleLead PlayStation architect Masayasu Ito is retiring after 36 years
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE)— the branch of the company responsible for its gaming consoles and accessories — is losing one of the main architects. The company has confirmed to Bloomberg News...
View ArticleApple's iPad mini is back on sale for $400 at Amazon
It doesn't get much better than Apple's iPad mini if you're keen on a more compact tablet. We consider it to be the best small slab out there, and the company made a lot of much-needed upgrades to the...
View ArticleThe best fast chargers available right now
Now that companies like Apple, Google and Samsung are no longer including power adapters with new phones, getting the right charger for your device is a little trickier than it used to be. And while it...
View ArticleSamsung's 1TB T7 Touch SSD is cheaper than ever right now
If you’re in the market for external storage, Amazon has discounted a handful of Samsung SSD products. Starting with the T7 Touch, the 1TB model in black is currently $125, down from its usual $160....
View ArticleBiden administration reveals details of its $50 billion chip investment plan
The Biden administration has revealeddetails of how it plans to invest $50 billion into kickstarting the US semiconductor industry, a month after President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act....
View ArticleGoogle's Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch event is scheduled for October 6th
Google has just sent out media invites for its next hardware event. After teasing the Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel Watch earlier this year at I/O 2022, the company will provide additional details...
View ArticleMeta's virtual Connect event will stream live Oct. 11th
Meta Connect, the company’s annual event devoted to augmented and virtual reality, is just over a month away. The newly renamed event will take place October 11th, Mark Zuckerberg announced in a post...
View ArticleThe first major 'Cyberpunk 2077' expansion won't come to PS4 or Xbox One
Night City is going to get bigger next year with Phantom Liberty, an expansion adding new characters and a fresh location to Cyberpunk 2077. It's a spy thriller starring V, the game's protagonist, and...
View ArticleKiwi Farms is effectively offline following campaign to deplatform the hate site
The days where Kiwi Farms is a functioning website appear to be numbered. After Cloudflare cut the forum off over the weekend, other essential internet services, including hCaptcha, followed suit. Kiwi...
View ArticleThe Los Angeles Unified School District is dealing with a ransomware attack
The Los Angeles Unified School District is navigating a ransomware attack on its information technology systems. The cyberattack originated over Labor Day weekend, starting on September 3rd, though it...
View ArticleSony will let you shroud your PS5 in camouflage this fall
Finding a PlayStation 5 may be as difficult as ever, but that’s not stopping Sony from adding more customization options for those who already own the console. This fall, the company will release the...
View ArticleAT&T sues T-Mobile over 'dishonest and completely false' senior discount ad...
AT&T is suing T-Mobile. On Tuesday, the carrier filed a complaint in Texas's Eastern District Court, accusing its rival of false advertising. T-Mobile’s recently launched “Verizon and AT&T Ban...
View ArticleTwitter's lawyers say Elon Musk wanted out of the deal because of 'World War...
The whistleblower complaint from Twitter’s former head of security is already complicating the company’s legal battle with Elon Musk. Lawyers representing Musk and Twitter met in court Tuesday for a...
View ArticleGoogle Maps eco-friendly directions are coming to 40 European countries
Last October, Google added new, eco-friendly driving directions to Maps. In the US, you could pull up a driving route that would take into account things like congestion and incline to find you the...
View ArticleApple plans to appeal Brazil's decision to ban the sale of iPhones without...
Brazil's Ministry of Justice has issued an order banning Apple from selling iPhones that don't come with chargers in the country. It has also slapped the tech giant with a fine of 12.275 million...
View ArticleSony unveils 'world's first' robotic pan-tilt-zoom full-frame mirrorless camera
Sony has unveiled an unusual mirrorless camera that essentially marries the FX6 cinema camera's tech with remote-controlled robotics. Called the FR7, it's the "world's first" pan-tilt-zoom full-frame...
View ArticleSignal makes Google strike organizer Meredith Whittaker its first president
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has hired former Google manager and tech critic Meredith Whittaker as its first president, it announced in a blog post. She's already on the board of directors,...
View ArticleThe James Webb Telescope captures the Tarantula Nebula in stunning detail
The Tarantula Nebula has been photographed by several observatories in the past, but new images captured by the James Webb Telescope give us a clearer, sharper view of the star-forming region. Also...
View ArticleNextdoor is trying to prevent neighbors from arguing about the midterms
Nextdoor is gearing up for a potentially contentious election season. Ahead of the midterms, the company says it will label election-related posts with information about how to vote, and will use...
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