US Treasury asks regulators to take more action against crypto scams
The Treasury Department is keenly aware that crypto scams and hacks remain serious problems, and it's pressuring the rest of the US government to respond. As The Washington Postnotes, the Treasury has...
View ArticleKiwi Farms says someone hacked its website
Kiwi Farms, a forum that's long been accused of fostering targeted online and real-world harassment campaigns, says that someone hacked its proxy service and website. As noted by cybersecurity...
View ArticleRockstar confirms gigantic 'Grand Theft Auto VI' leak
That purported Grand Theft Auto VI leak appears to be real. Rockstar Games has confirmed the authenticity of the leak in a tweet, noting that a hacker stole confidential data including "early...
View ArticleHilton will design suites and sleeping quarters for Voyager’s private Starlab...
Voyager and Lockheed Martin have found a partner to design astronaut facilities for their space station. Hilton will develop suites and sleeping quarters for Starlab, CNBC reports. Under the...
View Article'Cyberpunk 2077' is a hit on Steam again thanks to its Netflix anime spinoff
CD Projekt Red has managed to catch lightning in a bottle twice. With nearly 80,000 concurrent Steam players at the moment, Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. While it’s a far cry...
View ArticleThe iPhone 14 Pro camera is shaking and rattling when certain third-party...
Apple released its latest iPhone lineup last week. While many folks were excited to get their hands on a new device, their elation may have been tempered by some problems with the camera system. It...
View ArticleApple made the iPhone 14 easier to repair than you'd expect
Apple acknowledged that the iPhone 14 was designed to be easier to repair, but it might have undersold that upgrade. iFixit has finished a teardown of this year's base iPhone, and it's clear that the...
View ArticleUber claims hack came from Lapsus$, the group behind Microsoft and T-Mobile...
Uber believes it has identified the team behind last week's hack, and the name will sound all too familiar. In an update on the breach, Uber said the perpetrator was affiliated with Lapsus$, the...
View ArticleFord thinks Bluetooth LE can keep pedestrians and cyclists safe from cars
One good thing that came out of the pandemic is that more people picked up cycling. In the first three months of 2021, American consumer spending on bikes and cycling accessories increased by 34...
View Article'Destiny 2' cheat maker AimJunkies claims Bungie hacked them
Destiny 2 developer Bungie has been on a legal spree recently: It sued one user over cheating and threats against its employees, as well as a YouTuber who issued nearly 100 false DMCA claims against...
View ArticleStudy finds surgery patients wearing VR headsets needed less anesthetic
More evidence is mounting that virtual reality might relieve pain during surgery. MIT Newsreports that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston have published a study indicating that...
View ArticleLarry Page’s Kitty Hawk air taxi startup is shutting down
After more than a decade of trying to make flying cars a reality, Kitty Hawk is shutting down. “We’re still working on the details of what’s next,” the Larry Page-backed startup posted to LinkedIn on...
View ArticleNASA successfully completes vital Artemis 1 rocket fuel test
The next Artemis 1 launch attempt might take place as soon as next week, seeing as NASA has met all the objectives it set out to do to consider its rocket's fuel test a success. NASA had to test adding...
View ArticleInstagram is working on 'nudity protection' technology for messages
Unsolicited nude photos are a massive problem on social media, but Instagram is reportedly working on a tool that could help. An early screengrab tweeted by researcher Alessandro Paluzzi indicates that...
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The Morning After: The rollable smartphone that never was
At CES 2021, LG revealed it was working on a phone with a rollable display and that it was going to be available later that year. Unfortunately, the company shuttered its mobile business before that...
View ArticleBig tech companies to face UK probes over cloud service, messenger and smart...
Ofcom, the broadcasting and telecoms regulator in the UK, is launching a probe to look into the cloud services tech giants offer in the coming weeks to ensure that there's healthy competition in the...
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Victrola made a $799 turntable that can connect to any Sonos speaker
The vinyl resurgence shows no sign of slowing down — but streaming services are still the preferred way for most people to listen to music these days. As such, smart speakers like the Amazon Echo,...
View ArticleNASA and Hideo Kojima team up for a Ludens-inspired watch
NASA and Hideo Kojima have teamed up for a project, and it's not the partnership itself that's unusual. Kojima Productions' mascot, after all, is a character called Ludens, who wears an extravehicular...
View ArticleGoogle now offers a cheaper, 1080p version of the Chromecast with Google TV
Confirming rumors, Google has unveiled the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) device that offers features from the $50 4K model at a significantly cheaper $30 price. Unlike the original $35 Chromecast, it...
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DJI's Osmo Mobile 6 gimbal offers improved tracking and a new 'Quick Launch'...
DJI has launched the Osmo Mobile 6 gimbal, and it comes with a larger clamp than its predecessors to accommodate bigger phones or smaller ones with bulky cases. It has a new handle handle designed to...
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