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The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning
Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered.
Fires of Hell
Zombie Fire Season Is Here in the Arctic
The Death of Truth
You Think You Know How Misinformation Spreads? Welcome to the Hellhole of Programmatic Advertising
The internet is a cesspool of misinformation, and the biggest blue-chip brands and their ad agencies are the ones funding it—by stuffing money into a Rube Goldberg machine no one really understands.
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I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty
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Product Review
The Blipblox myTracks Is a Sampling Pad for Kids
This kid-friendly sampler is meant to introduce little ones to the world of home recording and beat-making.
A Quiet Place
The Best Earplugs for Concerts, Bedtime, and Anytime
Product Review
Apple's New iPad Air Is Bigger, Brighter, and Better
Mass Disruption
The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry
Originally published in January, 2008: This 4.8-ounce sliver of glass and aluminum is an explosive device that has forever changed the mobile-phone business, wresting power from carriers and giving it to manufacturers, developers, and consumers.
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‘You Must Believe You Can Repair It’
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Politics
Trump’s Online MAGA Army Calls Guilty Verdict a Declaration of War
Trump supporters, fringe extremists, right-wing pundits, and politicians have all posted incendiary rhetoric, including some calls for “war,” following former president Donald Trump’s felony conviction.
Business
Google Admits Its AI Overviews Search Feature Screwed Up
Liz Reid, Google’s head of search, said in a blog post that the company had made adjustments to its new AI search feature after screenshots of its errors went viral.
Business
Chatbots Are Entering Their Stone Age
Anthropic and other big AI startups are teaching chatbots “tool use,” to make them more useful in the workplace.
Security
How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.
