TikTok SCOTUS Live Blog: Court Hears Arguments About Potential Ban
Regarding surveillance issues, TikTok admitted that it could not access the data of its US users, including journalists from Forbes and the Financial Times, as part of an effort to find leaks. TikTok and ByteDance said they fired everyone involved in the operation. As I previously reported, the initiative was led by TikTok's hyper-aggressive internal security team, which drew...
Government Wants To Protect Robux From Hackers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a new measure on Friday that could protect Robux from scammers and hackers. The proposed rule would interpret the terms in the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, or EFTA, which is usually used to protect consumers from unauthorized debit transactions, to includes several virtual currencies provided by gaming and cryptocurrency companies. unauthorized transactions, account...
Secret Phone Surveillance Technology Likely to Be Implemented at 2024 DNC
Devices capable of intercepting phone signals may be deployed during the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, WIRED has learned, raising critical questions about who authorized their use and for what purpose. The device, known as a mobile site simulator, was identified by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights advocacy organization, after analyzing wireless signal data...
9 Best Mobile Game Controllers (2025): iPhone or Android
Other Game Controllers We've Tested There are a few other mobile controllers we've tested that either just missed the top spot or failed to make the grade. Photo: Simon HillGamesir X3 Pro for $80: It replaces the X3 and is open to run almost any Android phone. (or iPhone 15 range) in its rubbery embrace. It feels great, with...
Can Your Car Be Your Friend?
Honda believes you want to talk to your car. The Japanese automaker this week shared new details about the Series 0, its latest for electric vehicles. Two EVs, the 0 Saloon and the 0 SUV, will debut in 2026, with a round and unsettling style that whispers of the future. The electric element is only part of the planned...
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health—And How to Protect Yourself
As a series of large fires continue to burn through the Los Angeles area, blanketing neighborhoods with smoke and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes, the air quality remains unhealthy throughout many parts of the county. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gas. , and microscopic particles known as particulate matter. The smallest particles, known...
Global Warming Is Wreaking havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle
Last year's record temperatures pushed the global water cycle to "new climate extremes," according to the Global Water Monitor 2024 report. The document, produced by an international consortium led by researchers at the Australian National University, says that climate anomalies are causing devastating floods and droughts that causing more than 8,700 deaths, 40 million people displaced, and economic losses...
Automattic says it will reduce its contribution to the WordPress core project to match WP Engine
It's a new year, but the drama in the WordPress community continues. Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, said it will reduce its contributions to WordPress core, the open source project that underpins most of Automattic's products and ensures the longevity of WordPress as a technology and community. Automattic CEO and WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg has been in a...
Beams secures $9M Series A to digitize UK home renovation market
Home renovation projects can be unpredictable for customers and builders alike. Meanwhile, small contractors hardly ever use modern software and home renovation giants, like IKEA, tend to use old software. UK startup Beams thinks it can solve this conundrum and has now raised a $9 million Series A funding round to solve the problem. That brings the total to...
School Shootings Are Fake. Terror Is Real
Then, between Christmas Eve and New Year, came a new flood of swattings. They attacked almost a hundred politicians and law enforcement officials in a reckless and coordinated campaign: the secretary of US Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Jen Easterly, the Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, and the Republican...
