How to protect yourself from Venmo, Zelle and Cash App scams
Imagine walking down the sidewalk and being confronted at gunpoint by a crook. Open the payment app on your phone and transfer out your hard-earned cash, or take a bullet...
Companies are mining iPhone user data through app notifications
IPhone users are handing over their personal data with a click of a button, new research finds. Popular apps like Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X are harvesting user information through...
Mark Zuckerberg to break silence on Harvard antisemitism with board endorsement
Mark Zuckerberg has kept relatively mum about antisemitism at Harvard — but he’s expected to break his silence on Friday as he endorses a Silicon Valley mogul to join a...
FTC launches probe into AI investments by Microsoft, Amazon, more
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it had issued orders to OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Anthropic, requiring them to provide information on recent investments and partnerships involving generative AI...
Meta finally restricts DMs from unknown adults to underage users
Meta finally enacted restrictions to prevent unknown adults from directly contacting underage users on Thursday — a move critics said is long overdue as concerns mount about child safety on...
Microsoft lays off 1,900 Xbox, Activision Blizzard workers
Microsoft is laying off around 1,900 employees in its gaming division just weeks after completing its $69 billion acquisition of video game giant Activision Blizzard. Phil Spencer, the CEO of...
AI-generated nude photos of Taylor Swift circulate on X: ‘Disgusting’
Fake pornographic images of Taylor Swift generated using artificial intelligence are circulating on social media, leaving her loyal legion of Swifties wondering how there’s not more regulation around the nonconsensual...
Ring will no longer allow police to request doorbell camera footage from users
Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog...
Tesla shares drop after warning of slower volume growth in 2024
Elon Musk’s Tesla on Wednesday reported a fall in fourth-quarter gross margin from a year earlier as it cut prices and offered incentives to boost demand for its electric vehicles. Tesla warned...
