The recent surge of attacks on Tesla owners, dealerships and charging stations has morphed into a broader campaign of intimidation, fueled by weaponized personal data. But the fallout isn’t limited to Tesla owners alone. Sites like “Dogequest” have published names, addresses and phone numbers supposedly belonging to Tesla owners, yet …
Read More »The modified Signal app used by Mike Waltz was reportedly hacked
TeleMessage lets users archive their chats in secure messaging apps. However, the hacker reportedly found that TeleMessage’s archived chat logs aren’t end-to-end encrypted, allowing them to access the contents of certain messages, government official contact information, and login credentials for the service’s backend. Though the hacker didn’t obtain messages from …
Read More »Pharma’s plastic prescription bottle problem gets a paper solution
Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to those little orange pill bottles after you finish your prescription? Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and sadly most of them end up in landfills. In the U.S. alone, about 4 to 5 billion plastic …
Read More »Shotgun Cop Man is a weird-as-hell platformer about arresting Satan
Shotgun Cop Man is a strange platformer. You play as a square man with a round, bald head who’s chasing Satan to arrest him. At the beginning of each of the game’s nine worlds, Satan gives you the middle finger. And you don’t just use guns for fighting, but for …
Read More »Nintendo is suing accessory maker Genki after its unofficial Switch 2 mockups
You may have seen that Nintendo recently filed a lawsuit against us. We’re taking it seriously and working with legal counsel to respond thoughtfully. What we can say is this: Genki has always been an independent company focused on building innovative gaming accessories for the community we love. We’re proud …
Read More »Roku is looking into complaints about washed-out HDR streams
Roku is investigating user reports of washed-out colors when streaming HDR content from Disney Plus, according to a thread on the Roku issue tracking board. However, the issue seems to go beyond that, affecting almost any app for Roku TVs, suggest user comments on the thread over the last week. …
Read More »HR firm confirms 4 million records exposed in major hack
Data breaches have become alarmingly common and costly, putting sensitive information at risk. In fact, the number of data breaches in the United States jumped from 447 in 2012 to over 3,200 in 2023. Even firms entrusted with managing personal information are not immune. The latest example is VeriSource Services, …
Read More »Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas
South Texas voters mostly employed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have approved a measure to incorporate as Starbase, a new city in Texas’ Cameron County near the company’s Boca Chica Beach launch site on the Gulf of Mexico. The final tally was 212–6 in support of the measure, reports The Associated …
Read More »Air taxi service plans eVTOL rides from all three NYC airports
New York City, get ready for a potentially game-changing transportation option. Archer Aviation, partnering with United Airlines, is planning to launch an air taxi service that could really shake up how you get around. Forget the idea of flying cars. This is about creating a practical, efficient and eco-friendlier way …
Read More »Apple may stagger next year’s iPhones to make way for a foldable
Apple is planning to shuffle its iPhone release schedule next year as it releases the first foldable iPhone to make things more manageable, reports The Information. The plan is for the foldable to come out with the iPhone 18 Pro and “Air” models, while the standard iPhone 18 gets shunted …
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