Slack became a public messaging platform this morning with the wider rollout of a new cross-organizational direct messaging feature, and now it’s already taking steps to mitigate the dangers of operating such a platform without well-thought-out moderation protections. Slack says in response to concerns the feature could be used to send abusive messages or harassment […]
Disney in late 2020 said that in March 2021, it would be increasing the price of its Disney+ subscription service. Let this be a friendly reminder that the price hike is now upon us. Starting March 26, a standard Disney+ subscription will command $7.99 per month or $79.99 for a full year. That’s a $1 […]
NASA is set to launch a test flight for their prototype helicopter called ‘Ingenuity’ for the first time in the next month. The agency mentioned that it plans to oversee the test flight by April 8th. Ingenuity made its way to Mars attached to NASA’s Perseverance rover which successfully landed on the surface of the […]
YouTube will not remove a controversial video documenting Monday’s mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, that has left 10 people dead, the company said on Tuesday. “Following yesterday’s tragic shooting, bystander video of the incident was detected by our teams. While violent content intended to shock or disgust viewers is not allowed on YouTube, we do […]
Making games has proven to be a difficult challenge for Amazon. It has canned some projects and delayed others. But the company is seemingly in this for the long haul it’s opening a fourth development studio. On Tuesday, Amazon announced the opening of a fourth game studio. The new development house in Montreal, Canada, joins […]
After a few twists and turns and then ultimately cancelling its F8 developer conference last year over Covid-19 concerns, Facebook today announced a return of the event in a virtual-only format it is calling F8 Refresh. Facebook is holding F8 Refresh on June 2nd as a virtual-only event. As you might guess by the one-day […]
Android phones by OnePlus have a considerable set of fans, and if you count yourself among their number, you will probably want to be in on this year’s launch of the company’s latest line: the OnePlus 9 series. The OnePlus 9 series launch event is scheduled for Tuesday 23 March 2021 at 7am PDT. Below […]
The Galaxy S21 series isn’t showing much signs of slowing down in Samsung’s key markets. According to the latest industry insights, the flagship family tripled the first-month sales of the Galaxy S20 range in the United States – still the world’s largest smartphone market. Each unit in the S21 line is $200 cheaper than its […]
The new Lego NASA Space Shuttle Discovery set, which was officially revealed by former astronaut Dr. Kathy Sullivan who was part of the mission that launched the Hubble Telescope more than 30 years ago, is a 2,354-piece kit aimed at adults. The 2,354-piece build, which is aimed at adults, is a 1:70 scale model of […]
There may be more to the HomePod mini than Apple first let on. The smart speaker features a component that the company has yet to disclose, according to Bloomberg. That component is a sensor made by Texas Instruments for measuring temperature and humidity. iFixit found the 1.5mm by 1.5mm chip hidden away from the mini’s […]
Apple has been slapped with a near $2 million fine in the Brazilian state of São Paulo over violations of the Consumer Law Code due to the lack of a charger in the box for newer iPhones, Brazilian tech news outlet Tilt reports. Consumer protection agency Procon-SP has fined Apple nearly R$10.55 million (about $1.92 […]
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release Friday that cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has paid $6.5 million to settle regulators’ claims that it reported misleading transaction data. The company’s Coinbase Pro exchange ran two programs that sometimes traded Bitcoin and Litecoin with each other between 2015 and 2018, and included those […]
It’s been more than two years since Barnes & Noble dropped its last Nook tablet, leaving some to speculate that perhaps the company was gearing up to pull out of the market. The bookseller shot down any such thoughts with the recent introduction of a new Nook tablet scheduled to launch early next month. The […]
Microsoft has been rolling out one security measure after another ever since it discovered that bad actors have been exploiting four zero day flaws in Exchange Server. Its latest step is updating the Microsoft Defender Antivirus so that it automatically mitigates CVE-2021-26855, which is the most critical vulnerability among the four. The implementation of a […]
A hacking group is demanding $50 million from Acer, Bleeping Computer reported, in what appears to be one of the biggest ransomware demands to date. According to Bleeping Computer, the attackers may have gained access to the Taiwanese computer manufacturer’s network via a Microsoft Exchange vulnerability. The REvil group that carried out a ransomware attack […]