T-Mobile Experiences Yet Another Data Breach
Hundreds of customers are at risk of identity theft after the mobile communication company faces its second breach of the year.
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Apple and Google Set Joint Standards to Stop AirTag Stalking
Apple and Google are hoping with their powers combined they can truly hinder just how effective stalking with Bluetooth trackers has become. The two tech giants have agreed on a set of standards for AirTag-like products that would enable automatic alerts on both iOS and Android devices, though the proposed device…
Meet Loki, Your Unreliable Narrator, in Melvin Burgess’ New Mythology-Inspired Tale
Author Melvin Burgess is best-known for writing YA fiction, including the Carnegie Medal-winning Smack, called Junk in his native UK. His first novel for adults takes on the ultimate unreliable narrator: Norse god Loki. While the noted trickster has a high profile these days thanks to Marvel, this is a completely…
New LinkedIn AI Feature Might Actually Help Get You Hired
LinkedIn is exploring a rare, seemingly useful application of generative AI. The platform is testing out a feature for its paying subscribers that auto-generates personalized messages to hiring managers based on a user’s specific profile, according to a Tuesday blog post on the site by company exec, Ora Levit.
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Apple Debuts Its Rapid Response Security Update Approach
Smaller fixes deliver quick improvements for iPhones, iPads, and iMacs between software updates.
Taxpayers Are Footing the Bill for Rich People’s Private Jet Flights
Taylor Swift got publicly dragged last year when it was revealed that she’s one of the most prolific celebrity public jet users, and with good reason: just four hours of flying on a private jet produces more emissions than the average person living in the EU emits each year. But the Richie Riches polluting the planet…
11 Things to Remember Before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Six years have passed since the Guardians of the Galaxy, under the watchful eye of director James Gunn, graced the silver screen in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Since then, we’ve seen a lot of the Guardians, but most of it was in Avengers movies—plus a Thor movie, and Gunn’s Holiday Special for Disney+.
Palestinians Subject to ‘Omnipresent’ Facial Recognition, Amnesty Report Finds
The Israeli military is increasingly deploying experimental new facial recognition software to monitor Palestinians and “supercharge segregation” in the West Bank, according to a new Amnesty International report released Tuesday. Amnesty found that Israeli authorities are using a little-known advanced surveillance…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s Main Plot Was Almost Used for a Rocket and Groot Movie
Before James Gunn directed the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, he already had the plot for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in his head. Now, to be fair, he didn’t know there would be a third film at the time; back then, he didn’t even know if the first film would work. But before he ever shot a second of the 2014…
Warhammer 40K’s 10th Edition Is Harder, Better, Faster, and Stronger
The next edition of Warhammer 40,000—the 10th in Games Workshop’s venerable tabletop miniatures game—is set to hit shelves this summer, bringing with it a sea of rule changes that will make the intimidatingly dense game feel quicker and cleaner to play. From what little we could tell braving the tables of Warhammer Fest…