An Incomplete History of Forbes as a Platform for Scams, Grift and Bad Journalism
Joshua Benton, writing for NiemanLab: If you need a refresher: The Gordon Gecko 1980s and NASDAQ-boom 1990s were both very good to Forbes, but things started to drift downward in the 2000s, both in print and in the new world online. When the financia.....»»
Amazon to phase out Freevee, but there’s still a way to watch for free
Amazon is phasing out Freevee, the ad-supported video streaming platform that launched in 2019 as IMDb Freedive before rebranding as Amazon Freevee in 2022......»»
Social engineering scams sweep through financial institutions
North American financial institutions fielded 10 times more reports of social engineering scams in 2024 than they did a year ago, according to BioCatch. The data shows scams now represent 23% of all digital banking fraud. Growing danger of deepfake a.....»»
Papal elections aren"t always as dramatic as "Conclave," but the history behind the process is, says historian
I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So it was more or less mandatory for me to see the new movie "Conclave.".....»»
Akamai App Platform reduces the complexity associated with managing Kubernetes clusters
Akamai announced the Akamai App Platform, a ready-to-run solution that makes it easy to deploy, manage, and scale highly distributed applications. The Akamai App Platform is built on top of the cloud native Kubernetes technology Otomi, which Akamai a.....»»
BlackFog platform enhancements boost data loss prevention
BlackFog launched its next generation enterprise platform to deliver even more powerful ransomware and insider threat prevention. BlackFog’s pioneering platform focuses specifically on anti data exfiltration to prevent unauthorized data from leavin.....»»
Apple @ Work Podcast: Apple’s role in telemedicine
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & p.....»»
Signal is making it easier for users to join group calls with custom links
The popular encrypted messaging platform Signal announced on Monday some new features coming to its users. With the update, it’s now easier to join group calls using custom links, so read on as we detail what’s new in Signal. more….....»»
African voices in ink: Researcher uncovers letters from Igbo people
Who writes history? It depends on who you read. Dr. Bright Alozie of Portland State University considers himself a historian of ordinary voices. His newly published book explores petitions and the trend of petition writing by Igbo individuals to Brit.....»»
Is Final Fantasy 14 cross-platform?
The hit MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 is available on all major platforms now, but are they connected? Here's all the cross-platform information you need to know......»»
Advanced terahertz neural network offers compact solution for AI challenges
An innovative planar spoof plasmonic neural network (SPNN) platform capable of directly detecting and processing terahertz (THz) electromagnetic signals has been unveiled by researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and Southeast Universi.....»»
Tetris Forever is an excellent documentary, but a disjointed game collection
Tetris Forever tells one of the most entertaining stories in video game history quite well, but is disappointing as a collection of Tetris games......»»
New insights into the Denisovans—the hominin group that interbred with modern day humans
Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding events that helped shape early human history......»»
Making Australia"s growing cities more sustainable
The way we organize our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We're facing difficult and polluting drives to work, a lack of affordable housing, and urban designs that lead to car dependency and are bad for our health......»»
ChatGPT is currently down; Siri integration in iOS 18.2 affected
OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot ChatGPT is currently down, making the platform inaccessible to users around the world on Friday night. The outage has also affected integration with Siri in the iOS 18.2 beta as a consequence. more….....»»
Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from Cambrian rocks of Grand Canyon
Since soon after our planet formed, Earth's 4.6 billion-year-long history was dominated by single-celled life. Something dramatic happened about 500 million years ago called the Cambrian "explosion," during which an incredible diversity of life forms.....»»
How the Blue Screen of Death became your PC’s grim reaper
The Blue Screen of Death is as iconic as it is infamous, and it has a shockingly complex history......»»
New Mac mini has a slotted & removable SSD -- but don"t expect upgrades
Apple isn't soldering the SSD to the logic board in the M4 Mac mini, but given the company's history with Apple Silicon, don't expect upgrades.A Mac mini and a disassembled Mac mini - Image credit: KianWee Lim/iFixit and AppleOlder Intel-based Mac mi.....»»
The OnePlus Open renewed my faith in folding phones. Here’s why
I've had some bad experiences with folding phones. After using the OnePlus Open, I'm a folding phone believer once more. Here's why......»»
Netflix now lets you share screenshots of your favorite moments from a movie or show
Pretty much every video streaming platform has DRM-protected content, which aims to prevent users from distributing copyrighted material. Unfortunately, this also means that users can’t easily share screenshots of specific moments of something they.....»»
Security Bite: Mechanics of Apple CarPlay
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art App.....»»