Instagram Moderators Say Iran Offered Them Bribes to Remove Accounts
The BBC reports: A Persian-language content moderator for Instagram and a former content moderator have said Iranian intelligence officials offered them money to remove Instagram accounts of journalists and activists.... Both content moderators al.....»»
How to save disk space in macOS by clearing Containers folders
Apple's addition of Sandboxing in macOS added predefined app folders to the operating system. Here's how to remove some of those folders that you probably don't need and get some drive space back.Over a decade ago, Apple introduced Sandboxing to macO.....»»
New report outlines opportunities to remove CO2 at the gigaton scale
Scientists from more than a dozen institutions have completed a first-of-its-kind high-resolution assessment of carbon dioxide removal potential in the United States, charting a path to achieve a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050......»»
Report: Apple offers to open up Apple Pay NFC system on iPhone to appease EU regulators
Apple has offered to open up the iPhone NFC system that Apple Pay uses, in response to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation, according to a report this morning from Reuters. In lieu of being served with formal EU antitrust charges, Apple’s offe.....»»
Apple offers to open NFC on iPhone in EU, likely to stave off antitrust regulation
A new report claims that Apple has offered to open up iPhone near-field communication central to Apple Pay to other payment services, to fight off antitrust claims in the EU.Apple PayThe report on Tuesday, by Reuters is light on details. It cites "th.....»»
Using gravitational waves to observe thermal effects in binary neutron star mergers
In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers examined neutron star mergers using THC_M1, a computer code that simulates neutron star mergers and accounts for the bending of spacetimes, due to the strong gravitational field o.....»»
Threads is coming to the EU next week, Instagram teases
Threads is coming to the EU next week on December 14, according to a pair of teasers quietly launched by Instagram today. As spotted by The Verge, there’s a new countdown timer on the Threads website in the European Union, as well as a new “ticke.....»»
WhatsApp now lets you send self-destructing voice messages
WhatsApp has offered self-destructing photo and video messages since 2021, and now it's expanded the feature to voice messages......»»
OWC reveals Express 1M2, an ultra-fast USB 4 NVMe SSD enclosure
The OWC Express 1M2 is a new USB 4 drive enclosure, and is the fastest single blade NVMe enclosure that OWC has ever offered.OWC Express 1M2SSD enclosures with USB 4 connectivity promise universal compatibility without compromise. They are compatible.....»»
Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos
"Imagine with Meta AI" turns prompts into images, trained using public Facebook data. Enlarge / Three images generated by "Imagine with Meta AI" using the Emu AI model. (credit: Meta | Benj Edwards) On Wednesday, Meta re.....»»
Iran says it sent a capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years......»»
US government confirms Iran is behind cyberattacks on water companies
Iranian attackers are targeting Israeli-made equipment used by organizations in US Water and Wastewater Systems Sector......»»
Verizon Netflix and Max bundle launching for $10/month with ads (myPlan only)
A new Verizon Netflix and Max bundle is being offered to some customers, priced at just $10 per month – which essentially amounts to getting Netflix free with Max. However, the bundle is limited to the ad-supported tiers of the streaming video s.....»»
Instagram and Facebook Messenger chats are being disconnected this month
Meta is beginning the process of disconnecting the ability to have “cross-app chats” with your Instagram contacts via Facebook Messenger and vice-versa. more….....»»
CyberAv3ngers hit Unitronics PLCs at multiple US-based water facilities
Iran-affiliated attackers CyberAv3ngers continue to exploit vulnerable Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs), US and Israeli authorities have said in a joint cybersecurity advisory. CyberAv3ngers targeting Unitronics PLCs CISA has recently.....»»
This viral iPhone 12 wedding dress pic creeped out the internet
One woman's wedding dress photo on Instagram made people believe the iPhone 12 camera has no idea what it's looking at. Ah, the perils of accidentally taking an iPhone photo in the wrong mode.Over the weekend, an Instagram post from user Tessa.....»»
Booking.com customers targeted in hotel booking scam
Scammers are hijacking hotels’ Booking.com accounts and using them as part of a hotel booking scam aimed at tricking guests into sharing their payment card information. “Customers of multiple properties received email or in-app messages f.....»»
Here’s what’s actually going on in that viral ‘glitch in the matrix’ iPhone mirror picture
If you’ve spent any time on social media over the last several days, you’ve probably seen this viral image. It was first posted on Instagram by comedian Tessa Coates, who can be seen in a bridal shop standing in front of two mirrors. In the image.....»»
Proton Sentinel arrives for Proton Pass Plus users, secures accounts even when credentials are stolen
Continuing with its mission to provide the most private and secure services, Proton is out today with the expansion of its Proton Sentinel security program. The feature comes to Proton Pass Plus users for free and delivers the company’s highest lev.....»»
Evernote free users officially limited to just 50 notes, effectively ending free tier [U]
After an earlier test, all Evernote free users now have their accounts limited to a single notebook containing just 50 notes. While the company claims that most free users won’t be affected, that is almost certainly counting anyone who briefly.....»»
Instagram alternative Glass is getting more expensive in 2024
Glass.photo is an excellent alternative for photographers who want to escape the Instagram grind. But it's getting more expensive in 2024......»»