T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T Stop SMS Hijacks After Motherboard Investigation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: All of the major carriers made a significant change to how SMS messages are routed to prevent hackers being able to easily reroute a target's texts, according to an announcement from Aerialink, a.....»»
Verizon Message+ is Shutting Down
Verizon has had a text message app called Verizon Messages, that everyone referred to as Verizon Message+, for at least 8 years. The app isn’t something I ever considered using, as it has always been a bit behind in terms of UI trends, but it h.....»»
Verizon is shutting down its popular texting app. Here’s why
Verizon Messages has been around for years. Now, it's getting ready to shut down. Here's why......»»
Google expands its AI search function, incorporates ads into Overviews on mobile
Google announced a slew of new AI-enhanced features for its Lens app, including voice questions, video analysis, and "dramatically more helpful results.".....»»
Study: Wildfires will make the land absorb much less carbon, even if warming is kept below 1.5°C
One of the aims of the Paris Agreement was to "pursue efforts" to keep global warming below 1.5°C, but even this ambitious target would not stop the land's ability to absorb carbon weakening as wildfires become fiercer and more frequent, according t.....»»
Why climate activists keep targeting art galleries despite public outcry
Two Just Stop Oil activists were recently jailed for 27 months and 20 months respectively for throwing soup at one of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings at London's National Gallery back in October 2022. Some commentators suggested these were ov.....»»
Football can improve well-being of people in UK prisons, and could help stop reoffending
The prison overcrowding crisis in the UK has shown the public what researchers and those working in criminal justice have known for years: prisons are unsafe for those serving time and working there......»»
Age of Empires Mobile is the worst kind of mobile spinoff
Age of Empires Mobile turns the PC strategy series into a historical gacha game with initially disappointing results......»»
Forget Deadpool & Wolverine. Netflix is now streaming the best action movie team-up of all time
Netflix is now streaming an underrated action movie that teams up two of the most iconic action stars of all time. Here's why you need to watch it in October......»»
Your passport to safety: Protecting mobile brands from travel scams
Your passport to safety: Protecting mobile brands from travel scams.....»»
F&I tip: Create perceived value for auto buyers, Allstate says
Perceived value is one of the key psychological factors influencing the purchase of finance and insurance products, Allstate Dealer Services said in a white paper......»»
Q&A: Why do election polls seem to have such a mixed track record?
Political polls underestimated the support for Donald Trump and overstated the backing for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Four years later, the polling correctly anticipated Joe Biden's win over Trump, but both national and statew.....»»
You’re about to get even more to play in the Epic Games mobile store
Epic Games plans to massively increase its mobile offerings by the end of the year, with more third-party titles and free games......»»
Palworld is coming to mobile despite Nintendo lawsuit
Palworld developer Pocketpair has made a deal with PUBG studio Krafton to bring the game to mobile......»»
Q&A: Researchers examine link between light pollution and interest in astronomy
Picture walking outside on a dark, cloudless evening. You look up to admire the stars—maybe even a planet, if you're lucky—and a sense of wonder washes over you. New research from the University of Washington shows this might be more than a memor.....»»
Scientists decode brain mechanisms of stopping in Drosophila
Ever wish you could stop that fruit fly on your kitchen counter in its tracks? Scientists at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have created flies that halt under red light. In doing so, they discovered the precise neural mechanisms involv.....»»
Q&A: Using a new approach to shine a light on hidden plant microbes
Despite there being more microbes on Earth than stars in our galaxy, only a tiny fraction have been discovered. An approach called metagenomics—a type of DNA sequencing—may help scientists learn more about these elusive organisms, according to Pe.....»»
How Android Users Can Minimize Blue Light’s Effects on Eye Health
As smartphones become increasingly essential for school, work, and daily life, individuals utilize mobile operating systems like Android for more efficient research, communication, and overall connectivity. In fact, a report reveals that Android co.....»»
“Extreme” Broadcom-proposed price hike would up VMware costs 1,050%, AT&T says
Broadcom "preventing some vendors from selling products to us," AT&T alleges. Broadcom quoted AT&T a 1,050 percent price hike for VMware offerings, AT&T has claimed in legal docum.....»»
T-Mobile pays $16 million fine for three years’ worth of data breaches
Breaches in three consecutive years lead to $16M fine and new security protocols. T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $15.75 million fine and improve its security in a settlement over a.....»»
SAFE X equips CISOs with integrated data from all their existing cybersecurity products
Safe Security launched SAFE X, a generative AI-powered mobile app for CISOs. SAFE X delivers CISOs real-time business impact insights into their cybersecurity posture, enabling better decision-making and risk prioritization. CISOs often invest millio.....»»