Who invented ‘spam email’? Monty Python, unwittingly.
In 1937, Hormel introduced the world to Spam, a canned meat that gained huge global popularity. Spam basically became an A-list celebrity of the food world. Some 30-something years later, Monty Python turned the spongy canned meat into an unwitting h.....»»
Michael Cohen gave his lawyer fake citations invented by Google Bard AI tool
Disbarred Cohen passed fake cases to his lawyer, who didn't do a fact-check. Enlarge / Michael Cohen, former personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, arrives at federal court in New York on December 14, 2023. (credit: Getty.....»»
Amazon Adding Ads to Prime Video Starting January 29
Amazon is sending an email to Prime subscribers this week, informing them that the Prime Video experience that we all know and love is getting a change. And sadly, it’s not an overly awesome change. Starting January 29, Prime Video will now inc.....»»
T-Mobile is cracking down on spam messages by issuing fines
T-Mobile will soon start to fine third-party messaging vendors if they are caught sending spam messages. The post T-Mobile is cracking down on spam messages by issuing fines appeared first on Phandroid. We’re sure that everyone at some p.....»»
Two Apple Watch users get an email from Tim Cook after sharing their life-saving stories
Two more stories have emerged this week, praising the Apple Watch’s ability to detect potentially life-saving health problems. This time around, both Apple Watch users sent an email to Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank him for the Apple Watch – and bo.....»»
Apple Watch import ban saga kicked off a decade ago by an early-morning email to Tim Cook
The Apple Watch sales ban nightmare may have been started by a Masimo employee offering to help Apple create its own blood oxygen sensor, sent in an email to CEO Tim Cook.Apple's ongoing legal wrangling with device producer Masimo over the Apple Watc.....»»
Apple Watch import ban kicked off a decade ago by an early-morning email to Tim Cook
The Apple Watch sales ban nightmare may have been started by a Masimo employee offering to help Apple create its own blood oxygen sensor, sent in an email to CEO Tim Cook.Apple's ongoing legal wrangling with device producer Masimo over the Apple Watc.....»»
You’ll be paying extra for ad-free Prime Video come January
Subscribers will have to opt-in to a pricier ad-free plan. Enlarge (credit: Amazon Prime Video) Amazon confirmed today in an email to Prime members that it will begin showing ads alongside its streaming Prime Video conte.....»»
Spam email is getting worse. Here’s how to put a stop to it
Overwhelmed with spam emails? There are ways to take back control of your inbox and reduce the amount of spam messages you get. Here's how......»»
Give the gift of programming knowledge with this Python bundle for $20
Save on the Complete Python Certification Boot Camp Bundle at the Mashable Shop. TL;DR: Through Dec. 25, the 2023 Complete Python Certification Boot Camp Bundle is on sale for just $19.99 (reg. $84). That's a savings of 76%.Looking for a life-c.....»»
How writing "made us human"—an "emotional history" from ancient Iraq to the present day
Evidence suggests that writing was invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next? Anyone interested in this question will find How Writing Made Us Human by Walter Stephens both an enjoyable and stimulating read. It offers w.....»»
This “smoking gun” killed the McDonald’s ice cream hackers’ startup
Three-year-old email shows evidence of plot to undermine repair business. Enlarge (credit: lovelypeace via Getty) A little over three years have passed since McDonald's sent out an email to thousands of its restaurant ow.....»»
Bitdefender Scamio helps users verify fraudulent online schemes
Bitdefender unveiled Bitdefender Scamio, a complimentary scam detection service designed to help users verify fraudulent online schemes delivered by email, embedded links, text, and instant messaging through collaboration with a chatbot powered by AI.....»»
Proton Mail Mac app now in beta, but early access is expensive
A Proton Mail Mac app is now available as a beta, but most users are going to have to wait until early next year to try it – unless you want to hand over $40 per month for a Visionary tier subscription. At the same time, the secure email company.....»»
Attackers abuse OAuth apps to initiate large-scale cryptomining and spam campaigns
Attackers are compromising high-privilege Microsoft accounts and abusing OAuth applications to launch a variety of financially-motivated attacks. Abusing OAuth applications OAuth is an open standard authentication protocol that uses tokens to grant a.....»»
Google Play Movies gets a new shutdown date: January 17
Purchased content will be scattered across a confusing array of apps and OSes. Enlarge (credit: Google) Google Play Movies & TV is getting a shutdown date, again. Google previously sent out an email to users saying "Goo.....»»
Living Security Unify Go improves human risk management
Living Security announced Unify Go, a free tool for Living Security training customers that surfaces security vulnerabilities across the workforce by aggregating and correlating employee behavior across security training, phishing, and email security.....»»
Apple Music collaborative playlists not coming in iOS 17.2, likely due to abuse and spam problems
One of the headlining features of the first iOS 17.2 beta was support for Apple Music collaborative playlists. Apple then removed this feature with iOS 17.2 beta 4 last week, and unfortunately, it doesn’t return with today’s iOS 17.2 RC update......»»
How to block spam text messages on Android
Google's Messages texting app on Android now offers a new Spam Protection feature. We've put together step-by-step instructions on how to turn the feature on or off. The post How to block spam text messages on Android appeared first on Phandroid......»»
You can slide into someone"s DMs on Strava now
Fitness tracking app Strava released a new feature: messaging and DMs. It's not that I don't like flirting on the internet. I love a cheeky email or a Spotify blend playlist. But a new horrible opportunity for flirting has entered one of my soc.....»»
Gmail’s AI-powered spam detection is its biggest security upgrade in years
Gmail's spam filters can now understand "adversarial text manipulations." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | pagadesign) The latest post on the Google Security blog details a new upgrade to Gmail's spam filters that Google.....»»