Starbucks To Unveil Its Web3-Based Rewards Program Next Month
Starbucks will unveil its web3 initiative, which includes coffee-themed NFTs, at next month's Investor Day event. From a report: The company earlier this year announced its plans to enter the web3 space, noting its NFTs wouldn't just serve as digital.....»»
Solana Hack Blamed on Slope Mobile Wallet Exploit
Thousands of Solana users collectively lost about $4.5 million worth of SOL and other tokens from Tuesday night into early Wednesday, and now there's a likely explanation for why: it's being blamed on a private key exploit tied to mobile software wal.....»»
Record Amount of Seaweed Chokes Caribbean Beaches and Shoreline
Bruce66423 writes: A record amount of seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases. More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the A.....»»
GitLab Plans To Delete Dormant Projects in Free Accounts
GitLab plans to automatically delete projects if they've been inactive for a year and are owned by users of its free tier, The Register reported Thursday. From the report: The Register has learned that such projects account for up to a quarter of Git.....»»
US Officials Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday as cases topped 6,600 nationwide. From a report: The declaration could facilitate access to emergency funds, allow health agencies to collect more data about cases and.....»»
Equifax Issued Wrong Credit Scores For Millions of Consumers
Credit giant Equifax sent lenders incorrect credit scores for millions of consumers this spring, in a technology snafu with major real-world impact. From a report: In certain cases the errors were significant enough -- the differential was at least 2.....»»
Philippines Legislator Offers Up Bill That Would Criminalize "Ghosting"
An anonymous reader shares a report: Real problems are what legislators are supposed to be solving. The Philippines has plenty of those, ranging from (government-endorsed) extrajudicial killings of drug dealers and drug users to abuses of state power.....»»
The Founder of GeoCities On What Killed the "Old Internet"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo, written by Jody Serrano: In the early aughts, my wheezing dialup connection often operated as if it were perpetually out of breath. Thus, unlike my childhood friends, it was near to impossible for me.....»»
Visa, Mastercard Suspend Payment For Ad Purchases On PornHub and MindGeek
Visa and Mastercard said Thursday card payments for advertising on Pornhub and its parent company MindGeek would be suspended after a lawsuit stoked controversy over whether the payments giants could be facilitating child pornography. CNBC reports: A.....»»
Tutanota Cries Antitrust Foul Over Microsoft Teams Blocking Sign-Ups For Its Email Users
Microsoft is being called out for blocking users of the end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota from registering an account with its cloud-based collaboration platform, Teams, if they try to do that using a Tutanota email address. TechCrunch repo.....»»
Record Labels" War On ISPs and Piracy Nets Multiple Settlements With Charter
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Charter Communications has agreed to settle piracy lawsuits filed by the major record labels, which accused the cable Internet provider of failing to terminate the accounts of subscribers who ill.....»»
Crunchyroll Closes Deal To Acquire Anime Superstore Right Stuf
Crunchyroll announced that it's acquired Right Stuf, one of the world's leading online anime superstores. "Expanding Crunchyroll's eCommerce offerings, the acquisition aims to serve anime fans and collectors an even wider array of merchandise for onl.....»»
Apple Might Remove the Headphone Jack From Its Next Entry-Level iPad
Apple's upcoming entry-level iPad is rumored to cut the 3.5mm headphone jack, joining the iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad Mini, and the entire iPhone lineup. The Verge reports: MySmartPrice says the CAD renders are sourced from a case maker working on acces.....»»
US Attorneys General Will Take Legal Action Against Telecom Providers Enabling Robocalls
The Attorneys General of all 50 states have joined forces in hopes of giving teeth to the seemingly never-ending fight against robocalls. Engadget reports: North Carolina AG Josh Stein, Indiana AG Todd Rokita and Ohio AG Dave Yost are leading the for.....»»
From Software Developer To CEO: Red Hat"s Matt Hicks On His Journey To the Top
ZDNet's Stephanie Condon spoke with Red Hat's new CEO, Matt Hicks, a veteran of the company that's been working there for over 14 years. An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from their discussion: Matt Hicks, Red Hat's new CEO, doesn't have the back.....»»
Energy Bills To Rise More Than Predicted, Says UK Energy Regulator Ofgem Boss
An anonymous reader shares a report: Domestic energy bills will rise faster this winter than previously forecast by the energy regulator Ofgem, its chief executive has admitted to MPs. Jonathan Brearley said in late May that a typical household would.....»»
US Military Contractor Moves To Buy Israeli Spy-Tech Company NSO Group
US security technology provider L3Harris has courted controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO with an aim to buy it, according to reports. The Register reports: The New York Times claims L3Harris in recent months sent a team to Israel to try to smooth.....»»
X.Org Server Hit By New Local Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Getting things started for this "Patch Tuesday" are the disclosure of two new X.Org Server vulnerabilities. Phoronix reports: These issues affecting out-of-bounds accesses with the X.Org Server can lead to local privilege elevation on systems where t.....»»
YouTube Ends Lofi Girl"s Two-Year-Long Music Stream Over Bogus DMCA Warning
An anonymous reader writes: There are three constants in life: death, taxes and the "lofi hip hop radio -- beats to relax/study to" YouTube stream. That is, until YouTube falsely hit the Lofi Girl channel with a DMCA takedown, bringing the beloved st.....»»
TikTok Hits Pause On Its Most Controversial Privacy Update Yet
Early last month, TikTok users across Europe were told that, starting July 13th, the platform would begin using their on-app data to serve up targeted ads, even if those users didn't consent to the practice. Now, less than a day before that change wo.....»»