Apple will now let you directly report a scammy app from its listing in the App Store with a new-and-improved version of its “Report a Problem” button. The Verge reports: As Richard Mazkewich and scam hunter Kosta Eleftheriou point out on Twitter, the …
Squid Game Subtitles ‘Change Meaning’ of Netflix Show
According to fluent Korean speaker Youngmi Mayer, Squid Game features “botched” subtitles that have changed the show’s meaning for English-speaking viewers.
For those unaware of Squid Game, it’s a Korean-language drama about an alternative world wher…
A Surgically Implanted Brain Stimulation Device Could Help Treat Severe Depression
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Sarah was the patient in a proof-of-concept trial of a new approach to treating severe, treatment-resistant depression, published today in the journal Nature Medicine. The findings open up another pos…
Germany Unveils World’s First Commercial Plant For Making Synthetic Kerosene
German officials on Monday unveiled what they said is the world’s first commercial plant for making synthetic kerosene, touted as a climate-friendly fuel of the future. The Associated Press reports: The facility in Werlte, near Germany’s northwestern b…
Bug Puts $162 Million Up For Grabs, Says Founder of DeFi Platform Compound
We thought the carnage was over for popular decentralized finance, or DeFi, staking protocol Compound, but as it turns out, millions more than we thought are at risk. About $162 million is up for grabs after an upgrade gone very wrong, according to Rob…
UK Plans To Invest 5 Billion Pounds In Retaliatory Cyberattacks
The United Kingdom has revealed plans to invest 5 billion pounds ($6.8 billion) in bolstering national cybersecurity that includes creating a “Cyber Force” unit to perform retaliatory attacks. BleepingComputer reports: As the UK’s Secretary of State fo…
Google Releases Android 12 To AOSP, But No Pixel Launch Today
In a significant departure from previous years, Google today rolled out Android 12 to AOSP but did not launch any devices, including Pixel phones. “Today we’re pushing the source to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and officially releasing the la…
Ukrainian Cops Cuff Two Over $150 Million Ransomware Gang Allegations, Seize $1.3 Million In Cryptocurrency
Ukrainian police have reportedly arrested two members of a ransomware gang — and while some have fingered REvil, no firm details have been published by cops from multiple countries. The Register reports: A round of speculation was triggered when inter…
Zuckerberg Loses $6 Billion In Hours As Facebook Plunges
Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by more than $6 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower came forward and outages took Facebook’s flagship products offline. Bloomber…
Linguists Lament Slang Ban In London School
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A London secondary school is trying to stop its pupils from using “basically” at the beginning of sentences and deploying phrases such as “oh my days” in a crackdown on “fillers” and “slang” in the…