The owner of Facebook and Instagram is delaying plans to encrypt users’ messages until 2023 amid warnings from child safety campaigners that its proposals would shield abusers from detection. From a report: Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire has bee…
Ridley Scott Confirms ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Alien’ Live-action Shows
While making the press rounds for his upcoming film, House of Gucci, iconic director Sir Ridley Scott revealed that both Blade Runner and Alien live-action television series are in the early stages of development. From a report: Speaking to the BBC new…
US Lawmakers Call for Privacy Legislation After Reuters Report on Amazon Lobbying
Five members of Congress called for federal consumer-privacy legislation after a Reuters report published Friday revealed how Amazon has led an under-the-radar campaign to gut privacy protections in 25 states while amassing a valuable trove of personal…
Norway Is Running Out of Gas-Guzzling Cars To Tax
When it comes to sales of electric cars, Norway is in a league of its own. In September, battery-powered electric vehicles accounted for 77.5 percent of all new cars sold. That figure makes Norway a world leader by a long way — leapfrogging over the U…
China’s Exiled Crypto Machines Fuel Global Mining Boom
China’s ban on cryptocurrency mining in May triggered an exodus of miners and a global race to relocate millions of the clunky, power intensive machines they use to solve complex puzzles and earn bitcoin. From a report: Fourteen of the biggest crypto m…
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Tweaked in Europe After Record Fine
WhatsApp is rewriting its privacy policy as a result of a huge data protection fine earlier this year. From a report: Following an investigation, the Irish data protection watchdog issued a $253.29m fine — the second-largest in history over GDPR — an…
GoDaddy Security Breach Exposes WordPress Users’ Data
Web hosting company GoDaddy said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorized third-party access. From a report: The company said the incident was discovered on Sept….
The Next Generation of Gaming Didn’t Actually Arrive With Xbox Series X and PS5
A year ago, the next generation of console gaming was supposed to have arrived. The Xbox Series X (and Series S) and PlayStation 5 strode boldly onto the scene, with massive chassis and even bigger promises of games with better graphics, shorter loadin…
The Metaverse, Crypto and EVs Are Among 2021’s Big Tech Winners
When Americans gather around the Thanksgiving table this week, the blistering rally in technology, electric vehicles and crypto-related stocks is likely to be a part of their conversations. From a report: There’s a reason it will dominate the small tal…
Rockstar Admits GTA Remasters ‘Did Not Meet Our Own Standards of Quality’
Rockstar has issued an apology for the “unexpected technical issues” that marred the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition last week and led to the quick removal of the PC version from Rockstar’s online store. From a report:…