U.K.’s May seeks 3-month delay on Brexit
The prime minister has been unable to get Parliament to agree to a pact to exit the European Union. United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union for a three-month Brexit...
View ArticleAs time online increased, teen happiness went down
Teens have spent more time online and less time sleeping, and they’ve gotten less happy. In the past decade, teens have started spending more time online and less time interacting with friends,...
View ArticlePeloton faces $150M lawsuit over exercise music copyright
A group of music publishers says Peloton didn’t have the right licenses for music it used in its exercise videos. A group of music publishers have sued Peloton and are seeking more than $150 million in...
View ArticleNYPD unveils controversial algorithm to track crime patterns
The NYPD says the tool can help connect the dots between related crimes and that it’s taken steps to eliminate bias, but civil libertarians still urge caution. The New York Police Department (NYPD)...
View ArticleMore than 1,600 hotel guests were secretly filmed with hidden cameras
Guests in dozens of hotels were secretly spied on by paying customers, police said. More than 1,600 guests across 30 hotels in South Korea were filmed with hidden cameras streaming video to paid online...
View ArticleCashierless app company rep blames NYC’s “diversity” for...
A customer writing to New York supermarket Fairway about its smartphone checkout receipt check policy got a strange reply about the city’s “diversity.” Fairway, a New York area grocery store, is one of...
View ArticleRevealed: Mattress company Casper sees huge jump in revenue
The mattress-in-a-box company Casper saw revenue jump dramatically in the third quarter of last year, according to a report. Casper, the mattress maker known for its direct-to-consumer sales, saw net...
View ArticleSome victims of cyber crimes weren’t notified by the FBI for months,...
The Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General audited the FBI’s cyber crime victim notification process. The FBI is sometimes delayed—by up to nine months—in notifying victims of cyber...
View ArticleCould security-aware, tech-savvy Jeff Bezos really have had his phone hacked?
It’s entirely possible Saudi Arabia compromised the Amazon CEO’s phone, say cybersecurity experts. What remains unclear is how they would have done it. This weekend, an investigator working to uncover...
View ArticleACLU: Apple employee was illegally harassed by U.S. Customs over company devices
The ACLU says Andreas Gal, the former Mozilla CTO, was subjected to an illegal interrogation and attempted search when passing through Customs at SFO with Apple-owned devices. The American Civil...
View ArticleKaspersky says its new app will now flag “stalkerware” used in...
Kaspersky Lab says its Android security software will now flag commercial spyware often used in domestic abuse and stalking. Kaspersky Lab says its Kaspersky Internet Security for Android with Privacy...
View ArticleNow wanted by big credit bureaus like Equifax: Your alternative data
Banks and credit bureaus say a bold new data push can help expand credit to more people, but some worry the shift could sting the people it’s meant to help. Take a look at a credit report from one of...
View ArticleLegacy music streamer RealNetworks zooms in on face surveillance
The company best known for its early streaming media technology is continuing its push into facial recognition software. Organizations looking to integrate facial recognition with their existing...
View ArticleAfter TurboTax and H&R Block lobbying, IRS could be banned from offering...
Tax-prep companies like TurboTax-maker Intuit, as well as tax-fighting conservatives, have long opposed such an IRS tool. Congress is likely to pass a law making it illegal for the Internal Revenue...
View ArticleJeff Bezos touts Alexa adoption, AWS, and wage hikes in shareholder letter
Is it Day Two yet? In his annual letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Jeff Bezos challenged other retailers to match the company’s $15-an-hour minimum wage.Read Full Story
View ArticlePrison inmate charged with pulling a $5,500 phone scam from behind bars
It wasn’t the first time inmates at the Georgia state prison have been charged with wire fraud. A man serving time in Georgia’s Jimmy Autry State Prison allegedly called someone with a contraband...
View ArticleFinally! Google-Amazon cold war thaws as YouTube comes to Fire TV
The companies are bringing their streaming apps to each other’s TV tools. If you’re a fan of YouTube with an Amazon Fire TV device, or a subscriber to Amazon Prime with a Google Chromecast, you’re in...
View ArticleBumble’s new tool will automatically spot and block lewd images
The feature is set to launch on Badoo, Bumble, Chappy, and Lumen this June. Starting in June, users of the popular dating app Bumble will automatically have access to a tool that blocks lewd images...
View ArticleTurboTax may not want you or Google to see its free offering
TurboTax’s Free File Program page included code telling search engines not to index the page. If you had trouble finding TurboTax’s Free File Program site, which lets you file your taxes without paying...
View ArticleHow railroads are keeping trains safe from hackers
The risks aren’t just theoretical—in the last few years, transit agencies have seen their systems targeted by malware and other cyberattacks. Railroads have historically focused on safety, from...
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