1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (694+ words) In early July 2020, Jacqueline Ren'e Lobel and Michka Chaim Bengio matched on Hinge. After messaging through the dating app, they quickly transitioned to texting. To their surprise, a brief, three-year-old texting history appeared on their phones. "We pieced together that…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (389+ words) On the hunt for a new Android smartphone? Amazon currently has the 128GB Pixel 10 in Obsidian marked down to just $649, $150 off its usual price. It's one of our favorite Android smartphones, particularly for users who take a lot of photos. The…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (199+ words) About seven hours into the flight of Artemis II, Commander Reid Wiseman experienced something many Earth-bound Microsoft users know all too well: his Outlook email stopped working. WIRED has contacted both NASA and Microsoft for a more detailed explanation on…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (998+ words) Marie Le Tiec was 15 when she ended her life in 2021. Her mother, St'phanie Mistre, went through her phone a month later, and said she was shocked to discover the kind of content on the girl's TikTok feed. There were songs…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (317+ words) 1Password has long been one of our favorite password managers. It's our upgrade pick for all the extra features it offers compared to other password managers. 1Password has apps that work just about everywhere, including on macOS, iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, and…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (483+ words) A lawsuit filed by WhatsApp's former chief of security, Attaullah Baig, was dismissed by the US District Court in Northern California last month for lack of evidence, and Baig's team says that they plan to refile. In the suit, Baig…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (194+ words) A federal magistrate judge last month dismissed a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by WhatsApp's former head of security, citing a lack of evidence supporting claims that he was fired in retaliation for reporting security flaws to regulators. After his concerns…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (515+ words) An investigation by the AI content detection service Copyleaks, shared exclusively with Business Insider, found that TikTok hosted more than 50 sexually suggestive ads for apps and websites that promoted the ability for users to create deepfake images. Collectively, the ads…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (458+ words) Zohran Mamdani, New York City's influencer mayor, is so committed to his social media reach that his administration is reversing the city's ban on TikTok for government use. In 2023, New York joined a growing group of cities and states banning…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (328+ words) Social media bans for preteens and children are a craze sweeping the world. Indonesia is the latest to join the wave, as it has begun enforcing a sweeping ban on social media use for children under 16, instantly turning the world's…...