Twitter says it doesn’t want to be used to violate the Geneva convention. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will “require the removal of Tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts” if they contain images or videos that show prisoners of war from the Russian invasion
Read MoreBlock has filed an SEC report detailing a massive, internal breach. Data for 8.2 million customers was improperly accessed and downloaded. Block has filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), disclosing that a former employee stole Cash App customer data. Cash App used to be known as Square Cash before Square was
Read MoreJetBrains has released Kotlin 1.6.20, a new release of the Kotlin language that features better interoperability with generic Java classes as well as faster build times. Some features cited in the release are still in preview form. Improved interoperability with generic Java classes and interfaces was enabled through the inclusion of definitely non-nullable types, a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Yes, Netflix actually added a “short-ass” movie category in response to Pete Davidson’s Saturday Night Live ode to movies shorter than an hour and 30 minutes. Netflix quote-tweeted the SNL rap on Twitter, casually saying “good idea” and linking to the new short-ass movie category on Netflix. good
Read MoreImage by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has elevated its Garage project Journal, a notetaking app designed for styluses and pens, into a full-fledged product now called Microsoft Journal, the company announced Tuesday. The app offers “a delightful freeform personal notetaking experience that lets you take notes and reason through ink,” Microsoft’s Renee Malone
Read MoreAisha Malik / TechCrunch: Dropbox Shop, which lets creators sell digital content directly to customers, launches an open beta in the US with more store customization options and tipping — Dropbox Shop, a platform that allows creators to sell digital content directly to their customers, is now available in open beta, Dropbox announced on Tuesday.
Read MorePhoto by Christian Marquardt – Pool/Getty Images Within the news of Elon Musk taking a significant ownership stake in Twitter — and the revelation that it really is working on an edit button for tweets — many people noticed a wrinkle that seemed small at first but could cause problems later. On Monday, Musk filed
Read MoreMaking a camera can be as easy as taking a cardboard box with a bit of film and a pin hole, but making a more accomplished camera requires some more work. A movie camera has all the engineering challenges as a regular camera with the added complication of a continuous film transport mechanism and shutter.
Read MoreBlock’s logo. | Image: Block Block, the parent company of products like Cash App and Tidal, said in an SEC filing that a former employee downloaded “certain reports” that “contained some US customer information” without permission from Cash App Investing (via Protocol). Data in the reports, which Block said were downloaded on December 10th, included
Read MoreMitchell Clark / The Verge: Twitter requires removing tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts that contain media of prisoners of war from the Russia-Ukraine conflict — It’ll ‘ask government or state-affiliated media accounts’ to take down pictures featuring prisoners of war
Read MoreAaron Schaffer / Washington Post: Records show FBI has entered a contract worth up to $27M for 5K licenses to use Babel X, a social media surveillance tool, with “predictive analytics” requested — Good morning! See any interesting contracting records? Send them my way: aaron.schaffer@washpost.com.
Read MoreJoshua Long / The Mac Security Blog: Overview of vulnerabilities, some actively exploited, that Apple fixed in macOS Monterey but left unfixed in some supported, older OS versions including Big Sur — Apple has chosen to leave an estimated 35-40% of all supported Macs in danger of actively exploited vulnerabilities.
Read MoreEufy Security’s 4G Starlight Camera works over LTE. | Image: Eufy Wi-Fi is excellent for connecting battery-powered security cameras so you can have wire-free surveillance of your property. But there are plenty of places Wi-Fi can’t go where you still might want some digital eyes. Eufy Security’s latest smart security camera, the 4G Starlight Camera,
Read MoreCristina Criddle / Financial Times: Several Instagram creators say Reels payments have fallen in recent weeks by up to 70% and the number of views required before getting paid is over 10x higher — Platform’s Reels format was considered a rival to TikTok but content creators say their income has fallen
Read More@twittercomms: Twitter says it has been working on an edit feature since last year and will start testing the feature in Twitter Blue Labs in the coming months — now that everyone is asking… yes, we’ve been working on an edit feature since last year! no, we didn’t get the idea from a poll 😉
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s a feature that Twitter users have been requesting for so long that it’s become a meme, but now the mythical “edit button” is actually becoming a reality. Twitter has announced that it’s working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them. The idea is that
Read MoreLuke Plunkett / Kotaku: Racing game F1 Delta Time, where users spent up to hundreds of thousands of dollars on NFTs, shuts down after owner Animoca Brands failed to renew F1 license — Hello, and welcome to another episode of ‘dumb crypto stuff not working in the real world’ — F1 Delta Time, an official
Read MoreWhat you need to know Twitter is working on an edit button. The feature will be rolling out to Twitter Blue subscribers for testing “in the coming months.” It’s real. It’s actually real. Twitter’s post from April Fools Day turned out to not be a joke after all. The company has announced (on Twitter of
Read MoreAn upcoming release of the Ruby language improves capabilities for WebAssembly, the highly touted binary format intended to improve web application performance. Unveiled April 3, Ruby 3.2.0 Preview 1 offers an initial port of WASI-based (WebAssembly System Interface) WebAssembly support. This enables a CRuby binary to execute in web browsers, serverless edge environments, and other
Read MorePhoto by Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Images Helbiz, a shared electric scooter and bike provider that operates in the US and Europe, failed to pay its US-based employees this past week, The Verge has learned. In an email to employees, the company’s CEO blamed “an error in our payroll system” and promised each employee a
Read MoreWe love clock projects here at Hackaday, and we’ve seen many beautiful designs based on a wide variety of display technologies. There are various types of glass tubes like Nixies, Numitrons and classic VFD displays, all of which have that warm “retro” glow to them. Then there’s LEDs, which are useful for making cool pixel-based
Read MoreSamsung smartphones are vulnerable to a major flaw if they haven’t been updated. Hackers can make phone calls, even factory reset. Users should upgrade immediately to stay safe. Security firm Kryptowire is warning a wide range of Samsung devices are vulnerable to a major security flaw that allows hackers to take over a device. Kryptowire
Read MoreIf you have a Samsung Galaxy phone with One UI 2 or higher, you can scan any document directly from your camera app. If you’re using a different Android skin, don’t worry; Google Drive has a quick and easy method. Here’s how to scan a document on Android. Read more: Ten best document scanner apps for
Read MoreA worthy successor to Chrono Trigger. For many legacy video game enthusiasts, Chrono Trigger is considered one of, if not the best, RPGs of all time. With a compelling narrative driven by fantastic characters and towering moral stakes, iconic turn-based combat, and platform-leading pixel art, it’s easy to understand why this JRPG from 1995 is
Read MoreWhen you create your Discord account, you can choose any username you want. After that, Discord assigns you a tag, which you can change if you are a Discord Nitro subscriber. Now, what if you want to keep your username the same but appear differently within a specific server? That’s where nicknames come in. Let’s
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