Tile announces new tracker anti-theft mode and $1 million stalking fine
Tile has announced new tracker features that are designed to stop theft and stalking.
Read MoreTile has announced new tracker features that are designed to stop theft and stalking.
Read MoreBNN: Sources: former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh plans to plead guilty to US criminal charges over his role in an alleged multiyear fraud at the company — (Bloomberg) — Another former member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle is planning to plead guilty to US criminal charges …
Read MorePhoto by Allison Johnson / The Verge Tile says a new anti-theft feature, rolling out starting today, makes its Bluetooth trackers invisible to anti-stalking detection like the Scan and Secure feature in the app. By disabling detection abilities, it could be more effective in recovering something very important: like a briefcase containing a million dollars
Read MoreAll 11 of the featured tunes are streamer-friendly if you wanted to vibe out with an audience on Twitch. | Image: Epic Games Eleven months after Epic Games acquired Bandcamp, it’s getting its first major integration into Fortnite. Fortnite’s new “Radio Underground” station is a collection of songs curated by Bandcamp editors that you can
Read MoreIllustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch will now let streamers tag other channels in their stream titles, according to a Friday tweet from Twitch’s support account. It’s a small feature, but one that could be a really useful way for streamers to direct fans to interesting channels — and importantly, it’s a user-controlled tool.
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google will start migrating Reminders from Google Calendar and Google Assistant to Google Tasks next month. The rollout could last for 15 days or longer. Google Workspace users could have their Reminders deleted if Tasks isn’t turned on. Remember back in September 2022, when Google announced it would migrate
Read MoreThe Block: Sources: Jump is the unidentified “US trading firm” that the SEC has said helped support the TerraUSD stablecoin in May 2021; Jump was not accused of wrongdoing — Published 1 hour and 25 minutes earlier on — Jump is the unidentified “U.S. trading firm” …
Read MoreImage: Roblox Roblox (the company) is working on generative AI tools to help developers who build experiences on Roblox more easily create games and assets. The first two tests of the tools will roll out in the coming weeks: a tool to make “generative AI materials from a text prompt” and a tool for generative
Read MoreWill Knight / Wired: Roblox is testing a tool that lets players use natural language to create and change the appearance and behavior of items like buildings, terrain, and avatars — The company aims to draw on the new technology’s code-writing ability to make its digital worlds even more customizable.
Read MoreBrie Larson as Carol Danvers in Ms. Marvel. | Image: Disney Plus / Marvel The Marvels — director Nia DaCosta’s follow-up to the first Captain Marvel — was originally slated to touch down right in the thick of summer blockbuster season. Those plans are changing, but Marvel’s released a promising new look at the movie
Read MoreApple’s move to Intel chips almost 20 years ago opened up a world of operating system possibilities, but the current transition to custom ARM silicon has closed some doors. There’s finally an official method of running Windows 11 on the latest Apple computers. Microsoft has made Parallels Desktop 18 an officially supported way to get
Read MoreIt can be challenging to keep track of time zones. Even though we’ve tried to reinvent time zones, we still can’t agree on a universal system. However, it’s usually not a problem since everyone knows their region’s time zone. For example, the difference between East and West is three hours in the United States. Easy, right?
Read MoreInstant messaging is changing how business gets done. If your organization uses an instant messaging program like Slack or Microsoft Teams or even consumer messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc., you can attest to the communication and productivity benefits. (Or maybe you can’t — more on that in a moment.) Studies show that approximately
Read MoreKurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Amazon tells corporate staff to return to the office “at least three days per week”, starting on May 1, after previously leaving the decision to team leaders — Amazon wants its corporate and tech employees back in the office at least three days per week, CEO Andy Jassy said in a
Read MoreEverything you need to know about the past, present, and future of data security—from Equifax to Yahoo—and the problem with Social Security numbers.
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority GM patented a new touchscreen design. The design would integrate violet pixels and a metal-oxide-based photocatalyst screen coating. A chemical reaction created by the violet pixels and photocatalyst would make it possible for the display to erase fingerprints. Nothing ruins the look of a display quite like greasy
Read MoreThe country’s climate woes are just beginning and will likely include rising heat and drought, as well as stronger cyclones.
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: GoDaddy says it discovered a multi-year security breach in early December 2022 where unknown attackers stole source code and installed malware on its servers — Web hosting giant GoDaddy says they suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed malware …
Read MoreUnder the weather though they both were, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Staff Writer Dan Maloney got together to take a look under the covers of this week’s best and brightest hacks. It was a banner week, with a look at the changes that KiCad has in store, teaching a CNN how to play “Rock, Paper,
Read MoreWhile Shrinking has been critically acclaimed, it seems like this is also being reflected in top 10 streaming lists.
Read MoreWith Firaxis Games and 2K confirming that Civilization 7 is on the way, could it debut on M3 Macs eventually?
Read MoreBloomberg: A look at the unraveling of John McAfee, cybersecurity software pioneer and crypto hawker who grew a conspiracy-minded fan base and built a fortune on paranoia — The tattoo kind of said it all. In Cambrils, a beach community on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, Santiago Cuevas had already closed his shop …
Read MoreThe company aims to draw on the new technology’s code-writing ability to make its digital worlds even more customizable.
Read MoreKate Clark / The Information: Stripe’s pitch deck to investors says it needs $4B by the end of 2024 to cover a tax withholding bill when it modifies employee stock grants before an IPO — Stripe is trying to raise a huge sum of money from investors, so it has tried to craft a compelling
Read MoreKris Holt / Engadget: Samsung says the Message Guard feature in Galaxy S23 series will prevent zero-click exploits via messaging apps by detecting malware hidden in image attachments — Zero-click attacks, which can install malware onto a device without the user clicking or tapping on anything, have been on the rise in recent years.
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