A 5G smartphone from OnePlus is set to become Sprint’s fourth 5G device behind the LG V50, Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, and HTC 5G Hub. Sprint’s 5G network is currently available in parts of Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Kansas City, and it’s due to arrive in parts of LA, New York, Phoenix, and
Read MoreIn describing the literary greatness of Toni Morrison—winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in literature, the first awarded to an African-American woman—the Nobel Foundation said that Morrison “in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality.” She pursued… Read more… Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison, One
Read MoreThe president’s tweets Tuesday morning came after a Fox News interview with an ex-Google engineer. Trump accuses Google of anti-conservative bias without providing evidence Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTo board an American Airlines flight before any other passenger, you’ll have to spend at least $45,000—at least, that’s the rumor surrounding the airline’s highest elite status of “Concierge Key” members, who are brought in on a secret, invitation-only basis. (With the status, passengers also earn perks like access… Read more… How to Get a
Read MoreApple is rolling out its much sought-after credit card to select users today. The company said the card, issued in partnership with Goldman Sachs, will be made available to all iPhone users in the US later this month. Users will have to apply for the Apple Card through the wallet app on their iPhone. They’ll
Read MoreGrowing up, I watched Disney movies on repeat where a mermaid gave up her voice for a man and was taught I should be a damsel in distress until my Prince Charming rescued me. But I was sheltered from movies like Bambi and Lion King where, for once, the evil character didn’t die, the loved
Read MoreThe administration missed other opportunities to address the problem. The Technology 202: Social media experts are skeptical of Trump’s plan to fight gun violence online Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory, or SDO, was the first mission to be launched for NASA’s Living With a Star (LWS) Program, and is designed to understand the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth. Our Sun Today Source: NASA
Read MoreWhen your wifi is bad, you know it—oh, do you know it. And getting it working well again isn’t always as simple as unplugging and replugging your router, one of our favorite troubleshooting techniques for all things technological. Read more… Introducing: Lifehacker's Complete Guide to Wifi Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWhen heading to the Black Hat and Defcon security conferences, here’s a safety tip: drink water. How to prepare for the world’s largest hacker fest – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreArtificial intelligence isn’t there yet. President Trump wants social media to catch shooters before they strike. It's going to be hard – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet hyped! The next Olympics, taking place in Japan, is less than a year away. 2020 Summer Olympics: Everything to know about Tokyo 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKeepSolid has been around for five years — and coupled with industry plaudits from outlets like Software Informer, Laptop Review Pro and the venerable PC Mag, they’ve become a trusted name in that occasionally untrustworthy business. Now, you can land a lifetime of KeepSolid VPN Unlimited protection at a surprisingly low price, only $39 (over
Read MoreThe phonemaker polled its followers about #WhoRunsHuawei, and the 42% of the votes pointed towards the government. Huawei's Twitter followers think it's owned by the Chinese government – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJust when we thought Facebook’s Libra couldn’t be subject to any more scrutiny, it turns out that data protection bosses from all over the world have banded together to share concerns about the ‘cryptocurrency’s’ potential privacy risks. Data officers from the UK, European Union, US, Canada, Burkina Faso, and Australia issued a joint statement on Monday,
Read MoreAs long as cryptocurrency has value, people will try to steal it. According to the latest figures from cybersecurity firm Avast, a cryptocurrency stealing malware has been blocked more than 360,000 times by its software. The malware, named Clipsa, is described by Avast as a “multipurpose password stealer.” It exploits numerous attack vectors to steal
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon’s home security company Ring is coaching police departments in how to effectively request security camera footage from its customers, police emails obtained by Motherboard suggest. The emails contain advice like being more active on social media or speaking at meetings in order to encourage a better “opt
Read MoreImage: Apple To coincide with the start of the Apple Card’s preview program, Apple has released a series of videos detailing how you’ll use its upcoming credit card. The videos cover pretty much every aspect of the card’s functionality, from the application and card setup processes, to how to make payments either in-store or online,
Read MorePhoto by Michael Short/Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Apple Card would arrive in August on the company’s last earnings call, and here it is: Apple’s new credit card, issued in partnership with Goldman Sachs, will begin a “preview rollout” today, and then become broadly available to all iPhone owners in the US
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tonight, in the aftermath of yet more mass shootings, the internet is once again a swirl of threads. Debates about gun control, white supremacy, domestic terrorism, video games, mental illness, de-platforming, content moderation, and regulation all rage simultaneously on cable news, in print, and on Twitter. The mass
Read MoreThe internet service is down in huge chunks of the country. Comcast's Xfinity apparently suffers outages across US – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe financial impact of North Korea‘s hacking and cryptocurrency exploits could be much larger than first thought. According to a UN report, seen by CNN, North Korea could have earned up to $2 billion by hacking overseas financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges. The report also states that North Korea used hackers to “launder stolen proceeds
Read MoreOld military equipment can sometimes be found in places like flea markets and eBay for pennies, often because people don’t always know what they have. While [tsbrownie] knew exactly what he was getting when he ordered this mystery device, we’re not sure we could say the same thing if we stumbled upon it ourselves. What
Read MoreOn July 24, high-level EU officials finally confirmed the UK made illegal copies of classified personal information from an EU database. Despite this, it doesn’t seem the EU Commission seems will take any action, which — to concerned members of European Parliament — highlights its and EU member states’ hypocritical and dangerous approach to people’s
Read MoreIf you’ve noticed a recent uptick in cyberattacks targeting infrastructure and government facilities, you’re not alone. Aside from utilizing more sophisticated capabilities, the attacks are coming at us with an alarming frequency. Now, according to a new study by IBM’s X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) team, destructive attacks devised with an intent to
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