Google Chrome has a serious security flaw — update your browser now
Google Chrome users, take note: Update your web browser immediately. The search giant released a new update this week. It includes a crucial patch for an active zero-day exploit that leaves your computer susceptible to malicious actors seeking to steal your data. The severity of the flaw is rated ‘high’ According to Android Central, the […]
ChatGPT revealed personal data and verbatim text to researchers
A team of researchers found it shockingly easy to extract personal information and verbatim training data from ChatGPT. “It’s wild to us that our attack works and should’ve, would’ve, could’ve been found earlier,” said the authors introducing their research paper, which was published on Nov. 28. First picked up by 404 Media, the experiment was […]
Apple Music Replay 2023: How to get yours
If you don’t use Spotify, conversations with friends and your feed might feel a little alienating of late. With the release of Spotify Wrapped, your Instagram Stories, TikTok FYP, and X timeline has likely been taken over by friends posting their top artists and songs, something called a “Sound Town” and their particular listening personality. […]
Most users on X never see Community Notes correcting misinformation
When Elon Musk took over X, formerly known as Twitter, one of his first moves was to overhaul the company’s content moderation policies. When it comes to misinformation, Musk depends on X’s users to deal with the problem in the form of Community Notes, a program that allows approved users to add context to posts […]
Here are all the Amazon devices still on sale after last week's shopping extravaganza
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are done, poof, gone. But savings on Amazon devices are still very much alive. Here are our top picks of Amazon devices still on sale: Best Amazon device deals post- Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Best bundle deal Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) Kids with Echo Glow $54.99 (save $74.99) […]
Grab a Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 for 30% off and get a free SmartTag2 for good measure
Save $99.99: As of November 30, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm) and free Galaxy SmartTag2 bundle is on sale for $229.99 at Amazon instead of its usual price of $329.98, which is a total savings of 30% (and is $20.01 cheaper than buying the items separately!). Opens in a new window Credit: Samsung Samsung […]
Sam Altman 'hurt and angry' after OpenAI firing. But here’s why he went back anyway.
Sam Altman admitted he was “hurt and angry” after OpenAI’s board of directors fired him for “failing to be consistently candid in his communications,” according to an interview with The Verge. He told the tech outlet that he was defiant when some board members asked him to return, but he pushed past the “ego and […]
The Apple Watch Series 8 just dropped to its lowest price of Cyber Week
SAVE $120: The Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm, GPS) is just $309 at Amazon, down from its normal price of $429. That’s a 28% discount and the lowest price we’ve seen so far during the holiday sale season. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm, GPS, red) $309 at Amazon […]
Meta to finally launch Threads in Europe, report says
Meta’s social media app Threads has one massive drawback compared to its chief competitor, X (formerly Twitter): It’s not available in Europe. The likely reason why Threads, which launched in July 2023, has never become a truly global app is Meta’s friction with the European Union, whose regulators don’t particularly like Meta’s habit of taking […]
Tesla will deliver the first Cybertrucks today. Here's how to watch the event.
You might be compelled to pinch yourself, but we assure you, you are not dreaming: Tesla is actually about to deliver its first Cybertruck. The company will do so at an in-person event in its Texas Gigafactory, but you can also follow the event online. Here’s how. SEE ALSO: Tesla might sue you if you […]