Banning Social Media for Kids Is a Bad Idea
The risks are real. But banning children from the internet could create new problems without solving the ones that really matter.
Source: WIRED
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Google Turns a Selfie Video Into Your Account’s Spare Key
The next time you’re locked out of your Google account, you can use your face as part of the account recovery process.
Source: WIRED
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New msaRAT malware uses Chrome, Edge browsers to route C2 traffic
The Chaos ransomware gang is using a new backdoor dubbed msaRAT that hides command-and-control (C2) communication by routing it through the Chrome or Edge browsers. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Google Photos could finally let you hide sensitive details in your pics
Why scratch out that sensitive info with the Pen tool when you can use a Redact tool instead?
Source: Android Authority
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OnePlus continues marching on with new phone on the horizon
OnePlus is going to launch the new OnePlus N6x budget smartphone in India on July 31. It will have a design similar to the Nord 5
Source: Android Authority
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Samsung is playing a dangerous game with the Galaxy Z Fold 8’s missing S Pen support
The S Pen is a part of the Samsung experience I won't give up.
Source: Android Authority
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My Week of Transparent Living With Apple’s ‘More Clear’ Liquid Glass Setting
I cranked Apple’s iOS 27 beta to maximum transparency on my iPhone and enjoyed every warped second.
Source: WIRED
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Microsoft working to fix Exchange Online mailbox quarantine issue
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing Exchange Online issue that has been mistakenly quarantining customers' mailboxes since Sunday. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Remember Jibo? Its Successor Is a Wearable That Turns Your Life Into AI Slop
With “blessings” from the original Jibo founders, iKairos is a wearable or desk-mounted “AI journal” that turns your family moments into AI images and video.
Source: WIRED
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Is the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra worth $200 more than the Z Fold 8? Here’s my expert advice
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 makes compromises the Z Fold 7 never had to.
Source: Android Authority
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Your next WHOOP could be free, courtesy of this fancy platinum credit card
This Platinum credit card now covers your annual WHOOP membership, but here's the fine print worth reading first.
Source: Android Authority
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Check Point warns of SmartConsole zero-day exploited in attacks
Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Software has addressed an actively exploited zero-day flaw in the company's SmartConsole graphical user interface (GUI) admin panel. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Spotify goes full MTV with new music video charts
It's yet another step Spotify is taking to try and win over loyal YouTube users.
Source: Android Authority
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Samsung promises even more software updates for the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
Five major OS upgrades and five years of security patches will keep Samsung's latest smartwatches supported until 2031.
Source: Android Authority
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Your Google Meet files are finally getting the organization they need
Google Meet is giving notes, recordings, and transcripts a proper home with automatically organized folders in Google Drive.
Source: Android Authority
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Upbound says hack caused $13 million in fraudulent Acima leases
The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. [...]
Source: BleepingComputer
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Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick
The cyclospora diarrhea outbreak isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern of leafy greens wreaking digestive havoc.
Source: WIRED
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Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 diving features require a subscription — here’s what you’ll pay
On the plus side, maybe you'll stumble across some sunken treasure!
Source: Android Authority
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