Stories are everywhere — and I’m not talking about the fantasy kind. In the early aughts, Snapchat launched Stories as a way to let users share candid moments throughout the day, like catching the morning sunrise or going on a coffee run. It was a massive success, and the intervening years have spit out many…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Security vulnerabilities in a popular Chinese-built GPS vehicle tracker can be easily exploited to track and remotely cut the engines of at least a million vehicles around the world, according to new research. Worse, the company that makes the GPS trackers has made no effort to fix them. Cybersecurity startup BitSight said it found six…
The longest days of summer may be behind us, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still jonesing to relax by the pool and barbecue outside on the grill. Between flexible work environments being the new norm and wanting to maximize my outdoor time this summer, I knew I needed a device that was portable enough…
It’s been far too long since our last visit to good ol’ Westeros, but the wait is nearly over. In roughly a month’s time, HBO launches House of the Dragon, the Game of Thrones prequel set 200 years before events of A Song of Ice and Fire during the Targaryen civil war. So what better…
SAVE $99.01: As of July 19, the 2021 Apple iPad mini (WiFi, 64GB) is on sale at Best Buy for an all-time low price of $399.99. It usually retails for $499, so this saves you 20%. Props to anyone who held off on buying Apple‘s 2021 iPad mini on Amazon when it went on sale…
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it needs an additional $3 billion to fund the removal of telecoms equipment made by Chinese vendors such as Huawei and ZTE. Congress had earmarked around $1.9 billion for the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program, which provides federal funds to operators who are reliant on such kit, but the…
Popular ecommerce website builder Shopify is partnering with YouTube to allow ecommerce platform owners to integrate their online store with the iconic video site. With this collaboration, Shopify merchants are now also able to sell products via live streams, videos or through a store tab. Using YouTube Live as a selling tool, merchants can tag…
Google has revealed new admin settings to “control access to experimental Google Workspace apps,” in a move that suggests the company is working on a range of new products or services. According to a company blog post, “admins can use the new Experimental Apps Control setting to grant or deny their users access to emerging…
United Parcel Service(UPS) is facing backlash from the family of deceased driver Esteban Chavez Jr. and criticism from other employees. Spencer Platt/Getty Images A homeowner captured video footage of a UPS delivery driver collapsing outside their front door. The video was taken on Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona, amid temperatures as high as 113 degrees. A…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 23, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images China blasted a reported plan by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan next month. If the report is true, Pelosi would be the highest-ranking official to visit in recent years. The report comes at a…