Dead Island 2 has finally resurfaced with a new trailer following years of development hell. It’s set to launch on February 3.Read MoreRead More
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the former Twitter security chief who has alleged that the company covered up negligent security practices and lied to regulators about data management, was a credible, capable, and brutally honest security expert, according to peers and colleagues. The assessment of Zatko’s work and…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snapchat users in Illinois who used filters or lenses may be eligible for a payout. Illinois reached a $35 million settlement with Snap this month, according to the Chicago Tribune, in a class action lawsuit over how user data was collected. The suit alleges that Snapchat’s filters and…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Congress is investigating new whistleblower claims made by Twitter’s former head of security following two bombshell reports published on Tuesday — and some are calling on top federal law enforcement officials to follow suit. This morning, The Washington Post and CNN published dual reports into alarming new safety…
Laura Normand / The Verge Listen, I’m sure there will be a lot of sturm und drang about what the whistleblower disclosures mean for Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, but I want to focus on something dumber and pettier: Jack Dorsey. Twitter had serious vulnerabilities that Russian and Chinese governments might try to take advantage of,…
Enlarge / OpenCore Legacy Patcher lead Mykola Grymalyuk has macOS Ventura running on Macs as old as the 2008 Mac Pro tower. (credit: Mykola Grymalyuk) Skirting the official macOS system requirements to run new versions of the software on old, unsupported Macs has a rich history. Tools like XPostFacto and LeopardAssist could help old PowerPC…
Sony’s DualSense Edge controller for the PlayStation 5. [credit: Sony ] As long rumored, Sony has announced details about its plans to enter the high-end controller game with the DualSense Edge, an advanced cousin to the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller with added customization options and features. If you’ve seen or used Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series…
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) The pressure on Twitter to talk publicly about how it monitors and removes spam accounts continues to mount. Reports from CNN and The Washington Post reveal an 84-page whistleblower complaint alleging that Twitter isn’t motivated to track the true number of spam accounts and hid security vulnerabilities from…
Digital courseware provider Lumen Learning is working with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities to bring Lumen’s Introduction to Statistics to more colleges and universities across the United States.Read More
Yelp wants users to know the fundamental differences between crisis centers and actual abortion providers. Deposit Photos In the wake of Roe v. Wade‘s reversal earlier this year, Yelp has implemented a new policy that flags so-called crisis pregnancy centers’ misleading, often medically inaccurate services. Now, users receive the following alert whenever clicking such a…