Monthly Archives: October 2022

Pebble, the OG smartwatch that may never die, updated to work with Pixel 7

Enlarge / Pebble’s e-ink smartwatches, like the Pebble 2 HR pictured here, can now work on 64-bit Android phones like the Pixel 7, following a surprising official app update from Google. (credit: Valentina Palladino) When Pebble, an early, quirky, crowdfunded smartwatch, was acquired in a fire sale by Fitbit in December 2016, the company noted…

Air fryer mozzarella sticks are tasty and easy to make

Spoiler alert: Mozzarella sticks are good. Even average mozzarella sticks are pretty dang tasty. Crunchy, melty, hot cheese? There is literally no way to make that bad. So, yes, this TikTok recipe from @arimonika for homemade mozzarella sticks is tasty…because you’re making mozzarella sticks. Now, of course, you could easily keep frozen mozz sticks in…

‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk’s first act: Personal customer support for right-wing trolls

Elon Musk just spent a whopping $44 billion on Twitter, a social media platform with nearly 400 million users around the globe. So, what are his day one priorities? Apparently, they consist of looking into a complaint from an anonymous right-wing troll about how they lost 1,200 followers the other day. Late Thursday night, the…

An Amazon Prime Video server packed with viewer data was exposed online

Another day, another misconfigured database leaking sensitive customer data to the wider internet.  This time around, the perpetrator is none other than Amazon, as according to TechCrunch, cybersecurity researcher Anurag Sen recently discovered a major Amazon database, no password protection whatsoever, available to anyone who knew where to look.  With the help of Shodan –…

Dogecoin has soared 44% in the past week as Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover lifts hopes for expansion in payments

Dogecoin was started as a joke in 2013. Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Shiba Inu themed crypto token Dogecoin has made strong gains this week.  The cryptocurrency is up 44% this week, rising as Elon Musk headed toward the finale of his Twitter takeover.  There’s been speculation that Musk could develop a crypto for deposits and withdrawals…