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Save big time on Grubhub, Taco Bell, and more with this Amazon gift card sale that earns you cash back

ICYMI: Amazon’s 15 Days of Gift Card Deals started Dec. 7, giving you between $7.50 and $10 in bounce-back credits when you add the gift card to your cart and enter the required promo code at checkout. Here’s everything you need to know about the sale. ‘Tis the season of Amazon sales, and if you’re…

Vivaldi is adding Mastodon to its browser

Vivaldi has unveiled a number of productivity-enhancing updates to its web browser alongside integration for Mastodon, which the company claims to be “a key component of decentralized social networking”. The self-proclaimed first web browser company to have a Mastodon instance (Vivaldi Social), it has now integrated the social networking platform into the sidebar, which it…

Instagram is telling creators when and why their posts are ‘shadowbanned’

Instagram’s latest update aims to help creators better understand one of the most frustrating aspects of the app: the dreaded “shadowban.” The app is updating its account status feature to help creators “understand if their account’s content is eligible to be recommended to non-followers.” With the change, Instagram will allow anyone using a “professional” account…

Apple’s expanded iCloud encryption protects your backups and photos

It may be more difficult for hackers and other intruders to grab your iCloud data. Apple is introducing a trio of security measures that include Advanced Data Protection, an optional feature that applies end-to-end encryption to more iCloud data. While Apple was already protecting 14 data categories, the new offering protects 23 — including iCloud…

North Korean hackers used an IE vulnerability to target South Koreans after Halloween tragedy

In the aftermath of the Itaewon Halloween crowd crush that killed at least 158 people, North Korea’s APT37 state-sponsored hacking group took advantage of a previously unknown Internet Explorer vulnerability to install malware on the devices of South Koreans who were trying to find out about the tragedy, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group. The…