Twitter’s verification chaos is now a security problem

Cybercriminals are already capitalizing on Twitter’s ongoing verification chaos by sending phishing emails designed to steal the passwords of unwitting users. The phishing email campaign, seen by TechCrunch, attempts to lure Twitter users into posting their username and password on an attacker’s website disguised as a Twitter help form. The email is sent from a…

Elon Musk’s Twitter already looks grim for the LGBTQ community

He’s only owned Twitter for a couple of days, but Elon Musk has already undermined his credibility on some of social media’s most vexing problems, all while displaying a disturbing inclination toward anti-LGBTQ views. The world’s most credulous billionaire couldn’t help but respond to a tweet over the weekend from Hillary Clinton denouncing Republican support…

Max Q: Halloween special

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. Happy Halloween folks. Hope you’re having a very spooky day. By the way… We are counting down to TC’s Space event in December! Learn more here. In this issue: The satellite bus bottleneck Starlink for GPS? News from BryceTech, Quantum Space and more Apex Space takes on satellite…

Before-and-after photos show how dramatically presidents aged in office

President Barack Obama in 2012. Carolyn Kaster/AP Americans took notice of the expedited presidential aging process known to plague commanders-in-chief. Over the last 50 years, signs of aging have grown more noticeable as presidents are constantly photographed. Side-by-side photographs capture presidents’ changing faces from inauguration to their last day in the White House. As President…

New Hampshire Republican Don Bolduc claimed a local school has ‘litter boxes’ for children. The school says that’s ‘entirely untrue.’

New Hampshire Senate candidate Don Bolduc is the latest Republican candidate to falsely claim schools are providing “litter boxes” to students identifying as cats. Auscape/Universal Images Group via Getty Images New Hampshire Republican Don Bolduc falsely claimed schools are providing kids “litter boxes.” Bolduc, who is running for Senate, was repeating a right-wing urban legend….

A former Oath Keeper testified he was in ‘freakout mode and scared’ after January 6. ‘I’m going to have to tell my mom.’

An Oath Keeper from Idaho in Bozeman, Montana. William Campbell/Corbis via Getty Images A former Oath Keepers member testified at the first seditious conspiracy trial linked to January 6. Graydon Young said he was “regalvanized” by Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes. Prosecutors showed text messages in which Oath Keepers planned for a revolution-like event….

Ohio GOP congressman’s niece was among the 154 people killed in a crush of people in South Korea on Halloween weekend

A mourner places a flower to pay tribute for the victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night’s Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jin-man/AP At least 154 people were killed after a crowd surge on Saturday in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul. Most of the victims were in their 20s and 30s, The…

6 signs your Android phone has a virus, and 5 ways to remove it

There are several common signs of Android viruses, or malware. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider You can clean your Android phone of viruses and malware by deleting malicious software in safe mode, clearing the cache, or performing a factory reset. While there are no true computer viruses that can infect your Android phone, there’s plenty of other…

Europe’s militaries have been working together for years to keep an eye on what Russia is up to at sea

An image from the Danish military shows the Baltic Sea where the Nord Stream pipeline was breached. Danish Defense Command The Nord Stream pipeline sabotage in September drew new attention to maritime threats in Europe. European militaries have already been working on new ways to protect undersea infrastructure. At the end of September, the Nord…