Hi all! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly sum up some of the most read TechCrunch stories from the past seven days. The goal? Even when you’re swamped, a quick skim of WiR on Saturday morning should give you a pretty good understanding of what happened in tech this week. Want…
If you downloaded an app in the past year that ended up really not working all that well, there’s a chance that its entire function was to steal your Facebook password. Meta began notifying at least 1 million Facebook users that their password data may have been compromised via third-party apps downloaded from both the…
Then-President Donald Trump talks to reporters while hosting Republican Congressional leaders and members of his Cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House on July 20, 2020. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Trump floated the idea of trading Mar-a-Lago boxes for documents on the Russia probe, per The NYT. Aides to Trump did not pitch his…
Then-President Donald Trump gestures as Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks about an upcoming afternoon vote in the Senate during an event in the White House on November 6, 2019. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Sen. Lindsey Graham snapped at late Capitol officer Brian Sicknick’s mother about criticizing Trump, Politico reported. The moment is detailed in ex-DC Metropolitan Police…
Kojima Productions is making a game with Elle Fanning (The Great). The studio announced the collaboration as part of an elaborate teaser campaign that began back at the Tokyo Game Show in September. At the time, it shared an image featuring a face obscured in shadow with the tagline “Who Am I?” On Friday, fans…
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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge While everyone is distracted by the recent announcement of the Google Pixel 7 lineup and the Pixel Watch, Wellbots has quietly provided The Verge Deals with an exclusive discount on the charcoal, fog, and lemongrass colorways of the Google Pixel Buds Pro. Normally $199.99, you can grab a…
Image: Atlus The Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable re-releases are scheduled to launch on January 19th, 2023, Persona developer Atlus announced on Twitter. The two JRPGs will arrive on the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PS5 (via backward compatibility). While Persona 3 Portable’s making its way to Steam…
Enlarge / Rivian’s electric truck is aimed at the adventure lifestyle. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) On Friday, Rivian issued a recall for more than 12,000 electric vehicles due to potentially suspension components. The problem affects model year 2022 Rivian R1T trucks, R1S SUVs, and some Rivian EDV delivery vans—a total of 12,212 EVs in all. In…