No, you’re not having an identity crisis – there could be strangers in your iCloud photos

iCloud for Windows app users are reporting some fairly bizarre glitches with photo and video content when accessing the platform on a PC. Numerous complaints on the MacRumours forum detail users’ purported experiences of photos and even videos of strangers appearing in their library on the iCloud app for Windows. Also, videos apparently shot with…

Beware – Black Friday online shopping scams are here now

Although Black Friday isn’t due for another couple of days, cybercriminals aren’t holding back from trying to take advantage of the upcoming shopping spree.  Cybersecurity researchers from Bitdefender have carried out a wide range of recent analysis, and found numerous scams trying to take advantage of gullible shoppers. The most popular method seems to be…

Mercedes will unlock your $100,000 electric car’s full power — for an extra $1,200 per year

The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV. Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz will offer a $1,200-per-year “acceleration Increase” feature for some electric cars.  The add-on boosts power output and slightly improves zero-to-60-mph times for some models.  Car companies want to make billions by charging customers for features after they already purchased a vehicle.  Let’s say you’re tired of hitting 60 mph…

Elon Musk puts an end to some Twitter perks, limits expenses due to company’s ‘challenging’ financial situation

Elon Musk. Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Getty Images A number of expenses are being “discontinued” at Twitter, according to a leaked email. Citing Twitter’s financial straits, home WiFi, team activities and more will no longer be paid for. The email also addressed new policies on free food at Twitter, vacation time and other processes.  Elon Musk’s changes…

Homebuyers canceled a record 60,000 purchase contracts last month because they’re waiting for mortgage rates and home prices to fall

Home for sale under contract is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland Thomson Reuters Nearly 18% of pending home sales nationwide were canceled in October, the most since 2013. High inflation and mortgage rates have kept buyers at bay, even as the market begins to cool. Developers are turning to build-to-rent buyers to offload new supply…

An FTX customer who lost $750,000 during its collapse has filed a lawsuit against the Golden State Warriors, which had FTX as its ‘official cryptocurrency platform’

Sam Bankman-Fried and the Golden State Warriors are both defendants in the lawsuit. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Greg Nelson /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images The Golden State Warriors named FTX as an “official cryptocurrency platform” last December. One former FTX customer is now suing the organization in California after FTX’s collapse. Elliott…

Top US diplomat rips FIFA for punishing World Cup players who wear the ‘One Love’ armband promoting inclusion

Germany’s goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer wears the captain’s armband with the inscription “One Love” on November 16, 2022. Christian Charisius/Getty Images Blinken criticized FIFA for threatening to punish World Cup players who wear a “One Love” armband. The armband is meant to promote inclusivity and diversity. Blinken said no player should be forced to…

US Navy finds the same kind of Iranian suicide drone Russia has been using against Ukraine was used to attack a tanker

Tanker Pacific Zircon is seen at sea near Isle of Wright, Britain in this undated handout picture. David Potter/Handout via REUTERS An Iranian-made suicide drone slammed into a commercial tanker in the Arabian Sea last week. The US Navy identified the drone as a Shahed-136, which Russia has been using to attack Ukrainian cities. A…

A couple spent $40,000 to convert a van into a luxury tiny home where they live and work while traveling the world — see inside

Jan and Marie Koza. Ourtravelventure Jan and Marie Koza are a couple who spent 60,000 euros buying and converting a Citroën Jumper van. They now live, work, and travel the world in the van, aiming to spend 1,000 euros a month each. They told Insider how they financed their lives on the road. This is…