Facebook is removing several information fields from profiles, including religious and political views

Facebook is notifying users that it will remove four information fields from profiles starting next month. These fields include religious views, political views, addresses and the “Interested in” field, which indicates a user’s sexual orientation. The change will go into effect on December 1. A spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch in an email that…

Ghost Robotics fires back against ‘baseless’ Boston Dynamics lawsuit

A legal dispute over robotic patents is devolving into a war of words, as Ghost Robotics fires back against Boston Dynamics. The Philadelphia firm calls the suit both “obstructive and baseless” in a statement sent to TechCrunch. It notes, in part, Ghost Robotics’ success has not gone unnoticed by Boston Dynamics. Rather than compete on…

Discord users can now link their Crunchyroll accounts

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has partnered with Discord. Starting today, users will be able to display the movie or TV show they’re currently watching on their Discord profile. Crunchyroll is the latest media company to add “Rich Presence,” the “Now Playing” functionality that automatically displays the video you’re watching, the game you’re playing, the song…

This open-source app lets hackers steal your Apple passwords

Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro have recently spotted a new infostealer campaign, leveraging open-source software and file-sharing services to distribute malware.  According to the company’s blog post, an unknown threat actor took the source code of an app called ResignTool, and modified it to carry the infostealer. ResignTool is a macOS application used to change…