Meta is apparently cracking down on employees who abuse their behind-the-scenes access. The Wall Street Journalsources claim Meta has fired or punished over two dozen workers for hijacking Facebook and Instagram accounts over the past year. Some of the offenders reportedly used Meta’s account recovery tool, “Oops,” and even took “thousands of dollars” in bribes…
Many people use WhatsApp to shop, and now they might not have to leave the app to find a store. WhatsApp now lets you search for businesses (those using the service’s Business Platform, that is) by category or name. The feature is initially available in the UK, Colombia, Indonesia and Mexico, while Brazil will get…
A pretty compelling case can be made that the most important synthesizer in history is the Minimoog Model D. When it was released in 1970 it was considered the first “portable” synth and it was among the first to distill the core tenants of what we consider modern synthesis into a self-contained, pre-wired package. It’s…
Many gadgets these days come without a charger in the box, and that makes it more crucial than ever to pick the right one. With the right charger, your phone, laptop, cameras and other assorted gadgets can return to full battery in a lightning-quick fashion. Often, these picks also feature multiple USB ports, allowing you…
If you’re hunting for a Black Friday deal on games then you’ll want to see the various offers that Ubisoft is currently running. The company’s Black Friday offers have already started and are running from now until 30 November. These deals include as much as 75 per cent off various Ubisoft games. That’s not all…
It’s here – the Pixel Watch Black Friday deal has gone live. That sneaky ad on Google Search was indeed telling the truth, as the Pixel Watch is $50 off for the holiday shopping moment. Want one? The Google Store Best Buy, and Target all have Google’s first smartwatch at a discount, and I’d imagine…
452,281 people played Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 concurrently on Steam last night. This massive figure exceeded rival battle royales PUBG and Apex Legends which had a peak concurrent player count last night of 377,558 and 334,431, respectively. The game was only beaten by the Valve behemoths Dota 2 and Counter-Strike…
Actor John Leguizamo, who played Luigi in the 1993 adaptation of Nintendo’s Super Mario franchise, has said he believes Illumination’s upcoming CGI film is “backwards” in its casting. Speaking to IndieWire, Leguizamo recalled how his directors Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton “fought really hard for [him] to be the lead because [he] was a Latin…
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0’s launch has been a resounding success based on player statistics alone. But it hasn’t been all rosy. Players have been experiencing a range of issues, from crashing clients to not being able to download the game at all. Activision Blizzard’s Battle.Net client disabled downloads yesterday evening across America and Europe….
Want to play a fun game of catch in the dark? Now you can with the Spark Catch light-up baseball. This ball uses four LED bulbs for powerful lighting technology that offers 100 lumens of brightness. With the feel of a real baseball, this one has the same size, handmade stitches, weight, and genuine cow…