Month: May 2020
OnePlus inadvertently disables ‘X-Ray’ filter with an update sent to its global phones
OnePlus accidentally pushed an over-the-air update that disables a filter that can see through some thin black plastics and, in certain cases, clothes. Though OnePlus said on May 19 that it would temporarily disable the filter in the Chinese version of its operating system in an update, the company hadn’t…
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Amid unprecedented growth on its platform, Acorns cuts roles and shuts down an office
Acorns, which helps millions of people invest their spare change in the stock market, has laid off between 50 to 70 people, TechCrunch has learned from multiple sources. The Irvine, Calif.-based company would not confirm the total number of people laid off, but did confirm that there were cuts at…
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Toyota’s first plug-in hybrid RAV4 Prime priced a skosh under $40,000
When Toyota unveiled the 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime in November, the vehicle garnered a lot of attention because it achieved two seemingly conflicting goals. It was Toyota’s most fuel efficient and one of its most powerful vehicles. Now, it’s getting praise for managing a base price under $40,000. Toyota said…
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Zuckerberg explains why Facebook won’t take action on Trump’s recent posts
In a statement posted to Facebook late Friday afternoon, Mark Zuckerberg offered up an explanation of why his company did not contextualize or remove posts from the accounts associated with President Donald Trump that appeared to incite violence against American citizens. “We looked very closely at the post that discussed…
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Black Influencers Are Calling Out Popular Brands For Failing To Address The Deaths Of Unarmed Black People At The Hands Of The Police
friendly reminder that fashion nova, pretty little thing, and revolve are all “POC” owned brands. so when black people say BLACK, no we don’t mean POC. we mean black. don’t correct us. 05:16 PM – 29 May 2020 Twit Influencer Jackie Aina has kickstarted a campaign on Twitter and Instagram…
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Russian agents have been hacking major email program
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has issued a cybersecurity advisory warning that the Russian military hacking group responsible for interfering in the 2016 presidential election has been exploiting a critical vulnerability in Exim since last August or earlier. For those unfamiliar with Exim, the software is a mail transfer…
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