Month: September 2021
How do you help someone with their leg bitten off by a shark?
How do you help someone with their leg bitten off by a shark? Groundbreaking research by an Australian medic-surfer has uncovered a simple way to stop bleeding and save lives. Find the middle point between the hip and the genitals, make a fist and push as hard as you can.…
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Scammers turn to Facebook Marketplace as it hits a billion users Facebook Marketplace
Shortly after Facebook revealed that its ecommerce platform reached the milestone of one billion active users, reports have claimed scammers are using this growth to launch bigger campaigns. Capitalizing off the social media giant’s success, ProPublica found that one Facebook Marketplace account was hacked and used to post roughly 100…
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How to watch Tudum online: date, start time, and what to expect from the Netflix event A promotional image for Netflix's global fan event Tudum
Tudum, Netflix’s first-ever global fan event, is almost here. The three-hour long virtual event takes place Saturday, September 25, so what can we expect when it arrives in less than 24 hours time? Well, it’ll bring a whole host of announcements, trailers, cast reveals and more for original movies and…
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Apple’s MacBook Air M1 is $150 off, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
This week brought iPhone reviews, new Surface devices and a bunch of tech deals across the web. Apple's MacBook Air M1 returns to the best price we've seen it while the iPad Air remains discounted by $100. Some of our favorite Sennheiser wireless earbuds are $100 off, too, and you…
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Gig work is precarious no matter the country
The lives of delivery workers in major US cities are dangerous, surprisingly expensive, and largely only possible because of the support app-based laborers offer each other. But a new editorial series from Rest of World shows that the experiences of US-based gig workers aren’t unique — trying to make a…
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LinkedIn URLs are being hijacked for phishing Hook on Keyboard
Cybersecurity researchers have caught hold of attackers using LinkedIn’s shortened URLs in phishing campaigns in order to trick email apps as well as the victims. Researchers from Avanan have shared details of how hackers are taking advantage of LinkedIn’s automatic URL shortening service to launch a new credential harvesting campaign. …
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