Month: September 2022
Patreon is laying off 17 percent of its workforce and closing offices
Alex Jones is on trial yet again. The InfoWars host lost a defamation case over the Sandy Hook shooting by default, and now, a Connecticut jury will decide what he should pay. It’s a near-repeat of a similar case in Texas — but without that state’s limits on financial damages.…
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The Verge Partners with Chicago Humanities Festival for a Series of Conversations about Social Media
On November 12, 2022, The Verge will join the Chicago Humanities Festival for a full day of exploring how big tech impacts the public in a series of conversations called “The Social Mind.” The day will end with an interactive afterparty with video games provided by Bit Bash. The series…
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You can remove Apple’s newest iOS 16 security tool if you really want, but we wouldn’t recommend it
Audio player loading… With the introduction of iOS 16, Apple has revealed it is giving IT managers the option of removing its Rapid Security Response security tool. Reports have found the feature can be turned off, and all of its updates manually removed, if the admin so pleases. Introduced as…
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Honda plans to release 10 electric motorcycles by 2025
The world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer is going electric. On Monday, Honda announced it would introduce “10 or more” electric motorcycles by 2025. The majority of those won’t be available in North America, with the automaker set to focus most of its attention on Asian and European markets. Don’t expect many…
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U-Haul confirms data breach, customer driving licences exposed
Audio player loading… American moving and storage rental company U-Haul has suffered a data breach in which certain sensitive customer data was stolen, the company has confirmed. In an announcement sent out to affected customers,U-Haul said that an unidentified threat actor managed to compromise two “unique passwords” and gain access…
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Steam Deck prototype pics spark debate about what could have been
Audio player loading… The Steam Deck changed quite considerably during the process of being developed and honed, as some freshly aired photos of prototypes make clear enough. As PC Mag (opens in new tab) reports, Valve developer Pierre Loup Griffais posted pics of older prototype models of the Steam Deck…
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