Month: December 2023
Reddit says a bug is letting slurs get added to its links
We became aware of a bug, a week or two ago, that allows any words and phrases to be updated and manipulated on a post page hyperlink that leads back to Reddit. We’re working with the appropriate partners on a fix. For context, we’ve found that Google will index URLs…
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Spotify’s not going for Pulitzers anymore
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. The dust is still settling on Spotify’s latest round of layoffs. On Monday, Spotify announced it was cutting 17 percent of its workforce, or approximately 1,500 employees, as a means of making the company even more…
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The Looking Glass Go is a folding holographic display that fits in your pocket
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iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 will get Qi2 support with iOS 17.2
Apple just pushed the release candidate of iOS 17.2, and the upcoming update brings support for the Qi2 wireless charging standard to iPhone 13- and iPhone 14-series smartphones, according to the patch notes. Apple says the iPhone 15 and 15 Pro already support Qi2, though there aren’t actually any Qi2…
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Elon Musk’s xAI company is seeking up to $1 billion in investments
Founded in April, xAI is Musk’s attempt at jumping on the AI hype train. The company’s purpose is to “understand the true nature of the universe,” according to its website, something the launch of its Grok AI chatbot is apparently supposed to further. Grok pulls real-time information from X (formerly…
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Thousands of victims hit in attack on chocolate maker Hershey
The Hershey Company suffered a major data breach in which people’s payment data and personally identifiable information (PII) were both taken. The famous chocolate maker has filed a notification with the Maine Attorney General’s office, stating that in early September, some of its employees fell prey to a phishing attack. …
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