Month: February 2024
Five Eyes top agencies issue warning that Russian hackers are targeting the cloud — and the human factor is once again to blame
The Five Eyes alliance, formed of intelligence agencies from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, have issued a warning that Russian hacker groups are switching to cloud services as their choice of target. The joint advisory states that instead of attempting to access on-prem infrastructure, threat actors are…
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Pokemon Legends: Z-A for Switch returns the series to Lumiose City
In celebration of Pokémon Day (the first games launched on February 27, 1996), The Pokémon Company revealed the franchise’s latest “Legends” entry on Tuesday. Pokémon Legends: Z-A returns the series to Lumiose City, last seen as one of the regions in Pokémon X and Y on the Nintendo 3DS. The…
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The Humane AI Pin worked better than I expected — until it didn’t
Look, I’m a Humane AI Pin doubter as much as the next person. And I still think the wearable, AI-powered assistant suffers from a case of this-thing-could-have-been-an-app. But I finally got to spend a little face-to-face time with the pin this morning, and you know what? It’s a darn cool…
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The YouTube Kids app on smart TVs will stop working in July, and that’s a worry
One of the most parent-friendly things YouTube ever did was to create YouTube Kids, a stand-alone app for parents on the best smart TVs and mobile devices. But now it’s being shut down on TVs, according to a Google support page (via FlatpanelsHD). From July, you’ll need to give your…
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Texas sues Pornhub owner for not adding age verification requirements
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the company behind Pornhub for not complying with state-level age verification rules. The suit, filed in Travis County District Court against Pornhub parent Aylo, accuses Aylo of failing to implement “reasonable age verification methods” on Pornhub and other adult sites that it owns.…
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Wendy’s betrays spicy nugget lovers everywhere and will introduce surge pricing
Imagine waiting in line at your local Wendy’s drive-thru during the lunch rush, only to pull up to the menu board and realize that the spicy chicken nuggets you’ve been craving all day will cost you a dollar extra. That nightmare may soon become a reality, because Wendy’s plans on…
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