If you were trying to send messages via WhatsApp and they weren’t going through, you weren’t alone. The messaging app went down early Tuesday for many users around the world for at least 30 minutes. Based on information from Downdetector — and from Eng…
FTC seeks to penalize Drizly and its CEO over a breach that exposed 2.5 million users’ data
The Federal Trade Commission wants to limit the amount of personal information Drizly can collect as part of the enforcement actions it’s proposing against the marketplace and its CEO. According to the FTC, the alcohol delivery service that Uber had pu…
PayPal adds passkey support in the US for easier logins and check outs
PayPal has started rolling out passkeys for users in the US, on the same day Apple is bringing the technology to its computers and tablets with macOS Ventura and iPadOS16. That means you’ll be able to log into your PayPal account without having to type…
A hacker who stole and sold Ed Sheeran songs for crypto gets prison time
Adrian Kwiatkowski, a hacker from Ipswich in England who stole two unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, according to the BBC. Kwiatkowski sold Sheeran’s tracks, along with 12 other songs by American rapper Lil Uzi …
The 2021 Apple TV 4K is cheaper than ever right now
Apple has just launched a new Apple TV 4K that’s powered by an A15 chip, but it won’t start shipping until November 4th. If you absolutely must get Apple’s digital player right now, though, you may want to check out Amazon. The 32GB version of the 2021…
Two ‘Mario Party’ games are coming to Nintendo’s Switch Online Expansion Pack
On November 2nd, the original Mario Party game and its sequel will be available on Nintendo’s Switch Online service. The games were first released in the late 90’s for the N64 and feature board games with various themes that you can play together with …
Adobe’s upcoming AI experiments include a powerful drag-and-drop composite tool
Adobe is working on a new feature that makes it possible to create composite images with just a few clicks. During its latest round of sneak peaks for experimental features, Adobe has showed off Project Clever Composites that uses AI and automation to …
TikTok denies that ByteDance planned to use the app to track individuals in the US
TikTok said it does not collect precise GPS location information from users in the US, which means it cannot be used to monitor people “in the way [Forbes] suggested.” The app’s communications team has tweeted that in response to a Forbes article claim…
Google Messages updates bring iOS reactions and YouTube embeds
Google has detailed the new, recent and upcoming changes to its Messages app in an effort to advocate for the more widespread adoption of the RCS messaging protocol. Apple chief Tim Cook recently made clear that the company has no plans to fix the ‘gre…
‘Alan Wake Remastered’ is now available on the Switch
The remastered version of Alan Wake is now available on the Nintendo eShop, just in time for Halloween. It was initially released for Windows, PS4 and PS5, as well as Xbox One and Xbox X|S in October 2021. But in May this year, Remedy Entertainment’s c…