Science & Technology
Apple CarKey is reportedly coming to more cars soon
In 2020, Apple launched CarKey, a feature that lets you add a digital key for your car to your iPhone or Apple Watch. The feature, however, was only made available to owners of new BMWs. According to a new report, this should change fairly soon. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s […]
New Safari bug can expose Apple users' browser history and Google account details
A vulnerability in Safari can be exploited to expose your browser history — and possibly elements of your identity. Revealed in a Saturday blog post by FingerprintJS, the bug was introduced to Safari 15 via the Indexed Database API (IndexedDB), which is part of Apple’s WebKit web browser development engine. To put it simply, IndexedDB […]
Sex workers are being booted off the 'link in bio' platform, Linktree
Another day, another online platform turning on sex workers.Linktree, a popular social media link service, is removing sex workers and other adult content creators from its site, according to a new report from Motherboard. According to Linktree, the company is only blocking users who post links to IRL sexual encounters and other services.“Per our company’s […]
Creator of a years-old app called Wordle will donate proceeds from its newfound popularity
Wordle is the daily, browser-only word game we can’t get enough of, so it’s not surprising that Wordle copycats have been sprouting up in the App Store. Those copycats aren’t the first to use that name, however. Developer Steven Cravotta actually used “wordle” first — five years ago. Now, he’s using his app’s surprise popularity […]
A weird-looking distant planet is a one-of-a-kind mystery — for now
Planets, the eight celestial bodies orbiting our sun, are spherical. Exoplanets, the many other celestial bodies orbiting many other suns, are also spherical. At least that’s what scientists thought until the European Space Agency (ESA) got a better look at the “rugby ball shaped” WASP-103b. Discovered in 2014 amid the constellation of Hercules, this news-making […]
DirecTV will drop Trump's favored news source, One America News Network
DirecTV subscribers who like their news and opinion as far to the right as it can get will have to look elsewhere soon.The major satellite TV provider will drop One America News Network when its contract expires in April, Bloomberg reported Friday. OANN had been available to DirecTV subscribers since 2017 and it rose to […]
Netflix prices go up again
Bad news for Netflix fans. The streaming service is increasing prices in the U.S. and Canada. On Friday, Netflix quietly changed the pricing for all three subscription plans: Basic plan increases $1 per month from $8.99 to $9.99Standard plan increases $1.50 from $13.99 to $15.49Premium plan goes up $2 from $17.99 to $19.99According to the company’s website, […]
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a…flying yacht? — Future Blink
Lazzarini Design Studio dreamed up a concept for the ultimate luxury yacht experience in the sky. Original Article
College prep software Naviance sells advertising data on millions of students
For nearly two-thirds of American high schoolers Naviance software is an integral and nearly unavoidable part of the college research and application process. For colleges and universities, it’s also a targeted advertising platform with a captive audience of millions of students looking to make one of the largest financial investments of their lives.The Markup examined […]
Get this impressive Alienware gaming laptop for its lowest price to date
Save $176.02: It’s powerful, it’s portable, and it’s on sale. As of Jan. 13, you can grab the Alienware m15 R4 gaming laptop for $1,999.98 at Amazon — the best price we’ve seen to date on this 2021 model.Get a gaming boost with the Alienware m15 R4 15.6-inch gaming laptop, which on sale for a […]