Don’t fall for Fortnite invite scams!
You can’t buy, like, follow, retweet or comment your way onto the highly anticipated game. Continue reading Don’t fall for Fortnite invite scams!
Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
Flippy the burger-flipping robot too good, fired after one day
The plug was pulled on the burger-turning robot designed to take a job away from expensive burger-flipping humans, because it’s too good. Continue reading Flippy the burger-flipping robot too good, fired after one day
‘Hacked’ Facebook taunt leads to 1-star restaurant reviews
Rival football fans either punished the eatery with fake reviews after the “zombies” remark or there was a sudden plague of gastroenteritis. Continue reading ‘Hacked’ Facebook taunt leads to 1-star restaurant reviews
Tweet thieves suspended by Twitter
‘Tweetdecking’ plagiarists have been making thousands per month, ripping off jokes and tweets and selling retweets. Continue reading Tweet thieves suspended by Twitter
Fake news travels faster than truth on Twitter, and we can’t blame bots
People prefer spreading juicy lies over the truth, according to new research from MIT. Continue reading Fake news travels faster than truth on Twitter, and we can’t blame bots
FBI: we don’t want a backdoor; we just want you to break encryption
We don’t know how to do it, said director Christopher Wray, but you can figure it out. You’re smart. Continue reading FBI: we don’t want a backdoor; we just want you to break encryption
Rift keels over after Oculus forgets to renew security certificate
Users got an unwelcome dose of non-virtual reality: “Can’t reach Oculus Runtime Service” Continue reading Rift keels over after Oculus forgets to renew security certificate
Amazon’s trying to get Alexa to stop laughing at us
Amazon’s Alexa has been startling people by randomly laughing. Continue reading Amazon’s trying to get Alexa to stop laughing at us
Smart traffic lights cause jams when fed spoofed data
Researchers have found that attack cars sending out fake trajectory data can plug up an intersection solid. Continue reading Smart traffic lights cause jams when fed spoofed data
Spyware maker shuts down surveillance services after hacks
Retina-X has been repeatedly attacked by hacktivists who objected to covert surveillance, and now the company has had enough. Continue reading Spyware maker shuts down surveillance services after hacks