UN experts: Jeff Bezos phone hack shows link to Saudi Crown Prince
The phone of Amazon billionaire and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Nations experts alleged Wednesday.
How human traffickers are recruiting victims in a digital age
Experts describe the way human traffickers typically target kids or teens as pretty subtle. It can happen in schools, at the mall, or anywhere. However, nowadays, it most commonly begins with just one click, like, or friend request.
SpaceX completes successful abort test launch of Dragon crew capsule
The launch is an important one for SpaceX and NASA as the commercial crew program continues into the phase that many officials describe as “the final dress rehearsal.”
New app teaches kids how to become financially successful
A new app called BusyKid is teaching kids how to become financially literate and successful. The app allows children, with their parent’s oversight, to buy fractional amounts of a share of a stock and also teaches children about donating to charities and saving. Children earn money by doing chores at home like getting the mail, helping someone or babysitting a sibling, and they receive a paycheck every two weeks.
Google taking voice samples from people with disabilities to improve voice-recognition technology
Molloy College and a local nonprofit are teaming up to lend their voices to Google for the company's new "Project Euphonia" initiative, to make speech technology more accessible to people with disabilities.
People with disabilities helping Google improve voice-recognition technology
Molloy College and a local nonprofit are teaming up to lend their voices to Google for the company's new "Project Euphonia" initiative, to make speech technology more accessible to people with disabilities.
Report: Deaf man sues Pornhub over lack of closed captioning
An adult video website is reportedly the target of a lawsuit over an alleged lack of closed captioning for its videos.
Mobile gaming industry expected to hit $100B in 2020
A new study predicts that spending on mobile games will exceed $100B this year.
Burger King 'offers' Prince Harry a gig and a new crown
If Prince Harry needs a job, Burger King is ready for his application.
Dating apps leak personal data, Norwegian group says
Dating apps including Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal information to advertising tech companies in possible violation of European data privacy laws, a Norwegian consumer group said in a report Tuesday.
Are dating apps keeping your personal data safe?
According to a new report, many dating apps leak personal information to advertising tech companies.
When international cyber-warfare came to NYC’s suburbs
In 2013, Iranian cyber-hackers got into the control system of the Bowman Avenue Dam, a vital piece of infrastructure in Rye Brook gaining control of water levels.
Utah man gets locked inside 24 Hour Fitness after hours, shares selfies from inside facility
A Utah man was locked in a 24 Hour Fitness gym after swimming laps alone in the pool and he decided to have some fun with the late-night lockup.
Mystery drone sightings in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming prompt theories
Dan Carlson says drones have flown after dark near his Nebraska farm four times this year. He suspects military involvement. U.S. Air Force officials overseeing dozens of nuclear missiles scattered across the region deny any role in the drone sightings.
Woman ordered to pay ex-boyfriend more than $150K for defaming him on Instagram, other sites
The Supreme Court judge in Canada ruled that Noelle Halcrow was "motivated by malice."
Texas online gamer saves UK teen who had seizure
A British teen who had a seizure while playing an online game with a Texas woman earlier this month was reportedly saved when his opponent alerted first responders from thousands of miles away.
Stardust app is the Instagram of movies, TV shows
If you're a fan of movies and TV - well, there's an app for that: STARDUST.
Are you a digital hoarder?
Deleting your memories from your devices can be painful. Is that why so many people hoard their digital files?
#OscarsSoWhite floods Twitter once again; Academy also called out for male-dominated ballot
#OscarsSoWhite trended on Twitter once again for its lack of representation for women and people of color after the nominees were announced Monday.
Microsoft looks to detect sex predators in video game chats
Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in multiplayer video games.