Telegram is still leaking user IP addresses to contacts (techcrunch.com)
Telegram is still leaking user IP addresses to contacts (techcrunch.com)
Reddit is killing blockchain-based Community Points (techcrunch.com)
Reddit is sunsetting its blockchain-based Community Points product, the company announced on Tuesday. A Reddit admin (employee) shared the announcement about Community Points, which uses the Ethereum blockchain, on a few subreddits, including r/CryptoCurrency (which had its own “moons” crypto token), r/FortniteBR (which had...
One year post-acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims (techcrunch.com)
TechCrunch: Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Security researcher warns of chilling effect after feds search phone at airport | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)
Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)
Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform (techcrunch.com)
AI is fundamentally 'a surveillance technology' (techcrunch.com)
Harness launches Gitness, an open-source GitHub competitor (techcrunch.com)
Mastodon's latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
The open source, decentralized social network Mastodon is releasing an update designed to make it easier for users to use the platform.
Spotify's new Showcase tool lets artists pay to promote their music in the Home feed | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Another reason to never listen to anything recommended by spotify
X’s privacy policy confirms it will use public data to train AI models. (techcrunch.com)
Big techs’ have forgotten that social media is for people to interact and connect....
X updates its terms to ban crawling and scraping (techcrunch.com)
The new terms, which are effective from September 29, ban any kind of scraping or crawling without “prior written consent.”...
Maker of ‘smart’ chastity cage left users’ emails, passwords, and locations exposed (techcrunch.com)
Danish cloud host says customers 'lost all data' after ransomware attack | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
CloudNordic said a ransomware attack destroyed customer data on its servers, including primary and secondary backups.
This $70 device can spoof an Apple device and trick you into sharing your password (techcrunch.com)
Attendees at Def Con, one of the world’s largest hacking conferences, are used to weird shenanigans, such as a seemingly innocuous wall of computer screens that display people’s passwords sniffed over the conference Wi-Fi network. But at this year’s event, even conference veterans were confused and concerned when their...
X, formerly Twitter, slowed down access to Threads, The New York Times, Bluesky and more (techcrunch.com)
X, formerly known as Twitter, was throttling traffic to websites that the social network’s owner Elon Musk publicly dislikes. The platform slowed down the speed it takes when accessing links to a handful of websites, including The New York Times, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, Reuters and Substack. The platform appears...
A catastrophic breach of the United Kingdom electoral register affects tens of millions of residents following a cyberattack at the U.K. Electoral Commission (techcrunch.com)
After Netflix, Disney is cracking down on password sharing (techcrunch.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1289467...
A group of researchers said they have found a way to hack the hardware underpinning Tesla’s infotainment system, allowing them to get what normally would be paid upgrades — such as heated rear seats (techcrunch.com)
The researchers will present their research next week at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas....
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ makes its debut on Disney+ (techcrunch.com)
“Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3” is now available on Disney+ starting today.
Hackers are infecting Call of Duty players with a self-spreading malware | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Activision said it brought the 2009-released game offline while it investigates "an issue."
OpenAI's head of trust and safety Dave Willner steps down | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
A significant personnel change is afoot at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence juggernaut that has nearly single-handedly inserted the concept of generative AI into global public discourse with the launch of ChatGPT. Dave Willner, an industry veteran who was the startup’s head of trust and safety, announced in a post on...
