The Verge reports that the person claiming to be behind the T-Mobile data breach that exposed almost 50 million people’s info has come forward to reveal his identity and to criticize T-Mobile’s security, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. John Binns told the WSJ that he was behind the attack and provided evidence that he could access accounts associated with […]
The Verge reports that Microsoft showed off some impressive things to come at Gamescom 2021, as the company returned to preview its upcoming slate of games. There were the usual suspects — like Forza and Flight Simulator — along with a few surprises like cloud streaming coming to Xbox consoles. (Curiously, Halo Infinite did not […]
T-Mobile has announced a new promotional perk for its customers: starting on August 25th, both new and existing subscribers to its Magenta and Magenta Max plans can get a year’s subscription to Apple TV Plus. The deal applies to virtually any of T-Mobile’s post-paid customers that it classifies as part of those plans, including its […]
Apple is planning a new model of the Mac Mini that will replace the pro-focused Intel-based model it still sells, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. A “high-end, M1X Mac Mini” is expected “in the next several months,” and is said to have “an updated design and more ports than the current […]
The Verge reports that California’s gig workers law, which allows companies like Uber and Lyft to treat workers as independent contractors— not employees— has been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable by a judge. Voters approved the law as ballot initiative Proposition 22 in November, with companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash spending more than $200 million […]
Commodore’s Amiga 500, a home computer that became a popular game system, is receiving a remake. The A500 Mini is being developed by Retro Games Ltd, which previously released a mini version of the Commodore 64. The Amiga 500 was the most successful model in the Amiga family of PCs, which started to appear in the mid-’80s and drew […]
TechCrunch reports that Reddit’s new video feed, which pulls content from subreddits you follow along with some you don’t, started rolling out to iOS users on Friday. If you load the feed on your Reddit iOS app, the experience is unavoidably TikTok-like. You can scroll through a vertical, perpetual list of videos featuring content from the […]
MacRumors reports that Apple has shared a document which provides a more detailed overview of the child safety features it first announced last week, including design principles, security and privacy requirements, and threat model considerations. Apple’s plan to detect known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) images stored in iCloud Photos has been particularly controversial and has prompted concerns from […]
AMC Theatres will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for concessions and theater tickets as soon as the end of the year, marking the latest development in AMC’s hard lean into memestock superstardom. The Verge reports that during the company’s second-quarter earnings call last week, AMC boss Adam Aron kicked off the Bitcoin bullet point by noting, […]
On an earnings call on Monday, Dish Network execs said that its Las Vegas 5G wireless service is in the final phase of construction and will launch in beta by the end of September. That keeps it just in line with the Q3 deployment goal it gave earlier this year. According to The Verge, the […]