The Islamic State’s propaganda arm used Amazon Web Services to host content promoting extremism, according to The Washington Post. Nida-e-Haqq, the group’s media arm, posted messages on the website in the Urdu language, including ones celebrating the recent suicide bombing in Kabul that killed 170 people. Since Amazon’s policy bars clients from using its services… Continue reading Amazon disables ISIS propaganda website using AWS to host content
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Now You Can Maintain Total Privacy While Using Your Phone in Public
Thanks to cell phones, we never have to wait by the phone for an important call. They’re always with us. Unfortunately, this also means that the call you’ve been waiting for might come at an inopportune time. We’ve all been there, asking politely to return a call we should have been expecting–so we can get… Continue reading Now You Can Maintain Total Privacy While Using Your Phone in Public
Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Nationwide
Police around the country have drastically increased their use of geofence warrants, a widely criticized investigative technique that collects data from any user’s device that was in a specified area within a certain time range, according to new figures shared by Google. Law enforcement has served geofence warrants to Google since 2016, but the company… Continue reading Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Nationwide
Why Florida’s Covid Surge Is Screwing With the Water Supply
On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay water utility announced a rather bizarre side effect of Florida’s out-of-control Covid surge: It wasn’t getting enough deliveries of liquid oxygen to treat its water. More than 17,000 Covid patients—who require supplemental oxygen to stay alive—are now hospitalized across the state, and there isn’t enough oxygen to go around. Even… Continue reading Why Florida’s Covid Surge Is Screwing With the Water Supply
Twitter is finally rolling out Ticketed Spaces
Twitter is finally starting to roll out Ticketed Spaces, a feature that allows creators to charge for access to its live audio chat feature. The company began taking applications for the feature in June, but had yet to flip it on until this week. we want to help people creating cool Spaces make $$$. today,… Continue reading Twitter is finally rolling out Ticketed Spaces
January 6th Capitol attack investigators demand records from tech giants
Since the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, a “Select Committee” has been formed in the House of Representatives to investigate the circumstances that led to a mob breaching the country’s seat of government. Part of that wide-ranging investigation will apparently involve a close look at the biggest social media companies in the world.… Continue reading January 6th Capitol attack investigators demand records from tech giants
Chicago sues DoorDash and GrubHub, alleging deceptive business practices
The City of Chicago has filed two separate lawsuits against DoorDash and GrubHub. While the complaints point to alleged misconduct specific to each company, they broadly accuse DoorDash and GrubHub of employing a similar set of unfair business practices. Specifically, the city claims that both DoorDash and GrubHub have consistently advertised delivery services from restaurants… Continue reading Chicago sues DoorDash and GrubHub, alleging deceptive business practices
Amazon is working on a buy-now-pay-later option
Amazon is getting into buy-now-pay-later. The company just announced a partnership with Affirm, a major player in the BNPL space. Starting soon, customers at checkout will see the option to pay in a series of monthly installments on purchases of $50 or more. In a statement, the companies said they have already begun testing the… Continue reading Amazon is working on a buy-now-pay-later option
Toyota pulls self-driving e-Palettes from the Paralympics following a crash
Four days into the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Toyota removed its self-driving e-Palette vehicles from the event following a collision with a pedestrian. The automaker made the decision Friday, according to Reuters, a day after one of the pods hit a visually impaired athlete who was walking nearby. According to a video statement from Toyota CEO… Continue reading Toyota pulls self-driving e-Palettes from the Paralympics following a crash
Toyota suspends all self-driving vehicles at Paralympic Games after collision with athlete
Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an immediate halt to all of its e-Palette self-driving transportation pods operating at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The decision comes on the heels of an accident that took place in the Paralympic Village yesterday, when a Toyota e-Palette collided with a visually impaired athlete, injuring them. While Toyota remains a… Continue reading Toyota suspends all self-driving vehicles at Paralympic Games after collision with athlete