Coinbase staff found accepting bribes for user information
Coinbase has been confronted with a disturbing email demanding a $20 million ransom from a hacker who claims to have accessed sensitive user data. The cryptocurrency exchange revealed that the email, sent on May 11, requested money in return for withholding information allegedly obtained from its employees. “The password, private key, or funds have not […]
Passengers criticize strong cologne user, and astronaut cooks a burger in space
Welcome to the Lifestyle Newsletter Top Highlights: Common “Scent”: Complaints from passengers about a “nasty cologne” on flights recently ignited a discussion on Reddit regarding the impact of strong smells in confined spaces. Space Chef: Astronauts have pulled off making hamburgers in space, with NASA’s Jonny Kim crafting a tasty version of his favorite meal […]
Pinterest Shares Rise as Revenue and User Counts Exceed Expectations
Key takeout Pinterest shares climbed 9% during intraday trading on Friday, following a report indicating global monthly active users exceeded both first-quarter revenue and estimates. The number of monthly active users surged 10% year-on-year, hitting a record 570 million. Pinterest’s stock rose by as much as 4% on Friday. Pinterest (PINS) saw a 9% increase […]
Search Chief of Google Says Proposed Changes by DOJ Might Erode User Trust
Elizabeth Reid, Google’s search chief, testified that the Department of Justice’s proposed alterations to search practices could “deeply undermine user trust” and potentially stifle innovation in the search sector. This comes after allegations that the company censored conservative viewpoints during the Trump administration. In her testimony regarding the antitrust trial involving Google, Reid voiced her […]
TikTok Penalized $600 Million for Transmitting European User Data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission has imposed a significant fine of $600 million (EUR 530 million) on TikTok for breaching the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by transferring data from users in Europe to servers based in China. According to a report from Barge, this groundbreaking decision by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) […]
South Korea Says China’s DeepSeek AI App Transferred User Data Overseas
The Privacy Committee (PIPC), South Korea’s data privacy watchdog agency, said on Thursday that China’s Deepseek Artificial Intelligence (AI) had transferred user data to Chinese and US companies without proper consent. Deepseek is an AI platform debut This is because in early 2025 the world of Tech was developed at a certain cost of competing […]
Pokémon Go sold for billions just months after announcing user data was compiled to build geospatial mapping
It has been revealed that Niantic has cultivated user-contributed scans to create a “large-scale geospatial model for spatial intelligence” since it was done in Pokemon GO. In a blog post, Pokemon Go announced that it had been purchased by Scopely. The entire app and game development team moved along. “Today I wanted to share some […]
Utah requires app stores to verify user ages
Utah on Wednesday asked App Store operators such as Apple and Google to confirm the age of users before allowing the download. Utah's law, known as the App Store Accountability Act, also requires app stores to obtain the consent of minors' parents prior to downloading. The measure faces intense scrutiny from policymakers, including Mark Zuckerberg's […]
Apple fixing iPhone dictation glitch that hears ‘Trump’ when user says ‘racist’
Apple is fixing a bug that mistakenly transcribed the word “racist” as “trump,” into its voice-to-text dictation software, the company said Wednesday. Glitches called by users of Tiktok and other social media platforms occurred with certain words that contained the “R” consonant. When a user activates the transcription feature and says the word “racist,” the […]
Apple’s iPhone voice-to-text writes ‘Trump’ when user says ‘racist’
Apple's iPhone's voice-to-text functionality has sparked controversy after viral Tiktok videos were shown to be spoken by users who spoke the term “racist.” Fox News Digital was able to replicate this issue multiple times. When users say “racist”, the audio to text dictation function temporarily flashed “trump” and returned to “racist” like a viral ticock […]