Michael has been a PCMag reporter since October 2017. He previously covered tech news in China from 2010 to 2015, before moving to San Francisco to write about cybersecurity.
Graham Ivan Clark faces a relatively short time in a juvenile facility due to him being sentenced under Florida's Youthful Offender Act, which limits penalties for felons under age 21.
This time, WhatsApp will add a banner inside its app to explain that its new privacy policy will have no impact on private chats with friends and family.
Active moderators on r/wallstreetbets say they've been banned by old moderators who've returned to the forum after extended absences, reportedly to cash in on the subreddit's growing popularity.
Don't expect an apology from the commercial, which contains a lot of flowery and positive language, without acknowledging Robinhood's controversial decision to temporarily stop GameStop stock buys.
A Massachusetts-based user files a class-action lawsuit calling on the court to demand Robinhood pay damages to affected users and reinstate GameStop on the stock-trading platform.
'Technology does not need vast troves of personal data, stitched together across dozens of websites and apps, in order to succeed,' Tim Cook says at a digital privacy conference.
However, most of the growth is coming from outside North America. To keep subscribers happy, Netflix says it has over 500 titles currently in post production or preparing to launch.
Musk tweets 'Use Signal' in an apparent attempt to discourage people from using WhatsApp, which has been asking users to agree to a new privacy policy.
The alert from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) also warns that removing the hackers from compromised systems won't be easy.
The FTC and a coalition of attorneys general argue that Facebook acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to stop them from leapfrogging Facebook. But Facebook says the legal action is "revisionist history."
The FCC awarded the money in an auction to fund high-speed internet projects in rural America. SpaceX will receive the funding to supply broadband in underserved areas across 35 states.
Movies coming to HBO Max in 2021 include 'Dune,' 'The Matrix 4,' 'Space Jam: A New Legacy,' 'Godzilla vs. Kong,' and 'Tom & Jerry.' All you need is a $15-per-month HBO Max subscription.
According to Heritage Auctions, the winning bid set a world's record for the highest price paid for a single video game at an auction. The unopened copy was found in someone's closet.
The acquisition occurs as online shopping and demand for electronics and affordable computing has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expect RadioShack.com to relaunch soon.
Rural Americans have long dealt with slow internet. But in interviews, SpaceX Starlink beta testers in Montana, Idaho, and elsewhere report speedy service that has transformed the way they use the web.
'If you receive an intimidating or manipulative email in your inbox, don't be alarmed and do not spread it,' the U.S. Director of National Intelligence said on Wednesday.
Like its content, Quibi's time in the spotlight was brief. 'Quibi is not succeeding,' founder Jeffery Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman acknowledged today.
The company may have gotten as much mileage as possible from the free trials, but Netflix still plans on handing out content freebies here and there in order to entice new sign-ups.
'My own thinking has evolved as I've seen data showing an increase in anti-Semitic violence,' Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in reversing a company policy that allowed Holocaust denial on the social network.
'These algorithms have brought out the worst in us. They've literally rewired our brains so that we're detached from reality and immersed in tribalism,' a former Facebook director for monetization tells US lawmakers.
According to the indictment, the bribes went to at least 10 Amazon employees and contractors, who could reinstate merchants and products previously suspended over safety and counterfeit complaints.
Musk hosted the live demo to show how Neuralink brain implants can be surgically added to a live subject without any detriment to their health. 'They're healthy and happy, and indistinguishable from a normal pig,' he said.
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.