Chrome adds new security features to stop mobile subscription scams
Google today announced that Chrome will soon get a new feature that aims to stop mobile subscription scams. Those are the kind of sites that ask you for your …
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Review: The iPad Pro and the power of the Pen(cil)
Laptop users have been focused for a very long time on whether the iPad Pro is going to be forced upon them as a replacement device. Depending on who you …
Apple, Amazon, Google and others sign letter opposing Trump’s attempt to redefine gender
A list of 50-plus companies, including some of tech’s top names, joined forces this week to pen a letter calling out the Trump administration over a reported …
Reef-rejuvenating LarvalBot spreads coral babies by the millions
The continuing die-off of the world’s coral reefs is a depressing reminder of the reality of climate change, but it’s also something we can actively push …
Assessing IBM’s $34 billion Red Hat acquisition
As you look at the $34 billion IBM-Red Hat deal announced yesterday, if you follow the enterprise closely, it seems like a good move, at least on its face. It …
Inspired by spiders and wasps, these tiny drones pull 40x their own weight
If we want drones to do our dirty work for us, they’re going to need to get pretty good at hauling stuff around. But due to the pesky yet unavoidable …
Messenger redesigns to clean up Facebook’s mess
If Facebook Messenger’s redesign succeeds, you won’t really notice it even happened. I hardly did over the past week of testing. There’s just a subtle …
Twitter tests out ‘annotations’ in Moments
Twitter’s metadata annotationsu00a0of yore u2014 the morsels of info aim to clarify and provide context for the tweets that comprise Twitter’s curated …
Sick of managing your Airbnb? Vacasa raises $64M to do it for you
Airbnbing can be a ton of work. Between key pickups, tidying, and maintenance emergencies, renting out your place isn’t such a passive revenue source. But …
Want to reduce fraud? Make a better password, dummy!
Researchers at Indiana University have confirmed that stringent password policies – aside from being really annoying – actually work. The research, led by …