October 2, 2018 What we still don’t know about the Facebook breach It’s been three days since Facebook reported that hackers obtained access tokens for 50 million user accounts, in what is believed to be the…
October 2, 2018 Engineer spends $6,000 invalidating Waymo’s lidar patents An engineer with no connection to the self-driving industry has spent $6,000 of his own money to stop Alphabet's self-driving car business Waymo from…
October 2, 2018 Nest Thermostat E brings a simplified setup to European homes Nest’s Thermostat E, the budget version of its thermostat that it released in the US last year, is finally making its way to Europe….
October 2, 2018 Renault’s EZ-ULTIMO is a self-driving luxury lounge With its last two concept cars, the EZ-GO and EZ-PRO, Renault focused on how autonomous cars could transport people and packages en masse, with…
October 2, 2018 Smart unveils its oh-so-cute Forease urban EV concept When Smart unveils a new concept car, you're guaranteed to see something lighthearted. The Mercedes-owned company has followed that edict to the "T" at…
October 2, 2018 China’s game approval freeze forces Tencent to restructure Tencent hasn't been having a great time ever since China established a new regulator that brought game approvals to a standstill. Back in August,…
October 2, 2018 Seattle PD registry opens for residents worried about ‘swatting’ The practice of 'swatting' has increasingly become a part of online harassment, and now the Seattle Police Department formalized a proactive measure for residents…
October 2, 2018 Twitter touts its recent work to ‘protect the integrity of elections’ It's almost the midterm elections in the US, and that means disinformation campaigns could be working overtime. Social networks have been introducing new features,…
October 2, 2018 What’s on TV: ‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Walking Dead’ This week Doctor Who premieres with a new actor taking the lead role, while The Walking Dead lives up to its name with another…
October 2, 2018 NYC’s security app is ready to protect your phone You now have your chance to see just how well a New York City-backed mobile security app works in practice: the metropolis (and its…