Messenger Kids Gets Dark Mode, Voice Effects, And Games In Chat
Facebook Messenger Kids now offers a Dark Mode, new audio effects for voice messages, and games right in your chat thread.
Green Bay Man Sentenced For Distribution Of Child Pornography
Van Frachen possessed and distributed numerous digital images and videos of child pornography. Van Frachen’s indictment and subsequent conviction were the result of a referral from a similar investigation in the District of New Jersey.
Canadian Man Charged With Scheme To Commit Cyberattacks
A federal indictment unsealed today in Alaska charges a Canadian national with committing cyberattacks.
Major Outage Hits Amazon Web Services Affecting Ring, Netflix, And Amazon Deliveries
Amazon’s cloud-service network suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, disrupting access to many popular sites including Ring, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Roku.
Sony Suspends Orders Of Vlogging Camera Amid Chip Shortage
Sony Japan is reportedly suspending orders for the ZV-E10, a mirrorless vlogging camera, that the company launched in August.
Uber Launches New Audio Recording Option For Rides, Drivers
Uber has introduced a new in-app safety feature that will allow drivers as well as riders to record audio during trips.
Apple To Launch Watch SE 2 Next Year
Apple recently launched the Watch Series 7 lineup and now the company is gearing up to launch an updated version of the Watch SE, which might be named Watch SE 2.
El Paso Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Enticement Of A Minor
An El Paso man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor.
Federal Jury Convicts Tulsa Man Of Sexually Abusing A Minor Under The Age Of 12
On Friday, a federal jury found Edward Joseph Parson, 31, of Tulsa, guilty of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country.
South Florida Police Officer Charged In Federal Court With Attempting To Sexually Exploit Child
On Friday, 30-year-old Stuart, Florida resident Juan Antonio Garcia appeared in United States magistrate court in Ft. Pierce to face a federal charge that he attempted to produce pornography of a 15-year-old boy. Garcia is a law enforcement officer with Sewall’s Point Police Department.
WhatsApp Enables Disappearing Messages By Default For New Chats
Meta-owned secure messaging app WhatsApp announced that its users will now have the option to turn on disappearing messages by default for all new chats.
Microsoft Seizes Websites Used By Chinese State-Sponsor Hackers
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized dozens of malicious websites used by China-based hacking group Nickel that target organizations in the United States and 28 other countries around the world.
Nepal Reports First Cases Of Omicron Variant
Nepalese authorities on Monday reported the first cases of the omicron variant in the Himalayan nation.
Musk Hiring Engineers To Solve Problems That Affects People’s Lives
Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday tweeted that he is hiring Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineers who are passionate about solving day-to-day problems through AI.
eBay Accidentally Suspended Few Users
Online shopping giant eBay inadvertently suspended an unspecified number of users on December 3rd. The platform has since acknowledged the incident, noting that users who were accidentally suspended have received a notification so they can resolve the issue.
Spotify Removes Content Of Some Comedians Over Royalty Dispute
Due to royalties dispute, Spotify has removed the content of some of the popular comedians, including Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, John Mulaney, and Jim Gaffigan.
Youtube Dislike Counts Unofficially Returns
YouTube's dislike count has reportedly returned through a new open-source extension called "Return YouTube Dislike".
US State Department Officials’ Phones Hacked By NSO Spyware
At least 11 US State Department officials' iPhones have been hacked by Israel-based NSO Group which is the seller of infamous Pegasus spyware to the governments.
Google Photos’ Locked Folder Rolling Out To More Android Phones
Google Photos’ Locked Folder feature is starting to roll out to non-Pixel phones.
Ransomware Group Hits 49 Critical Infrastructure Firms In US
A ransomware group from Cuba has hit "49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors" in the US and made at least $43.9 million in ransom payments.
