Apple update addresses Jerusalem emoji controversy

A new software update stops the Palestinian flag emoji appearing when iPhone users type "Jerusalem".

BBC: Tech • 1mo

Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap

One does not simply suggest changing a kernel line to help out a parsing tool.

Ars Technica • 1mo

Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts

Attacks coming from nearly 4,000 IP addresses take aim at VPNs, SSH and web apps.

Ars Technica • 1mo

Report: TikTok’s efforts to silo US data are ‘largely cosmetic’

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations — and American users’ data — from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has described the corporate restructuring, which it dubbed

The Verge: Policy • 1mo

People are afraid of self-driving cars — can the industry change that?

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Self-driving cars have an image problem. They stumble into construction zones , block ambulances , run red lights , and even injure the occasional bicyclist or pedestrian . Forget the fact that most autonomous vehicles operate each day

The Verge: Policy • 1mo

How Political Campaigns Use Your Data to Target You

Data about potential voters—who they are, where they are, and how to reach them—is an extremely valuable commodity during an election year. And while the right to a secret ballot is a cornerstone of the democratic process, your personal information is gathered, used, and sold

EFF • 1mo

Tech Life: Fixing undersea cables

Undersea fibre-optic cables help keep us online - but what happens when they break?

BBC: Tech • 1mo

Speaking Freely: Lynn Hamadallah

Lynn Hamadallah is a Syrian-Palestinian-French Psychologist based in London. An outspoken voice for the Palestinian cause, Lynn is interested in the ways in which narratives, spoken and unspoken, shape identity. Having lived in five countries and spent a lot of time traveling,

EFF • 1mo

Americans Deserve More Than the Current American Privacy Rights Act

EFF is concerned that a new federal bill would freeze consumer data privacy protections in place, by preempting existing state laws and preventing states from creating stronger protections in the future . Federal law should be the floor on which states can build, not a

EFF • 1mo

Tell the FCC It Must Clarify Its Rules to Prevent Loopholes That Will Swallow Net Neutrality Whole

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released draft rules to reinstate net neutrality, with a vote on adopting the rules to come on the 25th of April . The FCC needs to close some loopholes in the draft rules before then. Proposed Rules on Throttling and

EFF • 1mo

Truth Social says it’s building a live TV service

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images Truth Social, the media firm owned by Donald Trump, has announced plans to create a live TV streaming service focused on “news networks” and “religious channels,” along with “content that has

The Verge: Policy • 1mo

Telehealth firm Cerebral fined $7 million over ‘careless’ privacy violations

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a $7 million fine against Cerebral, a mental telehealth firm that it says not only was careless with patients’ data but actively shared it with third parties for advertising purposes.

The Verge: Policy • 1mo

New UK law targets “despicable individuals” who create AI sex deepfakes

Under new law, those who create the images would face a fine and possible jail time.

Ars Technica • 1mo

The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

Photo by Go Takayama for The Verge On the afternoon of March 11th, 2011, Mitsuyoshi Hirai, the chief engineer of the cable maintenance ship Ocean Link, was sitting in his cabin 20 miles off Japan’s eastern coast, completing the paperwork that comes at the end of every

The Verge: Web • 1mo

Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco might have just led to a lawsuit from the DOJ

Photo by Ashok Kumar / TAS24 / Getty Images for TAS Rights Management The Department of Justice is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal . The lawsuit could reportedly come as

The Verge: Policy • 1mo