An unidentified individual has listed the data of 760,000 Discord.io users for sale on a darknet forum. This discovery was brought to light by the “Information Leaks” Telegram channel, associated with the Russian service for tracking vulnerabilities, data leaks, and monitoring fraudulent online resources....
New law entitles child social media influencers to a percentage of earnings: ‘It’s kind of a new world’::The law covers children under 16 featured in monetized online platforms as debates over “sharenting” continue.
California deploys AI to detect wildfires before they start spreading::AI and climate change represent two ways humans may ravage life as we know it on Earth, but the former can also help with the consequences of the latter.
The famously overworked visual effects workers behind the Marvel movies just voted to join a union::Bob Iger’s labor headaches might have just gotten a bit worse.
‘Stunning’ discovery: Metals can heal themselves::Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process. If the newly discovered phenomenon can be harnessed, it could usher in an engineering...
Spyware maker LetMeSpy shuts down after hacker deletes server data::A June data breach wiped out the spyware maker’s servers, including its huge trove of data stolen from thousands of victims’ phones.
The contestants in an event like the Excel World Championship are given what’s called a “case,” which could be almost anything. One case from last year’s competition required each player to figure out all the possible outcomes and associated rewards for a slot machine; another required modeling how a videogame character...