Jody Serrano

8/1/21

Square Will Eat ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Platform Afterpay for $29 Billion

Square will integrate Afterpay, which allows customers to pay for their purchases in interest-free installments,…

8/1/21

Canada Fines 2 Idiots Traveling From the U.S. $20,000 for Faking Their Vaccine Status and Covid-19 Tests

It could have been worse. Fines for violating quarantine and isolation instructions can reach up to $750,000 and…

7/31/21

There’s Another ‘+’ on the Market: Pearson+, the Wannabe Netflix for College Textbooks

Students can access one textbook for $9.99 per month or all of Pearson's digital library, which includes more than…

7/31/21

Apple Yanks Anti-Vax Version of Tinder From the App Store

Besides being a dating and friendship app for anti-vaxxers, Unjected also falsely claims that being near vaccinated…

7/30/21

Google Fi Purportedly Isn’t Letting Subscribers Call Poison Control for Some Weird Reason

Users have reportedly complained about this for months. Google says it's investigating the issue.

7/25/21

The Seemingly Cursed Tokyo Olympics Are Now in the Path of a Tropical Storm

Japan's Meteorological Agency forecasted that Tropical Storm Nepartak could make landfall on Tuesday in the area…

7/25/21

With Successful 10th Flight, Ingenuity Has Now Flown More Than a Mile on Mars

The helicopter scouted an area known as 'Raised Ridges,' which scientists on the Perseverance rover team are…

7/24/21

WhatsApp Head Says New Pegasus Spyware Investigation Coincides With Its Findings From 2019 Attack

WhatsApp also questioned NSO Group's denial of the claims in the investigation, saying the numbers of people being…

7/24/21

Kaseya Is Making Its Customers Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements to Obtain Ransomware Decryption Key

Although NDAs are common in the cybersecurity sector, they might make it harder to understand how the attack…

7/23/21

New Update Lets You Block Spammers and Gross People on Google Drive

Google said the update would "preserve the safety of Drive users."

7/23/21

Dutch Teen Who Went to Space With Jeff Bezos Told Him He’s Never Bought Anything on Amazon

Bezos was surprised and told the teen it had been a while since he heard someone say that.

7/18/21

NSO Group’s Spyware Reportedly Used in Attempted and Successful Phone Hacks of Journalists and Activists

The Pegasus spyware can be activated by tricking victims into clicking a link or with no clicks at all.

7/18/21

You Can No Longer Say ‘I Do’ on Zoom in New York

Virtual wedding ceremonies are no longer legal in the state of New York, which now requires individuals to be “in…

7/17/21

Google Maps Provided Users With a ‘Potentially Fatal’ Hiking Trail on This Mountain

Google is updating its driving routes to take people to the mountain's visitor center, where they can speak with…

7/17/21

Amazon Complains to Apple About Fakespot Review App, Gets It Kicked Off the App Store

The incident has pitted two of tech's biggest giants against a small company that has based its business on spotting…

7/16/21

Olds, Now You Can Look Up 'Yeet' in the Dictionary Instead of Asking the Youth

Dictionary.com updated its online dictionary with more than 300 new words and definitions.

7/11/21

U.S. Charges Greek Man Known as ‘The Bull’ for Selling Inside Information on the Dark Web

Apostolos Trovias is accused of selling stock tips, pre-release earnings reports, and deal information related to…