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Two-factor authentication or 2FA is often hailed as the safe compromise to humans’ seemingly innate ability to be very bad at passwords. But not all 2FA methods are created equal and some, particularly SMS, are seen as...

Deal was apparently struck after BMW and Mercedes-Benz declined a partnership.

New service will eventually support "all the key features" of Google Play Music.

It’s just been half a year since KRACK threatened almost any device that connects to Wi-Fi networks but now we may have something even more frightening. Or at least that’s the sense of urgency and, to an extent, pani...

Spotify has faced a number of accusations regarding violations of copyright in recent years and this week saw one of those looming lawsuits put to bed. On Tuesday, a federal judge approved a $112 million settlement in a ...

Update: The FBI says it seized part of VPNFilter's command and control infrastructure. The DOJ attributed the botnet to APT 28 (a.k.a. Fancy Bear). See the full update below the article.

This week we’re taking a peek at the first release of YouTube Music Premium. That’s not the same service as any one of Google’s various Music-entwined services. Instead, it’s an amalgamation of the parts that’v...

Fujifilm has officially launched its new X-T100, an entry-level mirrorless camera with a reasonable price and features simple enough for beginners to figure out. The X-T100 is the latest addition to Fuji’s X Series of ...

It's barely a year since Android founder Andy Rubin launched Essential, a new smartphone startup, and he's already considering giving it up for sale. According to Bloomberg, Rubin and co. has hired Credit Suisse Group AG...

According to co-founder Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon has delivered nearly 60 billion "stumbles" to more than 40 million people over the past 16 years. The web discovery service — surprisingly still active — was always a...

The US Department of Justice is investigating possible cryptocurrency price manipulation, at least according to sources that have leaked the probe. According to the tipsters, the DOJ has teamed with the Commodity Futures...

Imagine an unbroken chronological record, dating back a million years, of temperature and atmospheric conditions on Earth. Such a thing could indeed exist in the form of an ancient and undisturbed Antarctic ice core, acc...

Every company that does business in the EU is sending out notifications of their compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules that reach their final compliance date March 25th. Instapaper, however,...

China has been saying for at least three years now that it plans to land on the far side of the moon, something that’ll go down as a historic achievement if it manages to pull it off successfully. We heard about such a...

Social media became a battleground in the 2016 election with bot accounts pushing fake news and tons of advertising trying to influence US voters. In the lead-up to the 2018 midterms, platforms have announced new rules t...

A new CDC-led study published today in the Journal of Medical Entomology suggests it might be a great time to invest in a new fashion trend: bug spray-laced clothing. The study found that clothing treated with permethrin...

Science is a field of progress, and in order to keep moving forward, you've got to break down a few walls. If you're in New York on June 6, come join us for our Science Wake: Eulogies for Failed Theories. It's a part of ...

Elon Musk can't stop shooting from the hip on Twitter. Last night, the Tesla chief said he might reveal the mysterious Model Y SUV on March 15th, 2019, "because the Ides of March sounded good." He then clarified that the...

Amazon is investigating how an Echo recorded a conversation and sent that to another person, after one Portland couple claims the smart speaker eavesdropped on their discussion. The incident, which Amazon has described a...

Whether you love it or hate it, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' second map is out of testing and available for all players on Xbox One as of today. If you're a fan of sniping, Miramar, with its focus on open spaces and el...

BlackBerry has announced the date for its upcoming BlackBerry Key2 smartphone unveiling. The company wasn’t content leaving us in the dark, so it published a short teaser showcasing a few features users can expect. The...

Vevo, the major label-owned music video service, is pulling back from the spotlight. On Thursday, the company announced that it will be shutting down its website and mobile apps over the next few weeks.