23andMe is in turmoil following last year’s data breach, waning consumer interest and the company’s continual financial decline. TechCrunch looks into where this leaves millions of people’s genetic data and more: <https://flip.it/JkHiFU> #Tech #Technology #23AndMe #Data #CyberSecurity #DataBreach

Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines. Best deals on Apple products from 9to5Mac <https://flipboard.com/@9to5mac/apple-deals-6l77a8r0z> Electronics reviews from Consumer Reports <https://flipboard.com/@consumerreports/consumer-reports-electronics-b8sdeh8hz> Gaming news from Engadget <https://flipboard.com/@engadget/gaming-6v2grfjkz> The Latest in AI news and trends from Gizmodo <https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/artificial-intelligence-7bv07f1uz> Accessible tech from Livewire <https://flipboard.com/@lifewiretech> #Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism

Are passwords on the way out? Researchers are announcing two projects that will make passkeys easier for organizations to offer — and easier for everyone to use. Read more at @WIRED. #Passwords #Authentication #Cybersecurity #Passkeys #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/l-yryY>

PCGaming TechDesk • 1w ago • 100%

Reporter Ash Parrish has come to have low expectations for the video games that tackle subjects like racism and discrimination. “Those stories never go beyond well-trodden depictions of ‘racism is

Reporter Ash Parrish has come to have low expectations for the video games that tackle subjects like racism and discrimination. “Those stories never go beyond well-trodden depictions of ‘racism is bad,’ and I tune them out like so much white noise,” Parrish writes. But the reporter found that “Metaphor: ReFantazio” goes beyond surface-level treatments of “tired fantasy tropes.” Read more from @theverge <https://flip.it/.79umI> #Tech #VideoGames #Gaming #Fantasy #FantasyGames #Racism #Technology #PCGaming

Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines. Follow them for the latest in AI, crypto, gaming and gear reviews, online deals and more. Engadget gaming news and reviews, <https://flipboard.com/@engadget/gaming-6v2grfjkz> AI news from Gizmodo, <https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/artificial-intelligence-7bv07f1uz> Apple news and reviews from CultofMac, <https://flipboard.com/@cultofmac> Product deals at 9to5Google, <https://flipboard.com/@9to5google/google-product-deals-ljj5qt2ez> What to watch from TechRadar <https://flipboard.com/@techradar/entertainment-movies-shows-and-streaming-platforms-news-0kk2e6m3z> Guides and news from CNET, <https://flipboard.com/@cnet> The best post-Amazon Prime day deals via BGR <https://flipboard.com/@bgr/the-best-deals-on-amazon-qjk21jdmz> #Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism

Is there a place in our world for AI photo-editing tools? Paul Hatton of @TechRadar explores this question in his article about Remini, an app that lets you enhance photos with a lot of fun features thrown in. <https://flip.it/BlqhNL> #Tech #AI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #Photography

Happy Friday, technophiles! We’re happy to bring you these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines. Follow them for the latest in AI, crypto, gear reviews and all things techie. 💾 💻 🎧 Engadget gear news and reviews, <https://flipboard.com/@engadget/gear-nv6v86arz> AI news from Gizmodo, <https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/artificial-intelligence-7bv07f1uz> Lifewire, <https://flipboard.com/@lifewiretech> Apple news and reviews from CultofMac, <https://flipboard.com/@cultofmac> Product deals at 9to5Google, <https://flipboard.com/@9to5google/google-product-deals-ljj5qt2ez> Guides and news from CNET, <https://flipboard.com/@cnet> #Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism

Happy Friday, technophiles! We’re happy to bring you these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines. Follow them for the latest in AI, crypto, gear reviews and all things techie. :computer::floppy_disk::headphones: Engadget gear news and reviews, <https://flipboard.com/@engadget/gear-nv6v86arz> AI news from Gizmodo, <https://flipboard.com/@gizmodo/artificial-intelligence-7bv07f1uz> Lifewire, <https://flipboard.com/@lifewiretech> Apple news and reviews from CultofMac, <https://flipboard.com/@cultofmac> Product deals at 9to5Google, <https://flipboard.com/@9to5google/google-product-deals-ljj5qt2ez> Guides and news from CNET, <https://flipboard.com/@cnet> #Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism

Two Harvard students took Meta’s commercially available Ray Ban smart glasses and built facial recognition software that automatically looks up someone’s face and identifies them, including personal information. Read it at @404mediaco@mastodon.social (Registration may be required). #Meta #SmartGlasses #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/WDXr7Z>

Threads users who have connected their accounts to the fediverse can now see who follows them and likes their posts from other fediverse servers, such as Mastodon and Pixelfed. More from @Techcrunch #Threads #Fediverse #Mastodon #Tech #Technology #SocialMedia <https://flip.it/dUFdOP>

The FCC announced a $31.5 million settlement with T-Mobile over multiple data breaches that compromised the personal information of millions of U.S. consumers from 2021-2023. More from @BleepingComputer@infosec.exchange. #FCC #TMobile #Cybersecurity #Tech <https://flip.it/MGWkCJ>

WordPress.org has lifted its ban on hosting provider WP Engine until Oct. 1, after putting a block on it earlier this week. The block prevented several sites from updating their plug-ins and themes and exposing them to potential security risk. @Techcrunch tells us more: [https://flip.it/ZSl2I_](https://flip.it/ZSl2I_) #Tech #Technology #WordPress #Internet #Web #Privacy #CyberSecurity

Hi tech devotees! Please check out these newly federated Flipboard Magazines. Follow them for product reviews, trends, exclusive interviews and opinion, and the latest in technology news: 9to5Google <https://flipboard.com/@9to5google> Ars Technica <https://flipboard.com/@ArsTechnica> BGR <https://flipboard.com/@BGR> CNET <https://flipboard.com/@cnet> DecryptMedia <https://flipboard.com/@DecryptMedia> Engadget <https://flipboard.com/@Engadget> Gizmodo <https://flipboard.com/@Gizmodo> VentureBeat <https://flipboard.com/@venturebeat> #Tech Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism

The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined Meta with a $101.5 million penalty after investigating a 2019 security breach in which the company mistakenly stored users' passwords in plain text. Via @Engadget. #Meta #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/ZD45rD>

A group of independent security researchers were able to scan virtually any internet-connected Kia vehicle’s license plate and within seconds gain the ability to track that car’s location, unlock the car, honk its horn, or start its ignition at will. More from @WIRED (Subscription may be required). #Kia #Hack #Tech #Technology #Cybersecurity <https://flip.it/2fswDC>

Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested in France last month, stated that the messaging app will now start handing over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users if prompted by legal requests. More from @engadget@press.coop #Telegram #Privacy #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology <https://flip.it/XOPmbP>

PCGaming TechDesk • 4w ago • 100%

For people who love organization and color, and organization by color, there’s a game that you’re bound to love. It’s called “I Love Hue.” The game revolves around choosing a puzzle and arranging

For people who love organization and color, and organization by color, there’s a game that you’re bound to love. It’s called “I Love Hue.” The game revolves around choosing a puzzle and arranging blocks and color by shade. Too easy? It gets harder as you go. TechRadar tells us more: [https://flip.it/xqbSi_](https://flip.it/xqbSi_) #Tech #Gaming #VideoGames #Games #Technology #PCGaming

How do you build one single camera that can please everyone, all the time? Apple’s thesis is, apparently, to make everyone else do the work. Writing for @theverge Allison Johnson recently tested the iPhone 16 camera, and the flood of new options gave her “a kind of vertigo.” Read more of Johnson’s thoughts after she spent over a week with the device: [https://flip.it/zBjxp_](https://flip.it/zBjxp_) #iPhone16 #iPhone #iPhone16Pro #Tech #Technology #Camera #Photography

Apple has asked a federal court in San Francisco to drop its three-year-old case against spyware company NSO, citing worries about disclosing its own sensitive data during discovery. By @9to5mac. #Apple #NSO #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology #Spyware <https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/13/apple-wants-to-revoke-its-three-year-old-lawsuit-against-spyware-group/>

Sub.club is here to help the fediverse make money. From @theverge: "The idea is that this will let users on ActivityPub-based platforms like Mastodon easily offer paid subscriptions and premium content while taking a 6 percent cut in addition to payment processing fees. It could solve a big problem with the fediverse right now: it’s not easy to make a living on it unless you direct your followers back to existing platforms like Patreon." <https://flip.it/HyVJ.f> #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub #SocialMedia #Creators #Tech #Technology