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* $1.6 billion has been claimed by scammers impersonating police and government officials * The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received almost 61,000 complaints concerning such scams between January 2025 and July 2026 * Some scams targeted foreign nationals and immigrants, threatening to cancel passports or impose extradition, unless
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After Discord users pushed back on ID requirements for age verification, the social platformannounced in a blog post on Tuesday that it would implement age verification for teens — but not in the way people expected. “Discord is introducing a new approach to age assurance, strengthening teen safety without requiring everyone
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It’s not a Tamagotchi, but Mark Zuckerberg’s one more thing is just as cute and hopefully much more functional. Announced at the very end of Meta Connect 26 keynote — after the Meta VR Glasses and Meta Ray-Ban Audio — was Muse Charm. A tiny silver square with a screen
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All eyes were on Meta Connect 2026. The annual hardware showcase is where the company debuts its latest wearables, and this year’s event comes at a time when anti-smart glasses sentiment seems to be at an all-time high — though that didn’t stop Meta showcasing several brand new pairs
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Meta Connect just ended, and the biggest announcement of the night for me was easily the debut of Meta’s VR Glasses — even if they were leaked ahead of schedule by Meta’s own prescription tutorial. Ahead of their official reveal, I got to spend 30 minutes with the new
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Even as public opinion turns against camera-equipped smart glasses, Meta is pushing forward with its generally well-received and quite popular Ray-Ban Meta line. Alongside the much-anticipated Meta Ray-Ban Audio glasses, which skip cameras entirely and come in two styles, Clubmaster and Burbank, there's also the next generation of
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A SmartThings software update went sour for some owners of Samsung smart fridges in Korea when their devices became unresponsive, as reported by outlets such as ZDNet Korea. Reports found owners complaining about spoiled food due to their refrigerators shutting down and being unable to cool. Samsung said it’s
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Meta Connect 2026 is busy. Alongside the next-generation Meta Glasses, a camera-free version of the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, and a new collaboration with Korean pop star Lisa, Meta is adding a significant new capability to its glasses: hearing enhancement. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the feature,
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* Privacy policies are famously difficult to read, and in the world of LLMs, they’re impenetrable and long * The policy for Meta’s Muse Spark is over 14,000 words long, taking almost an hour to read * Cybersecurity firm Bridewell carried out the study, assessing the privacy policies of 20
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* Microsoft, UK police, and partners disrupted EvilTokens PhaaS, arresting two suspects and seizing 200+ domains/sites * EvilTokens used AI to scale device‑code phishing, compromising 12,000 inboxes across 10,000 organizations globally * Platform ran like a startup with subscriptions, dashboards, and AI‑driven targeting; US victims hit hardest Two
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* Burger King Russia’s 2024 breach via Mindbox exposed 3.2 million customer records, now leaked online * Data includes emails, names, genders, birth dates, phone numbers, and geolocations (2018–2024) * Payment details weren’t compromised; users warned of phishing and identity theft risks Back in 2024, the Russian arm of
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* ShinyHunters defaces FBI’s jobs site, claiming a PeopleSoft zero‑day let them steal 2TB of HR data * Group says attack is not for ransom but to dispute FBI’s May PSA alleging harassment and swatting tactics * Experts warn exploit itself is highly valuable; FBI site reclaimed, investigation ongoing into
