Quibi leaked users' emails to Google, Facebook, and Twitter

Mobile streaming service Quibi is less than a month old, but it's already shoving its sticky little fingers where they don't belong.  A new report by Victory Medium researcher Zach Edwards has revealed Quibi leaked user's signup emails to multiple third-party advertisers, including Google, Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter.  In order to create a Quibi account, new users were asked to provide an email address to which the company would send a confirmation link. However, unbeknownst to said users, clicking the link sent their email address to third-party advertisers and analytics companies...

iPhone sales may be down, but business is booming for Apple Music and the App Store

Consumers aren't rushing to buy as many iPhones, iPads, or other Apple products as before the pandemic, but the company's services seem to be doing just fine.  During Thursday's earnings call, Apple disclosed that its services category, which includes the App Store and Apple TV+, hit an all-time revenue record of $13.3 billion for the second quarter. The company saw strong performance within the App Store (for both downloads and search ads), Apple Music, video, and cloud services. App Store revenue also grew by double digits, as people continue to make in-app purchases and opt into subscriptions. ...

Reddit VP: 'Ya, we f*cked up.'

Reddit botched the rollout of a new feature that could have endangered some vulnerable users — and now it is eating crow. On Wednesday, Reddit announced that it was initiating a limited rollout of a new group chat feature called "Start Chatting" that would allow subreddit members to speak directly with each other in chatrooms. It was originally positioned as a way for Redditors to connect with people during COVID-19 social distancing. The problem? Not only was there no way for communities to opt out of the feature, but moderators also would not be able to, well, moderate them. In the over 1,500...

Apple settles FaceTime class-action suit for $18 million

Apple will hand over millions of dollars to settle with plaintiffs who claim it disabled FaceTime on iPhone 4 and 4s devices in 2014 to save money. As AppleInsider reports, when Apple introduced FaceTime, audio and video was transmitted between devices through two different methods: audio was sent via a peer-to-peer connection, while video was sent through third-party servers run by Akamai Technologies. This divided method worked for Apple for two years until 2012, when it was found that the company’s peer-to-peer method for audio breached patents held by security software and technology...

Visa and Kenya’s Safaricom partner on M-Pesa, payments and tech

Visa just connected to Africa's most powerful mobile payments network. The global financial services company and Kenyan telecom Safaricom — operator of the M-Pesa mobile money product — announced a partnership today on payments and tech. https://ift.tt/3f5mHyC from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3aXmMkM via IFTT...

Google under fire for squeezing travel startups hit by coronavirus refunds

Google is facing anger from the German startup ecosystem for refusing to restructure ad payments linked to travel and transport bookings that were subsequently wiped out by the coronavirus crisis. TechCrunch has seen a letter addressed to Google that's co-signed by eight travel industry startups in which the tech giant is asked for flexibility in how it enforces payment terms around these earlier ad auctions. The eight startups represent €75M+ ($80M+) in ad revenues for Google in Q1 2020, per the letter. https://ift.tt/2Q5OUcY from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/2SCQsxh via IFTT...

Save up to $150 on a new Shark vacuum with these Mother's Day promo codes

Slippers and scented body wash are so overplayed. This Mother's Day, give the mom or mom figure in your life the ultimate gift of one less thing to worry about. Chances are her mind's been on spring cleaning lately: It's that time of year again, after all, and being stuck inside for weeks on end has made a lot of us realize just how grody our homes actually are (especially if you live with a pet — shedding season is no joke). With that in mind, a new robot vacuum that does the *literal* dirty work for her could be just your ticket to Favorite Child status. SEE ALSO: Best robot vacuums for every...

Air quality continues to worsen — here's how to keep your air clean at home

TL;DR: Get a better night's sleep with a Dyson air purifier on sale for $50 off at Best Buy as of April 30. The American Lung Association recently released their 2020 State of the Air report which revealed that the number of people breathing low-quality air has increased by nearly 9 million since last year. If you're in an extremely populated city like we are (New York received a F as their air quality grade), you may be affected without even realizing it.  Besides taking small everyday steps to reduce your carbon footprint (like using biodegradable shopping bags and coffee pods), there...

Early stage investor The Fund expands beyond NYC with new partners in LA and London

The Fund, an early-stage investment firm with a memorably straightforward name, is looking beyond New York City as it starts investing its second fund. Founders Jenny Fielding (who's also managing director at Techstars New York) and Scott Hartley (also co-founder and partner at Two Culture Capital) told me that in the past two years, they've already backed 52 New York City startups. "The seed funds in New York have all gone upstream," Fielding argued, making it harder for founders to get the smaller checks they need when they're getting started. https://ift.tt/2YjZzpX from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3aRkhAr via...

Tired of Zoom calls? HTC offers businesses virtual reality meetings.

Hundreds of millions of people are taking online meetings from home due to the coronavirus lockdowns. And now they can do it in virtual reality.  On Thursday, HTC announced its Vive Sync platform for business meetings in virtual reality is now in open beta. The platform has been in development since 2018, but now it's open to businesses of all sizes, for free.  The experience of using Vive Sync should be familiar to anyone who has used VR apps before. First, you create your Vive Sync avatar, starting with a selfie and then customizing it further. Features like hairstyles, facial features,...

Motorola Edge+ review: A solid return to form with a questionable gimmick

Motorola Edge+ $999 View Product The Good Beautiful 90Hz display • Long battery life • Smooth performance • Headphone jack • Capable 108-megapixel camera The Bad Thick and heavy • Verizon exclusive • Gimmicky edge software The Bottom Line As Motorola’s first flagship phone in a while, the Edge+ offers powerful specs and impressive multi-day battery life, but its gimmicky active edges don’t justify the high cost. ⚡ Mashable Score 4.0 😎 Cool Factor 4.0 📘Learning Curve 4.0 💪Performance 4.5 💵Bang for the Buck 4.0 It's fair to say that Motorola has had an interesting trajectory...

Toshiba Clarifies Which of Its Consumer HDDs Use Shingled Magnetic Recording

After news broke that the major hard drive companies have all been shipping SMR drives into various consumer products, some of the manufacturers involved have been clarifying which of their own HDDs are actually SMR drives instead of CMR. Toshiba is the latest company to release this information, though there are limits to its report that make it potentially less useful than we’d like. Seagate has also deployed shingled magnetic recording to boost areal density of its drive platters, though the technology isn’t a great fit for consumer products. As a reminder: SMR stands for Shingled Magnetic...

Chiplets Do Not ‘Reinstate’ Moore’s Law

Ever since chiplets became a topic of discussion in the semiconductor industry, there’s been something of a fight over how to talk about them. It’s not unusual to see articles claiming that chiplets represent some kind of new advance that will allow us to return to an era of idealized scaling and higher performance generation. There are two problems with this framing. First, while it’s not exactly wrong, it’s too simplistic and obscures some important details in the relationship between chiplets and Moore’s Law. Second, casting chiplets strictly in terms of Moore’s Law ignores some of the most...

Watch everything on Amazon Prime Video for free

TL;DR: New members can watch everything on Amazon Prime Video for free with a 30-day trial. If you've always fancied trying Amazon Prime, this might be the best time to sign up. The delivery benefits are great, but it's the video and music services that are most in need right now. Amazon Prime Video offers thousands of popular movies and TV shows, award-winning Amazon Originals, and much more. We're all in need of more entertainment options at the moment, so all of this extra content should be useful. SEE ALSO: You can now watch every episode of 'The Mandalorian' for free You could sign up...

The Morning After: Facebook.com is about to show off a new look

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Zoom says it doesn't really, actually, truly have 300 million daily users

Videoconferencing app Zoom has experienced a surge in popularity amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the company itself quantified that surge as rising from 10 million to 300 million daily active users from December 2019 to April 2020.  These numbers were quoted by numerous media outlets (Mashable included), but, as noticed by The Verge, the company has since changed the wording in the blog post from "daily users" to "daily meeting participants." "We are humbled and proud to help over 300 million daily meeting participants stay connected during this pandemic. In a blog post on April 22,...

This security software instantly blocks the latest online threats

TL;DR: A one-year subscription to Bitdefender Top Security 2020 is on sale for £34.99, saving you 50% on list price. Online security has always been important, but it has taken on even greater significance in recent weeks.  We're all relying on computer systems, mobile devices, and the internet to work, chat, shop, and receive important information. This makes us more vulnerable to viruses, ransomware, malware, and other nasty things lurking on the net, especially as scammers are looking to take advantage of this uncertain situation. SEE ALSO: 5 of the best VPNs for streaming in the UK What...

Get $600 worth of bespoke design assets for just $39 with this deal

TL;DR: Streamline your productivity with this bundle of design assets for $39, a 93% savings as of April 30. Whether you're hoping to expand your brand while stuck at home, launch a new business, or just keep yours afloat, great design can make a major difference. But depending on the size of the project and expertise of the artist, graphic design services can cost up to $850 on average nationwide. So, um, not exactly a low-cost endeavor. Creating the designs yourself ain't a walk in the park, either, unless you have the right stuff in your toolbox. With this Design From Home: Creative Market...

Save $35 on this fancy immersion blender set from Wolfgang Puck

TL;DR: Whip up a delicious creation with Wolfgang Puck's 7-in-1 Immersion Blender for $64.99, a 34% savings as of April 30. There are two personality types while social distancing: those who love to cook and those who cook to live. While some folks are living for all the Pinterest-worthy recipes they've been whipping up, others are searching for ways to spend the least amount of time in the kitchen as possible. For those in the latter category, we've got just the thing: this Wolfgang Puck 7-in-1 Immersion Blender. Gone are the days of energy-sucking slicing, dicing, chopping, blending, whisking,...

Drone controlled solely with gestures is a step towards seamless human-robot interaction

MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) has developed a drone controlled via hand gestures and arm muscle signals. The drone's algorithm detects muscle activity through wearable sensors attached to the pilot.  Read more... More about Drones, Mit, Muscles, Gestures, and Csail https://ift.tt/2ySdEQW from Tech https://ift.tt/3f4IxCf via IFT...

Microsoft Office for iPad tests multi-window support

Microsoft will soon make it easier to juggle multiple Word documents and PowerPoint presentations for iOS users. The tech giant has given Office Insiders the ability to open multiple Word and PowerPoint windows side-by-side on an iPad. https://ift.tt/3aJbU9W from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3aOyJcq via IFTT...

6 of the best digital radios for every listener

Radio is alive and well, despite what you may have been led to believe. The likes of Amazon Music and Spotify were supposed to bring about a changing of the guard but radio has stubbornly refused to go anywhere, and that's a good thing. Millions of people still tune in to their favourite shows every week, despite all of the podcasts and on-demand music on offer. This is due in part to the growing popularity of DAB (digital audio broadcasting) radio, which allows for less interference, more stations, and a stronger signal. Sounds pretty good, right? SEE ALSO: 5 of the best VPNs for streaming...

'Bon voyage': Elon Musk tells Twitter followers to get lost following meltdown

Elon Musk is having a rough 24 hours, and if his Twitter followers don't like it, then they can just get bent.  The Tesla CEO made waves late last night for a bizarre rant about "freedom," only to completely melt down during a Wednesday Tesla earnings call when asked about Bay Area shelter-in-place orders.  Musk's appetite for self-righteousness apparently wasn't sated, however, and following the call he hopped on Twitter to tell his 33.4 million followers that if they didn't like his misrepresentation of facts then they should get lost.  Notably, Musk claimed incorrectly (among...

Facebook sees a spike in monthly active users in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak

It probably comes as a shock to no one that people are using Facebook and its additional social media platforms more than ever while under lockdown. During Wednesday's earnings call, the company announced it's seen a huge spike in its monthly active users with a 10 percent year over year increase. On the call, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that for the first time ever more than three billion people have been using Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger each month. This includes 2.6 billion people using Facebook alone and more than 2.3 billion people using at least one...

TikTok surpasses 2 billion global downloads

Quarantine + addictive dance videos = app domination. TikTok has surpassed 2 billion downloads, mobile app analytics company Sensor Tower reported Wednesday. (April 29). The 315 million installs it gained in Q1 of 2020 alone also reportedly give it the title of "most downloads for any app ever in a quarter." Mashable has reached out to TikTok to confirm Sensor Tower's data, and will update this story if and when we hear back. Sensor Tower is attributing the burst in downloads at least in part to the global pandemic. While it notes that TikTok has been consistently on the rise, Sensor Tower views...

Elon Musk calls stay-at-home order ‘fascist’ during Tesla earnings call

Elon Musk had even more to say about social distancing measures after he rage-tweeted on the topic Wednesday morning. Tesla's first quarter earnings call Wednesday afternoon started with prepared marks from CEO Elon Musk that noticeably and awkwardly avoided mentioning coronavirus or anything about the pandemic.  But as the call progressed, Musk's true feelings about shelter-in-place requirements, like those in the Bay Area that are keeping his Fremont, California car plant shut down until at least June, surfaced. He could barely contain himself as he used profanity to describe his thoughts...

NASA reveals its Mars helicopter name with ingenious hype video

Coming in at four pounds and four feet long, NASA's Mars helicopter is ready for takeoff later this year — but first, it needed a name. The autonomous, solar-powered craft is scheduled to make it onto Mars by early next year after it catches a flight on the belly of the new Mars rover, Perseverance, this July or AugustLike the rover, the helicopter, which has two rotors that spin 2,400 revolutions per minute, was named as part of a student essay contest. The winning name was announced Wednesday: Ingenuity.  High-school student Vaneeza Rupani from Alabama picked the name. Her suggestion...

This smart ear cleaner lets you see inside your ear as you clean it — Future Blink

Bebird uses an app-connected otoscope allowing you to see what and where you’re cleaning. Read more... More about Tech, Health, Smartphones, Mashable Video, and Future Blink https://ift.tt/2xjl9Qq from Tech https://ift.tt/2SjGVLf via IFT...

This modular air purifier is a work of art — Future Blink

The GUILIN Lampscape Air Purifier makes purifying your air a fun art project. Read more... More about Tech, Art, Mashable Video, Health Fitness, and Future Blink https://ift.tt/35iFUsg from Tech https://ift.tt/2KLCgh6 via IFT...

Elon Musk's latest twitter spree reveals his anti-lockdown stance

Musk is taking a firm stance against government-mandated lockdowns.  Read more... More about Tech, Mashable Video, Elon Musk, Quarantine, and Coronavirus https://ift.tt/2yaFl7z from Tech https://ift.tt/3cWrC31 via IFT...

Apple finally fixes the most annoying thing about Group FaceTime calls

Hallelujah, FaceTime sanity is coming. Apple released the beta version of iOS 13.5 to registered developers Wednesday, and it reportedly comes with some very timely coronavirus-era features.  People whose social lives revolve around FaceTime might want to listen up.  If you've used Group FaceTime recently, you've probably noticed the windows that show your friends' faces swell and shrink, depending on who's talking. It kind of mimics the effect of speech bubbles, but with literal talking heads. I happen to like the feature, but others (including my partner and many Mashable colleagues),...

Cruise can't test its self-driving cars. So it's delivering food instead.

Cruise vehicles, the self-driving electric Chevy Bolts usually spotted around San Francisco neighborhoods, are back on the road after a brief pause during the coronavirus outbreak. And now that the fleet is considered an essential service, it's driving with even more of a purpose. The General Motors-backed autonomous car company repurposed a portion of its testing fleet in mid-April to deliver food throughout San Francisco. This shift, however, didn't require much of a change to how Cruise was operating before social distancing. Prior to the outbreak, the company's electric vehicles — equipped...

Elon Musk tweets 'FREE AMERICA NOW' as lockdowns halt Tesla production

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Hackers hit Chegg for the third time since 2018

Chegg has confirmed its third data breach in the past three years. The education tech giant, which last year was acquired by Thinkful for $80 million, said hackers stole 700 current and former employee records, including their names and Social Security numbers. Chegg said it enlisted an outside forensic firm — without naming the firm — and notified law enforcement of the breach. https://ift.tt/3d5tlmN from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/2zIri9J via IFTT...

Some Galaxy S20 Ultra Owners Claim Camera Glass Spontaneously Shatters

Image credit: Samsung Community Forums Samsung made a big deal of the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s camera at the announcement earlier this year, but reviews have been tepid. The camera setup on this $1,400 phone might not live up to expectations, but perhaps Samsung will address that with software updates. One thing updates can’t fix is shattered glass, and an increasing number of S20 Ultra owners say their camera modules have cracked for no apparent reason.  The Galaxy S20 Ultra has a humongous camera module on the back with a 108MP primary sensor, 12MP ultra-wide, 48MP 4x telephoto, and a time-of-flight...

Fairphone teams up with /e/OS on a box-fresh 'deGoogled' handset

The makers of the world's most ethical smartphone, the Fairphone 3, have teamed up for a version of the device with even less big tech on board. "The deGoogled Fairphone 3 is most likely the first privacy conscious and sustainable phone," runs the blurb on /e/OS' website. When the Fairphone 3 launched last September it came with Android 9 preloaded. https://ift.tt/2W9xijl from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/35hoH2e via IFTT...

Ahem: Nintendo Switch Lite bundles are up for grabs at GameStop

We have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Nintendo Switch console is still sold out literally everywhere. (For that, you can thank a combination of social distancing boredom, hardware shortages, and the recent release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which turned out to be a ginormous hit.) A Nintendo representative told The Hollywood Reporter in late March that "more systems are on the way," but no word yet on when exactly that might be. SEE ALSO: Best beginner-friendly video games for your coronavirus lockdown As for the good news: GameStop just got Nintendo Switch Lite bundles...

Get 4 months of Apple Music for free when you buy Apple TV

TL;DR: As of April 29, new users can enjoy four months of Apple Music for absolutely free when they purchase Apple TV from Best Buy for $199.99. Do you need a break from all the heavy news we've been surrounded by lately? It's good to stay up-to-date with the latest information but it's also nice to get a bit of a distraction from the real world sometimes.  SEE ALSO: 7 ways to help quell coronavirus-related anxiety So, now's the time to finally catch up on all those shows you've been meaning to watch. You know, the ones you've been promising your friends that you'll get to. But instead...

4 DIY kits to help make STEM fun

Whether you're looking for a new hobby to challenge your brain or love coming up with new inventions, these DIY electronics are a great way to build something cool while learning about STEM. Read more... More about Tech, Mashable Video, Arduino, Stem Toys, and Stem Education https://ift.tt/3bJOliu from Tech https://ift.tt/2YgvBDp via IFT...

Doing some spring cleaning? You need one of these.

TL;DR: Rug Doctor deep cleaners are up to $60 off at Best Buy as of April 29. The fact that we're spending most of spring indoors is a great reason to pay extra attention to spring cleaning. If your home is messy it's going to be less comfortable to live in. A good place to start cleaning is your floors — they're probably dirtier than you realize. Go all out and get a deep cleaner to really suck up all the dirt and debris hiding out, embedded in your floors. Right now, Best Buy has a couple Rug Doctor models on sale for up to $60 off to help you tackle your spring cleaning. SEE ALSO: Best...

Gaming bundles are finally back in stock

TL;DR: Stocks of consoles and games are back on Currys PC World, and the PlayStation 4 Pro and FIFA 20 bundle is available for £349. This challenging situation has resulted in a lot of new gamers, and that's a good thing, Gaming can be a really rewarding escape for many people, and that sort of experience is pretty valuable right now. It's not all good though, because the influx of new gamers has hit stocks hard. It has been difficult to get hold of anything, with no choice but to wait for stocks to return.  SEE ALSO: 5 of the best VPNs for streaming in the UK Well, wait no more, because...