If you love using emojis, you’ll love this news. Researchers from Indiana University say that those who use a lot of emojis tend to have higher emotional intelligence, which is the ability to understand, perceive and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others. Less use of emojis with friends and romantic partners is … Ler mais
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed Gail Slater, an antitrust veteran and economic adviser to JD Vance, to lead the Justice Department’s antitrust division and take charge of a full suite of successful antitrust cases against companies, including Google, Visa and Apple. Slater is expected to continue the department’s crackdown on Big Tech, including cases … Ler mais
Think before you click. Phishing sites are rampant on search engines like Google, as malicious actors attempt to steal valuable personal data and financial information using fake websites that pose as the real thing. To thwart these cybercriminals, Google is reportedly working on an AI-powered tool in Chrome that provides a summary of third-party reviews … Ler mais
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is rolling out a plan to offer discounts on electric vehicles, excluding Teslas — a move that was called “political” by critics and “crazy” by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Newsom on Monday released details of a plan that would extend the expiring clean vehicle rebate program if Trump follows through on … Ler mais
Millions of people are at risk after downloading dangerous apps on their smartphones. Cyber security company McAfee has identified 15 malicious apps that have been downloaded to at least 8 million Android phones and warned of “significant global growth in … predatory loan apps.” The apps, which McAfee called “a global threat,” have since been … Ler mais
Shares of a struggling electric car maker competing against Tesla are rising this week after the lame-duck Biden administration lent the company billions of dollars. The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it was providing a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian to build a $5 billion electric car factory in Georgia, which the company initially … Ler mais
Billionaire venture capitalist and Trump father-in-law Josh Kushner dismissed online criticism of a tech executive who visited Israel and posted an image of a Tel Aviv beach on social media. Kushner, the brother of President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, took to social media platform X on Wednesday to defend Patrick Collison, the co-founder and … Ler mais
If those Black Friday deals are too good to be true — they probably are. The day after Thanksgiving is reserved for successful sales, not scams, but on Black Friday, cybercrime is rampant, from scam websites to fake ads made to look like your favorite brands. fans. Fox News reports that 50% of online shoppers … Ler mais
Netflix and steal. Techsperts are warning Netflix subscribers of a “huge” cyber scam in which criminals steal important financial information by sending people fake messages. “These SMS scare campaigns targeting Netflix customers have become ubiquitous and never stop, but they vary in size and scope,” security firm Bitdefender warned, to tech site Cybernews. The latest … Ler mais
The ex-girlfriend of convicted FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried will serve less prison time than her original sentence, according to a report. Caroline Ellison, who ran Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research cryptocurrency hedge fund, reported to the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut on Nov. 7 to begin serving a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud, … Ler mais