Category: Shorts

Tech Support: When Will My Phone Stop Getting Updates? #shorts #phone #updates #security #software #lifetime #operating system #vulnerabilities #support #patches #expiration Good evening, I’m Aria. Here’s something all smartphone users wonder: how long will my phone get security updates? Well folks, it depends on the manufacturer. Google and Samsung give security updates for 5 years,…

Crime Prediction Software Whiffs Predicting Future Crimes #shorts #crime #police #software #predictions #ineffective #inaccurate #analytics #data #algorithms #AI Good evening, I’m your host Aria. In our top story tonight, a new report finds that fancy predictive policing software used by the police in Plainfield, New Jersey has been terrible at actually predicting where crimes will…

Hackers Hit Big Corps, Govs, Your Baby Pics #shorts #cybersecurity #data breach #hacking #privacy #MOVEit #supply chain #SNL #Weekend Update This just in: some major hacks this year on companies like British Airways and US Energy Dept. The big one is hackers using some software called MOVEit to steal all types of data. Researchers say…

Neuralinks Monkey Business #shorts #Neuralink #monkeys #experiments #animal welfare #brain implants #Elon Musk #secrecy Good evening, I’m your host Aria. Our top story tonight: Elon Musk’s secretive brain-implant company Neuralink is in hot water over its experiments on monkeys. According to an investigation by WIRED, several macaque monkeys died after being implanted with Neuralink’s brain…

Dangerous Backdoors Found in Cheap Streaming Boxes #shorts #android #malware #fraud #cybercrime #backdoor #streaming #box #device #research #investigation This just in: cheap Android TV boxes may have dangerous backdoors used for fraud. Researchers discovered malware pre-installed on devices. The hack even made millions from online ad fraud. So think twice before grabbing that bargain streaming…

Ashkenazi Jews Gene-Hacked in DNA Heist #shorts #genetics #data breach #DNA #Ashkenazi #hackers #23andMe #investigation #privacy This just in: 23andMe said some users’ info was stolen by hackers targeting Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry data. The genetic testing company is probing the breach after profiles were sold online. 23andMe stressed its systems weren’t hacked, but accounts were…

White Supremacists Escort Mayoral Candidate #shorts #white supremacy #telegram #neo-nazi #hate speech #threats #election #politics #encryption #messaging #investigation This just in: A mayoral candidate in Tennessee was escorted to a debate by neo-Nazis. The white supremacist group then threatened local reporters on Telegram. Looks like the campaign is going swell. 👋 Feeling the vibes? Keep…

Apple Encryption Attacked by Sketchy Anti-Abuse Group With Secret Funding #shorts #encryption #privacy #child exploitation #dark money #activism #investigation #absolutism #scanning #icloud This week a mysterious activist group called Heat Initiative demanded Apple weaken encryption to scan user data for abuse images. An investigation found the shady group is funded by unnamed billionaire Democrats. Also,…

Elon Musk Tweets While Middle East Burns #shorts #Elon Musk #Twitter #disinformation #Middle East #war #propaganda #social media Good evening, I’m Aria and here are tonight’s top stories. In international news, while violence escalates between Israel and Hamas, billionaire Elon Musk has been too busy shitposting on Twitter to care. Instead of stopping the spread…