The FTC laid down some massive fines on Facebook and Equifax for data breaches. FaceApp is still evil. There is a safer browser. Can a TV dinner look spectacular? iPhone 11 is coming. Samsung Fold is coming back. Where are all those Bob Ross paintings? These and many more headlines are below. Click on a headline to read the full story.

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Privacy and Security

• Nigerian scammers slide into DMs, so Ars trolls them
• FaceApp was a test. We didn’t pass
• FaceApp could face FBI, FTC investigations over security concerns
• Amazon Ring’s police surveillance tieups are now on this one map
• Think FaceApp Is Scary? Wait Till You Hear About Facebook
• Why Not All Password Managers are Secure and What to Do About It
• Facebook settles with FTC: $5 billion and new privacy guarantees
• FTC’s ‘Unprecedented’ Slap Fines Facebook $5 Billion, Forces New Privacy Controls
• Facebook lost control of our data. Now it’s paying a record $5 billion fine
• Amazon warns customers: Those supplements might be fake
• Equifax to pay at least $575 million as part of FTC settlement
• Equifax breach: How to claim your share of the $700M settlement
• Over 23 million stolen credit cards are being traded on the Dark Web
• Louisiana governor declares state emergency after local ransomware outbreak
• Ransomware incident leaves some Johannesburg residents without electricity
• This data-stealing malware waits for you to click a mouse button three times before going into action

Electronics

• Amazon’s Blink XT2 outdoor security camera survived a heat wave and a rainstorm
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• Nvidia RTX 2080 Super hands-on: The result when AMD is out of striking distance
• The New DisplayPort 2.0 Standard Can Run Two 8K or One 16K Monitor

Software

• Dropbox irks Mac users with annoying Dock icon, offers clueless support
• Microsoft changes Windows 10’s update model
• This is the browser you’ll want if you really care about online privacy
• 5 details about AdBlock Plus you should know

WordPress

• Recent WordPress Vulnerabilities Targeted by Malvertising Campaign
• How to Use Negative Space to Create Stunning Websites
• 7 Best HTML5 Player Plugins for WordPress

Design

• 16 Tools for Creating Quick and Beautiful Social Media Images
• One of the Most Iconic Kissing Photos Was Staged
• 4 ways to make a GIF without Photoshop
• Photography Challenge: Using a $3 TV Dinner to Capture 5-Star Food Photos

Technology

• Marketplace Checklist: How Amazon Built The Largest Marketplace In The United States
• Here’s a reality check on NASA’s Artemis Moon landing program
• This Clever New Service Auto-Cancels Your Free Trials
• Our Apollo-inspired dreams of living on the moon could still come true
• Elon Musk says his SpaceX Starship could go to the moon by 2021
• OneWeb’s low-Earth satellites hit 400Mbps and 32ms latency in new test
• Google Maps 101: how we map the world
• Superconducting neurons could match the power efficiency of the brain
• The Incredible Tech Behind This Year’s Tour de France Bikes

Phones

• All the ways your phone can save your life in an emergency
• Verizon wants you to pay $650 plus $85 a month for a 5G hotspot
• DOJ to approve T-Mobile/Sprint merger despite 13 states trying to block it
• 6 hard 5G truths that you’ll have to face, too
• Three iPhone 11 models coming in 2019, report says
• Leaks reveal a trio of iPhone 11 releases to come from Apple this fall
• Galaxy Fold: Samsung will relaunch the foldable phone in September

Fun Stories

• There’s a Massive Conch-Shell Graveyard in the Caribbean
• I ate insects at Comic-Con and now I want more
• There Is No Such Thing as a Sugar Rush
• Original Apollo 11 landing videotapes sell for $1.8M
• New THC and CBD infused beverage company, Cann, joins the race to replace booze
• Cruise will launch robotaxi service in San Francisco, but not this year
• How to Find a Meteorite
• Almost Every Bob Ross Painting in Existence Lives in a Virginia Office Park
• The Apollo Astronauts Signed Memorabilia in Quarantine—as Life Insurance
• Craigslist’s nerdy founder wants to change the world — starting with your daily news
• There Is Just One Sculpture on the Moon
• Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

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Social Media

• Forget astronaut: YouTube is a more intriguing work frontier than space for today’s kids
• This App Lets Your Instagram Followers Track Your Location

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