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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- 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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