Adobe wants to compete with Corel’s Painter. More than 100 megapixels in a phone camera? How do the scammers online make money? Elvis’ car is for sale! Automattic buys Tumblr. These stories and many more are covered in this week’s news. Click on the headlines to read the full stories.
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Privacy and Security
- Hundreds of exposed Amazon cloud backups found leaking sensitive data
- Instagram ad partner secretly sucked up and tracked millions of users’ locations and stories
- $3 million Fortnite winner—and his parents—become latest swatting targets
- Facebook contractors said to have collected and transcribed users’ audio without permission
- Senators demand Amazon explain how junk winds up in “Choice” listings
- Hackers Can Break Into an iPhone Just by Sending a Text
- Hacker Gets $12,000 In Parking Tickets After ‘NULL’ License Plate Trick Backfires
Electronics
- A detailed look at AMD’s new Epyc “Rome” 7nm server CPUs
- Hands-on with the new Sega Genesis Mini, a treasure trove of Gen-X memories
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Software
- Adobe Fresco review: first look at the new Procreate rival
- Microsoft cuts Office 2019 one-time licenses through Home Use Program
- Google Docs, Sheets and Slides get a new font for faster reading
- Microsoft scraps major graphics update for Minecraft
- Stop drowning in Google Chrome browser tabs — here’s how to reclaim sanity
- Vulnerability in Microsoft CTF protocol goes back to Windows XP
- Microsoft’s Windows is falling apart, says Google (and Bill Nye)
- Google Maps puts a huge arrow over the real world so you can’t get lost
WordPress
- 5 Common Web Design Portfolio Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
- Troldesh Ransomware Dropper
- Verizon selling Tumblr to Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com
- Rethinking the Value of Premium SSL Certificates
- Hidden Algorithm Flaws Expose Websites to DoS Attacks
- How to build a WordPress website for the first time
- Automattic Acquires Tumblr, Plans to Rebuild the Backend Powered by WordPress
Design
Technology
- Blogger says she got an injunction for a post published five days earlier
- Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires
- DirecTV Now’s rebranding to ‘AT&T TV NOW’ is officially rolling out
- CBS and Viacom are merging into a combined company called ViacomCBS
- Getting the best Wi-Fi speeds from your ISP? Here’s the fine print
- Alexa, time for class: How one university put an Echo Dot in every dorm room
- AT&T and T-Mobile fight Caller ID spoofing with number verification system
- FAA tells airlines MacBook Pros with defective batteries can’t fly
Phones
- Now you can use Android phones, rather than passwords, to log into Google*
- Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G is the latest proof that 5G isn’t for you — yet
- The foldable iPhone isn’t coming anytime soon
- Samsung’s 108-megapixel sensor pushes phone cameras to next level
- FCC set to vote on Sprint/T-Mobile merger, though states’ lawsuit still looms large
Fun Stories
- I Found an Abandoned ‘Palace’ in the Desert, It’s Actually a Gameshow Set
- Guy with a TV for a head keeps leaving free TVs on people’s porches
- Watch Thanos twerk: Mexican restaurant ad is weirdest thing you’ll see today
- For Sale: Elvis Presley’s Dusty Old Lincoln Limo
- You can buy a prefab solar-powered tiny house for $24,000 on Amazon
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- This woman implanted her Tesla Model 3’s valet key into her arm
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Social Media
- Facebook could face billions in potential damages as court rules facial recognition lawsuit can proceed
- Reports say White House has drafted an order putting the FCC in charge of monitoring social media
- Facebook Goes After Amazon, Hulu With Ad-Free Video Subscription Channels
- Look Inside The Secret Lives Of Instagram, Facebook Scammers
- YouTube should stop recommending garbage videos to users
- Instagram, YouTube and Facebook could be fined millions over harmful content
- Facebook’s mobile dark mode is getting closer
- Facebook Just Gave 1.3 Billion Messenger Users A Reason To Delete Their Accounts
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