Last week, I wrote an article calling out Apple’s Messages for its backup’s lack of end-to-end encryption on iCloud. Because the iCloud backups of a user’s Apple Messages were merely encrypted and not end-to-end encrypted, I advised individuals—such as activists and journalists—who wanted the most privacy and security for their text messages to ditch Apple Messages for Meta’s WhatsApp, which does end-to-end encrypt message backups.
Today, my
Undoubtedly the COVID-19 pandemic caused people to be extra vigilant about their health and germs, which in a way, led to many people not getting sick. Great, right? Well, the cold and flu we avoided during lockdown has come back to haunt us in 2022, with data suggesting that this will be the most severe flu season since 2017.
Yes, the turkey might not be in the oven just yet, but that’s no reason to avoid making your Black Friday purchase plans.
The retail-palooza is more of a multi-weeks event this year, with Amazon and other retailers having begun offering deep discounts in early October—and today, the online retail giant dropped even more early deals on devices. But whether you’re planning to hit the stores early (or, more likely perhaps, grab your phone and take advantage of one-
Elizabeth Holmes, the onetime superstar entrepreneur who descended into Silicon Valley infamy after her blood-testing company, Theranos, was revealed to have touted false claims about its technology, was sentenced to 11.25 years in prison on Friday.
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila delivered the sentence in a packed courtroom, according to journalists present at the hearing, with Holmes, who is pregnant, responding in tears, “I tried to realize my dream too quickly and did t
Apparently the holidays are in full swing: Our mailbox is chockablock with a steadily increasing number of catalogs, flyers, and other unwanted detritus every day.
There’s really nothing like a wasted trip to the mailbox, either, especially as it’s getting colder outside. So, if you’re looking to cut down on dubious mail, here’s a handful of places you can go to opt out.
General junk mail
DMA stands for the Direct Marketing Association,
This article is about one of the honorees of Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech awards for 2022. Read about all the winners here.
In just a few years, drones have gone from a futuristic, Jetsons-like idea to something that’s routinely delivering your Hamburger Helper.
Part of that success is thanks to drone operator DroneUp, which has been working with Walmart to get consumers in a handful of states their lightweight goods in as little as half a
This article is about one of the honorees of Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech awards for 2022. Read about all the winners here.
In a shipping container next to a PepsiCo bottling plant in Fresno, California, a startup called Aquacycl is working with the food giant to pioneer new technology that can help tackle one of the lesser-known sources of climate emissions: cleaning up industrial wastewater.
“Globally, water and wastewater treatment acco
It’s been two years since Alexis Gay quit her career in tech to plunge headfirst into comedy, and, if she’s being honest, that reckless confidence you feel pivoting away from something practical toward your passion has “a different vibe” now. “When there was nothing to lose, it was much easier. I was worse at it, but it was much easier,” Gay says. “I have to almost re-break through the same fear and vulnerability that I had to when I first star
This article was adapted from the MidRange newsletter, which published tips on the Mastodon social media network in a pop-up newsletter format called How to Mastodon.
There are a lot of things I could tell you about Mastodon, the social network that has seen an uptake by millions of people in the three or so weeks since Elon Musk officially bought Twitter. The technical differences are significant, and so too is the mindset about things like search.
As someone who has been