Meta plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption for Messenger by the end of the year

[ad_1] Meta said today that the company plans to enable end-to-end encryption by default for Messenger by the end of this year. The tech giant is also expanding its test of end-to-end encryption features to “millions more people’s chats.” The company has been building end-to-end encryption features in Messenger for years now. However, most of … Read more

Russia’s War Against Ukraine Is Killing Dolphins in the Black Sea

[ad_1] Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine has destroyed infrastructure and displaced about 5 million people from the country since last spring. The country’s conservationists have also noticed that the war is killing endangered Black Sea dolphins and harbor porpoises. Even Twitter Can’t Kill Twitter | Letter From the Editor Harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins have … Read more

Atari Resurrects the 2600 for Modern TVs

[ad_1] Atari is again testing how many times users are willing to pay for that nostalgic, faux woodgrain-paneled game console, this time coming out with what seems like the most detailed recreation of its original Atari 2600 console since it first debuted close to 46 years ago. The recreated console will even play the old … Read more

The Gaming Shelf Feasts on the Undead Third Reich

[ad_1] “Eat the Reich is a tabletop roleplaying game in which you, a vampire commando, are coffin-dropped into occupied Paris and must cut a bloody swath through Nazi forces en route to your ultimate goal: drinking all of Adolf Hitler’s blood. It’s written by Grant Howitt (Honey Heist, Spire, Heart) and illustrated by Will Kirkby … Read more

Snap overhauls India organizational structure, appoints new head

[ad_1] Snap has restructured its reporting system in India and named Pulkit Trivedi as the new country head, underscoring the increasing importance of the South Asian market to the company. Snapchat’s parent company will now have its Indian team report directly to Trivedi, giving India leadership more autonomy over the local growth, partnership and market … Read more

Experian Fined for Spamming Consumers With Emails

[ad_1] Experian Consumer Services was ordered to pay a $650,000 civil penalty on Monday for allegedly sending consumers commercial emails without providing the option to unsubscribe from future emails. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that Experian had violated the CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) which requires all companies … Read more

‘Near Collisions’ of Commercial Jets Happen All the Ti—FAA

[ad_1] A terrifying new report from the New York Times claims that “near collisions” involving commercial airliners are basically a weekly occurrence in America. The Times report draws on extensive records sourced from the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as a little known NASA database that holds “safety reports” filed by pilots and air traffic … Read more

Tropical Storm Harold Has Swept Into Texas

[ad_1] Bubba Ferguson drags a boat through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas on September. 14, 2021, in San Luis Pass, Texas.Photo: David J. Phillip (AP) Tropical storm Harold made landfall over Southern Texas earlier today, making it the first storm to reach the continental U.S. in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. … Read more