Day: November 18, 2021

US State Attorneys General Open Probe into Instagram’s Effect on Kids

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms. From a report: The investigation, which involves at least eight states, comes at a time when Facebook is under scrutiny over its…


The Google Pixel 6 hardware is buggy garbage and the company’s tech support is worse

One customer’s device support experience from hell. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Tiger King 2 on Netflix peers into Joe Exotic’s cage, finds very little – CNET

Joe Exotic and his wild crew are back, but Netflix’s true tale of big cats and unsolved murders just ain’t fun anymore. …read more Source:: CNet


Best travel credit cards for November 2021 – CNET

Make your vacation dreams come true with the right travel rewards credit card. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Employees Will Return To Offices February 1 in a Hybrid Work Pilot

Apple employees will return to offices starting February 1st as part of a hybrid work pilot and will be able to work remotely for four weeks a year. From a report: First reported by The Information, employees learned of the news Thursday via an internal memo from CEO Tim Cook. The company had previously offered…


3 Top Tools for Defending Against Phishing Attacks

Phishing emails are now skating past traditional defenses. Justin Jett, director of audit and compliance at Plixer, discusses what to do about it. …read more Source:: Threatpost


The best beard trimmer for 2021 – CNET

Letting your beard grow in? These beard trimmers can help you keep it tidy. …read more Source:: CNet


British Airways Executive Club frequent flyers have their airmiles grounded

Lengthy ‘improvements’ turn into a TITSUP* for Club members – though you can still book a flight UK airline, British Airways, is improving its Executive Club frequent flyer programme by, er, removing access.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


A spacecraft made an evasive maneuver to avoid NASA’s lunar orbiter – CNET

It’s getting more crowded around the moon. …read more Source:: CNet


Everything but the catch: ’90s pop act or a successful mission for Rocket Lab?

2022’s plan: Playing with boosters and helicopters Rounding out a successful launch this morning, Rocket Lab has made good on CEO Peter Beck’s promise to do pretty much everything bar catching the returning Electron booster in the company’s recovery efforts.… …read more Source:: TheRegister