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«TikTok’s life hack about free money from ATMs has been tried by thousands of Americans — they face fraud charges

News Technologies 09-08-2024 at 18:41 comment
Last week, a video on how to get free money from Chase ATMs in the United States went viral on TikTok. Now those who want easy money are facing charges.

Elon Musk disseminated information to a media company funded from Moscow — US Department of Justice uncovers Russian propaganda network

News WTF 09-06-2024 at 18:51 comment
Elon Musk has repeatedly promoted posts on his X Twitter account from a right-wing media outlet that allegedly published Russian propaganda for money.

Created songs with AI and earned $10 million — musician faces 60 years in prison

News Technologies 09-05-2024 at 18:46 comment
Musician Michael Smith was arrested in New York (USA) for fraudulently using AI to create songs. He faces 60 years in prison for illegally receiving $10 million in royalties from streaming services.

Physical copies of Concord after the game’s closure are sold as «exclusives» — with prices up to $25,000 on eBay

News Games 09-05-2024 at 15:49 comment
Initially, Concord sold for $39.99 at retail, but after the heroic shooter’s closure, prices for «sealed» copies skyrocketed.

US Navy commanders «dumped» on Starlink to use prohibited Wi-Fi on a warship to watch movies

News Military Tech 09-05-2024 at 15:02 comment
In June, the U.S. Navy one of the commanders was fired and demoted. but now it turned out that the woman was not acting alone.

IT specialist from Zakarpattia sold IP addresses to Russians to pretend to be Ukrainians on the Internet

News WTF 09-04-2024 at 17:06 comment
An enterprising IT specialist from Zakarpattia sold unique IP addresses registered in the region to Russians so that they could pretend to be Ukrainian residents and spread pro-Russian views and propaganda on the Internet.

Clickbait for millions. How much do Ukrainian YouTube channels earn from videos about the war?

News Software 09-04-2024 at 15:08 comment
YouTube remains one of the key sources of information for Ukrainians — in 2024, 59.5% of citizens surveyed used the service to find out the latest news. Viewership figures increased sharply with the outbreak of a full-scale war — in 2021, according to Internews, only 25% of respondents watched news on YouTube, while in 2022 this number more…

US Navy captain who fired a rifle with a backward sight was fired «due to loss of trust»

News Military Tech 09-04-2024 at 12:36 comment
Cameron Yaste, captain of the USS John S McCain destroyer, became wildly popular in April when his photo was posted on the official Instagram account of the US Navy — the military man posed with a rifle with an incorrectly installed optical sight.

«Don’t bark at me!»: Chinese robot dog sets a YouTuber on fire because of his behavior

News Devices 09-03-2024 at 16:33 comment
American video blogger IShowSpeed decided to show a Chinese robot dog. When he asked the robot to bark and started barking himself, the dog poured fire on him.

Bitcoins or network paralysis: ex-engineer hacked a company and tried to blackmail it for $750,000

News Software 09-03-2024 at 14:26 comment
He wanted to get rich quick, and now he risks spending 35 years behind bars.

A partner of Facebook and Google boasted that it was listening to users to target ads

News Software 09-03-2024 at 13:34 comment
After the information leak, Google began to remove all traces of cooperation, while Facebook announced an audit.

The IT specialist told how Apple’s HR managers forced him to go through 13 interviews to finally… reject him

News IT business 09-02-2024 at 18:22 comment
An experienced product manager shared his negative experience with an interview at Apple, calling it «the worst interview experience» in his career.

The kettle boiled — the network went down: how a cup of tea helped fix a computer system

News Devices 08-31-2024 at 12:58 comment
An engineer at Norsk Data has solved the mystery of the constant crashes of the Wordplex word processing system in an unusual way.

Cyberlaundry on wheels: Tesla Cybertruck spotted with a tumble dryer in the back

News Auto 08-30-2024 at 13:04 comment
We are waiting for the Cybertruck version with a dishwasher and microwave.

Traffic cameras in Kursk fine drivers fleeing from Ukrainian FPVs for speeding

News WTF 08-28-2024 at 22:57 comment
Traffic cameras are still working diligently in Kursk, recording violations by Russians who «add gas», running away from Ukrainian FPVs.

Can a YouTube video really dry a wet smartphone? An experiment by The Verge and iFixit

News Devices 08-28-2024 at 21:49 comment
For four years now, people have been liking and thanking each other in the comments section of the same YouTube video. It’s not very attractive, but that’s not the point. Journalists The Verge together with iFixit decided to check whether a YouTube video can really save a drowned smartphone.

TikTok bloggers vandalize a temple in Cambodia to recreate the game Temple Run

News Games 08-28-2024 at 14:51 comment
In the video, against the backdrop of the 900-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourists ran through Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple, mimicking the events of Temple Run, a mobile game in the endless runner genre.

Australia introduces a $60,000 fine for bosses who disturb employees after hours

News WTF 08-26-2024 at 14:15 comment
Following a complaint from an employee, the Australian Fair Work Commission will determine the extent to which «unreasonable» was the request of the boss — and will evaluate what penalty to impose on him.

«A used 1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800» sold in the US — what’s wrong with that?

News Auto 08-26-2024 at 11:57 comment
Someone from Georgia, USA, was selling a «1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800 on Facebook Marketplace. Elon Musk would have been very surprised, but the car has nothing to do with his company.

An Amazon tech worker earns $400,000 a year for… doing nothing — and no one has exposed him yet

News IT business 08-24-2024 at 21:24 comment
One of Amazon’s senior technical specialists boasted on social media that he managed to earn a lot of money and do almost nothing for the company. For some time, the man was worried that he would be exposed, but the e-commerce giant has not yet learned of his fraud.

Alimony father hacked into government databases to fake his own death

News Software 08-22-2024 at 17:03 comment
An American man was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for hacking into government systems and officially declaring himself dead to avoid paying child support.

«British Bill Gates», software tycoon Mike Lynch, disappeared when his yacht crashed

News IT business 08-19-2024 at 22:18 comment
Entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who is called the «British Bill Gates», went missing when his yacht sank. Lynch was the founder of the software company Autonomy, which was acquired by Hewlett Packard for $11.1 billion. Lynch is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.

Millionaire tech blogger says Google didn’t invite him to the Pixel 9 unveiling after «harsh but honest» criticism of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro

News Devices 08-16-2024 at 13:07 comment
Arum Maini, who runs the YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss, complains that Google ignored him and did not send him an invitation to the Pixel 9 — presentation, despite the fact that his page dedicated to technological innovations is followed by more than 19 million people.

BMW M Adaptive Suspension: fitted but not available at no extra cost

News Auto 08-15-2024 at 18:59 comment
It was believed that the adaptive suspension in BMW cars (M Adaptive Suspension) is not a subscription option, as the company tried to do with heated seats. But in fact, it can be used on a subscription basis or received after purchasing a car.

If you subscribe to Disney+, you can’t sue the company. Even about the death of your wife

News WTF 08-15-2024 at 13:52 comment
Disney is trying to cancel a lawsuit against the company over a woman’s death because the widower… signed up for a free trial of Disney+ five years ago.

Twitter plunges into chaos with new uncensored image generator

News Software 08-15-2024 at 10:02 comment
Without any questions, the Twitter chatbot generated a naked Taylor Swift, Donald Trump in a Nazi uniform, or Barack Obama with a cocaine track.

Boxer Iman Khelif filed a complaint about online bullying — Elon Musk is involved in the lawsuit

News WTF 08-14-2024 at 10:28 comment
Helif became an Olympic champion, but faced a torrent of online bullying after failing the «gender test» — Now the boxer has filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling of cyberstalking, among others.

A million listeners, a DDOS attack and Putin’s praise — the main thing about Elon Musk’s interview with Trump

News WTF 08-13-2024 at 12:38 comment
Trump called a conversation with Musk one of the «largest interviews in history», and Elon expected at least 8 million listeners. However, everything went wrong from the start.

The sysadmin went for a smoke break and left half of Africa without the Internet

News Technologies 08-12-2024 at 16:37 comment
An engineer at a South African Internet service provider accidentally deleted important network settings while rushing out for a cigarette break, causing the largest Internet outage on the African continent at the time.

You’re mooring it wrong: Steve Jobs’ yacht rammed into a Mexican billionaire’s boat

News WTF 08-12-2024 at 15:12 comment
In perhaps the slowest boat collision in history, Steve Jobs’ yacht Venus rammed into the Mexican billionaire’s vessel. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Idealista landlords advertise housing using The Sims 4 footage

News Games 08-12-2024 at 12:21 comment
Do you accept payment in simoleons?

«The most epic failure»: CrowdStrike wins ironic award for global IT failure

News Software 08-12-2024 at 12:02 comment
CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas accepted the «Most Epic Failure» award at the Pwnie Awards.

Man destroys 6000-year-old cave painting for Facebook photo

News WTF 08-09-2024 at 19:08 comment
They say that art is eternal. But not when an amateur photographer from Facebook gets involved

He wanted to save money: the driver connected the Tesla Model S directly to the power line, but the car «suddenly» caught fire

News Auto 08-09-2024 at 16:01 comment
The driver wanted to steal some electricity by connecting directly to the power line.

Meta AI chatbot gave Business Insider journalist’s number as his own — now man is being terrorized by strangers

News Software 08-09-2024 at 12:25 comment
Business Insider journalist Rob Price discoveredthat something went wrong with the privacy of his personal number when he was added to a group chat and bombarded with random questions in Spanish.

New York City launches drones to alert on disasters, but they «shout» in incomprehensible Spanish

News Technologies 08-08-2024 at 12:02 comment
A new warning system in New York City was supposed to alert residents to dangerous situations, but something went wrong with the drones’ language settings.

Goldfish defeated the most difficult boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

News Games 08-07-2024 at 18:27 comment
What are your excuses for not being able to complete the game?

BMW driver thought he was playing GTA as he fled from LAPD (video)

News Auto 08-07-2024 at 15:29 comment
After a long chase through the streets, which was filmed from a helicopter, the man was finally stopped, and the recorded video ended up being very similar to the live version of the events in GTA.

Mazda introduces car feature subscription: what does it mean for drivers?

News Auto 08-07-2024 at 14:33 comment
Subscriptions to car features are increasingly becoming one of the tools used by automakers to generate additional revenue. Now Mazda has also embarked on this curve.

Scent of power: scientists recreated Julius Caesar’s perfume and plan to sell it

News Science and space 08-06-2024 at 11:51 comment
Researchers from the Association of Culture and Tourism of Fragrances have reconstructed the «Telinum» perfume used by Julius Caesar based on historical data and archaeological findings.

Little Lviv boy calls the police because he was afraid of a mobile game — parents fined

News Games 08-05-2024 at 17:38 comment
A minor boy in Lviv region called the police because he was afraid of a mobile game. As a result, his mother was brought to administrative responsibility for «failure to fulfill her duties» in raising the child. This is stated in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.

Musk says he was caught on the «hook of a long-running scam» while creating OpenAI — and is thinking of suing Altman again

News IT business 08-05-2024 at 16:48 comment
Elon Musk has seven Fridays in a week: in March, the billionaire filed a complaint against OpenAI, in June he changed his mind and canceled it, and now it seems he’s going to sue again.

Durov has 100 biological children and opens the DNA code so they can find each other

News WTF 07-30-2024 at 09:42 comment
Pavel Durov, an unmarried and ideological loner, found out that he is actually a father of many children. Now the Telegram owner wants to open his DNA so that his biological children can identify themselves if they wish.

Elon Musk published a deepfake of Kamala Harris’ video on X: it violates the platform’s rules

News Software 07-29-2024 at 19:57 comment
Elon Musk posted a fake campaign video of Kamala Harris on his social network X without noting that it was an altered video. This violates the rules of the social network.

American telecom company’s IT employee leaked data to China for 10 years — it was discovered only now

News Technologies 07-26-2024 at 13:35 comment
Beijing has been recruiting US residents for years to carry out various espionage activities.

The Kyiv police spent ₴5 thousand to expose the OnlyFans model and fine it ₴35 thousand

News Ukraine 07-25-2024 at 11:00 comment
Law enforcement officers conducted an operational purchase of content on the OnlyFans platform to prove the model’s guilt in the production and sale of pornographic materials.

Fallout in reality: a nuclear storage facility worth from £15,000 will be auctioned in the UK

News Games 07-24-2024 at 19:59 comment
Nuclear repository 1950s near Sedbergh, UK, which will remind fans of the Fallout games, will be auctioned tomorrow for an estimated price of £15,000 — £20,000.

Spy drones found at the Olympic Games — one spied on New Zealand athletes’ training

News WTF 07-24-2024 at 15:09 comment
A new sporting discipline at the Olympics: synchronized control of drones over a foreign field.

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