Jumpscare: A Twitter bug allows legacy blue check holders to update their bio and temporarily regain their badge of (dis)honor. I added a few spaces and got my check back. It even said I’m “notable in government, news, entertainment, or another designated category,” even though I didn’t pay for it. …

Elon Musk’s ten-billion-dollar defamation case against critic Randeep Hothi is nearing its end. In March, Hothi’s lawyers said Musk asked to settle the nearly three-year-old case. “For a modest $10k,” Hothi tweeted on Monday. The Tesla skeptic said he “look[s] forward to receiving a check from him in the mail.” …

Apple released its first “rapid security” patches on Monday to fix security vulnerabilities that are actively exploited or pose a significant risk to customers. Rapid Security Response updates “deliver important security improvements between software updates,” a notice states. Apple introduced Rapid Security Responses to update devices faster than usual. Some …

POSH is an event management and ticketing platform for event organizers, promoters, and people who just want to charge their friends for drinking all the expensive alcohol at their birthday party. After October 2020’s beta, POSH launched Thursday. The company launched and announced its $5 million seed round, co-led by …

Has discovered that hackers are breaking into AT&T email accounts and stealing crypto from victims’ cryptocurrency exchange accounts. At the beginning of the month, an anonymous source told that a group of cybercriminals had hacked AT&T email addresses like att.net, sbcglobal.net, bellsouth.net, and others. According to the tipster, the hackers …

Bastion, a French startup founded in October 2022, simplifies cybersecurity for small businesses. The Palantir-founded company has raised $2.8 million. Bastion wants to be your only cybersecurity subscription. Software-as-a-service bundles several cybersecurity products. First, Global Founders Capital, Kima Ventures, Motier Ventures, and business angels Denis Duverne, Joshua Motta, Renaud Deraison, …

Imagine a crypto-rich relative or friend dies. While grieving, you may also wonder what happens to their assets. If they left any, how do you get them? Jaime Herren, a Holland & Knight attorney, advises young cryptocurrency holders to consider these questions. Estate planning is often overlooked as the crypto …

Meta’s earnings call yesterday was upbeat on better-than-expected revenue. However, buried in its investor disclosures is a stark warning on looming regulatory risk in Europe, where a decision is expected in a matter of weeks (by May 12) that could force the tech giant to suspend its transatlantic data flows. …

Customers of Apple Cards in the US can open an Apple saving account and earn interest through it. Click here for more information about Apple’s new product. Because interest rates are fluctuating so much these days, Apple stated when it first announced the new financial product back in October that …

It turns out that using the cloud is costly, and that the more workloads you move there, the more it will cost. Oh, right. Between 2021 and 2022, when we were in the “growth at all costs” phase, it was simple to downplay or ignore the expenses related to using …