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What Actually Happens If You Sign Up for One of Those Scammy "Online Jobs" Is Pretty Fascinating

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-02 05:18:51

Have you been getting unprompted text messages promising "high-paying jobs" or "easy money" for what sounds like suspiciously little work? If so, you're not alone. Job scam texts have proliferated over the past few years, thanks to increasingly sophisticated robotexting tech, lagging regulatory responses, and a cryptocurrency industry run amok. While the levelheaded among us tend to ignore or block these messages, one enterprising journalist decided to go down the rabbit hole and sign up with

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Is Google Messages crashing for you? You’re not alone.

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 08:39:21

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Some Google Messages users report that they’re unable to open the app as it keeps crashing. Affected users say they can only reply to a text if someone messages them first or if they go into their contacts menu. One workaround is to uninstall the latest Messages update and then reinstall it. Google Messages is the built-in messaging platform for millions of users worldwide. Unfortunately, some users are experiencing a rather serious issue with the ap

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iOS 26: Friends Can't Decide What to Eat? Here's How to Create a Poll in Messages

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-05 00:00:03

Apple released the second public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 7, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more features to the iPhones of developers and beta testers. It also introduced a host of new features to Messages. One of the more useful features is the ability to create a poll in the messaging app. Group chats can be chaotic, and sometimes it feels like only a few people are talking. Creating a poll in a group chat is a nice way to let everyone voice their opinion on

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Roblox Rolls Out System to Spot Child-Endangerment Chat Messages

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-05 20:17:00

Roblox is a popular online gaming platform for children. But it's also a place where people who want to exploit children know they can find an audience. On Thursday, Roblox announced Roblox Sentinel, an artificial intelligence system that's designed to flag inappropriate messages in its chat feature. Roblox already prohibits sharing real-world images and personal information, like phone numbers and usernames. The company hopes Sentinel will flag more messages sooner for investigation. It's been

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HBO Max plans aggressive crack down on password sharing starting next month

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-06 15:43:57

Another major streaming platform is set to crack down on password sharing. JB Perrette, head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, just told investors that HBO Max will begin an "aggressive" messaging campaign about the practice beginning next month, according to an earnings report. Beyond stricter messaging, the company is looking to close any and all loopholes that allow users to share account passwords by the end of the year. Perette said the company has been testing to determin

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Google Messages finally fixes a long-standing issue with truncated text

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-07 18:15:18

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out a “More content” button for RCS messages with rich card carousels in its Messages app. The new button will expand rich card carousels into a full-screen, swipeable view to show the complete message, eliminating issues caused by truncated text. The update, currently in open beta, is expected to roll out globally by the end of Q3 2025. Traditional SMS continues to have its use-cases, but texting has now evolved to instant messaging

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Deterministic Simulation Testing in Rust: A Theater of State Machines

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-09 10:36:58

It's been just a year since we wrote about how we implemented deterministic simulation testing (DST) of our Go database (FrostDB). Since then, we have been hard at work writing our new database backed by object storage in Rust (read more here about why). In this blog post, I want to lay out the approach we took to build our new Rust database with DST principles front-and-center and how it compares to the approach we took with FrostDB. As a quick recap, DST tests are randomized full system integ

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How to get another 15GB of Gmail storage for free (and without losing old files)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-15 20:00:13

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Every new Google email account comes with 15GB of free storage -- a solid offer at no cost. However, that space can fill up fast, especially since it also covers files in Google Drive and Google Photos. If your inbox is cluttered with unread newsletters and sneaky spam, there's a way to clean house without losing important messages. With the right approach, you can preserve what matters while giving yourself a fresh start. Also: Gmail is making it a whole lot easi

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Google backpedals on plans to totally kill this legacy service

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 20:13:14

It’s hard to believe, but Google launched its URL Shortener tool all the way back in 2009. Although the tool was shut down in 2018, Google confirmed that goo.gl URLs would continue to redirect to their intended destinations. However, the tech giant announced last year that it would stop supporting those links after August 25, 2025. That was the plan anyway, but the company has since had a slight change of heart. Google has updated the blog post where it announced the shutdown of Google URL Shor

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Google shifts goo.gl policy: Inactive links deactivated, active links preserved

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 17:43:02

While we previously announced discontinuing support for all goo.gl URLs after August 25, 2025, we've adjusted our approach in order to preserve actively used links. We understand these links are embedded in countless documents, videos, posts and more, and we appreciate the input received. Nine months ago, we redirected URLs that showed no activity in late 2024 to a message specifying that the link would be deactivated in August, and these are the only links targeted to be deactivated. If you g

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Google Shifts goo.gl Policy: Inactive Links Deactivated, Active Links Preserved

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-17 05:43:02

While we previously announced discontinuing support for all goo.gl URLs after August 25, 2025, we've adjusted our approach in order to preserve actively used links. We understand these links are embedded in countless documents, videos, posts and more, and we appreciate the input received. Nine months ago, we redirected URLs that showed no activity in late 2024 to a message specifying that the link would be deactivated in August, and these are the only links targeted to be deactivated. If you g

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Google Messages will finally tell you when your custom ROM is the problem (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-18 00:02:56

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Last year, Google began preventing devices that failed Play Integrity checks from sending RCS messages. Google Messages would simply drop texts, without delivering any errors or warnings. Messages now appears to be adding an explicit notice when security requirements are not met. What’s more annoying than when an app stops working? Well — a lot of things, actually — but in this narrow context we’re specifically talking about when an app intentionally

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Samsung TV glitch locks users out of apps worldwide

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-18 12:15:51

Samsung TVs seem to be facing a widespread issue where apps won’t load properly. The problem appears to be affecting users globally. A Reddit thread with over 700 comments shows that many Samsung TV owners are unable to use any apps on their TVs. According to users, most apps, including popular ones like Netflix, YouTube, and Amazon Prime Video, are visible in the menu but won’t open. Instead, they show a “202 error” message, which usually points to an internet issue. However, affected users sa

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Tea app disables DMs after second data breach exposed over a million private messages

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-12-25 14:28:47

Last week, the dating safety app Tea experienced a data breach, exposing 72,000 sensitive images containing selfies and photo IDs for account verification, as well as images from posts and messages. The personal data was reportedly shared by users on 4chan. As now reported by 404 Media, a second security issue exposed more user data, prompting the app to disable its direct messaging feature on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this week, 404 Media received a tip from independent security researcher K

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Tea app’s second data breach exposed over a million private messages

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-12-25 20:28:47

In Brief Last week, the dating safety app Tea experienced a data breach, exposing 72,000 sensitive images containing selfies and photo IDs for account verification, as well as images from posts and messages. The personal data was reportedly shared by users on 4chan. As now reported by 404 Media, who received a tip from independent security researcher Kasra Rahjerdi, a second security issue exposed more user data, including messages between users sharing phone numbers, and discussing abortions

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Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-27 04:31:45

The Tea app data breach has grown into an even larger leak, with the stolen data now shared on hacking forums and a second database discovered that allegedly contains 1.1 million private messages exchanged between the app's members. The Tea app is a women-only dating safety platform where members can share reviews about men, with access to the platform only granted after providing a selfie and government ID verification. On Friday, an anonymous user posted on 4chan that Tea used an unsecured F

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iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-12-27 10:18:14

iOS 26 adds a new filtering system to the Messages app that tucks away messages from “Unknown Senders” into a separate tab. Punchbowl News (via Daring Fireball and Political Wire) reports that Republicans in Washington, D.C. are already freaking out about the fundraising implications of this new feature, warning that it “could cost them $25 million in fundraising revenue.” iOS 26 has political fundraisers on edge The memo was sent by the NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee) last we

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Here’s everything new for the Messages app in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-27 20:46:25

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone update, packing big updates for Apple Wallet, CarPlay, Apple Music, and a variety of new features for the Messages app too. Here’s what’s coming to your iPhone later this year. iOS 26 upgrades Messages with new design, group chat features, and more Apple’s Messages app is getting a handful of solid upgrades in iOS 26. Messages gains the new ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign that impacts the app, of course. Buttons have been updated, UI elements have a fresh look, and ove

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Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-27 20:55:09

The Tea app data breach has grown into an even larger leak, with the stolen data now shared on hacking forums and a second database discovered that allegedly contains 1.1 million private messages exchanged between the app's members. The Tea app is a women-only dating safety platform where members can share reviews about men, with access to the platform only granted after providing a selfie and government ID verification. On Friday, an anonymous user posted on 4chan that Tea used an unsecured F

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Got a suspicious Amazon refund text? Don't click the link - it's a scam

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-28 20:35:17

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET You've just received a text message that appears to be from Amazon. In it, the online retailer says that an item you recently purchased failed a routine inspection, is being recalled, or isn't up to Amazon's standards. As a result, you're due a full refund -- sometimes without even having to return the product. You just have to select a link in the message to claim your refund. Also: Got a suspicious E-ZPass text? Don't click the link (and what to do if you already

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Google Messages gets Material 3 Expressive on Wear OS before Android

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-29 21:21:55

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is the latest Wear OS app to receive Google’s Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update brings more consistent coloring, slight changes to shapes, and new icons to complement text. Google may be testing the update with a small set of users, since it has yet to reach a wider audience. Google has already begun transitioning many of its apps to the new, more fluid and vivid Material 3 Expressive design philosophy. These changes haven’t been

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Your iPhone's Messages App Can Do Math. Here's How

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-29 09:00:03

Apple will release iOS 26 this fall, and it will bring Liquid Glass and more features to your iPhone. But iOS 18 upgrades your Messages app so that it can solve tricky equations without your Calculator app, and it doesn't need Google to look up conversion rates, either. Prior to iOS 18, if you wanted to figure out how to split a bill with your texting group from afar, you'd have to use your calculator app or Spotlight and then switch back to Messages. With iOS 18 you can perform multistep calcu

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Phishing Email Alert

computer.org Jennifer Salazar 2025-12-30 00:33:17

We are aware of recent phishing emails impersonating Hironori Washizaki from a Gmail address. These messages are fraudulent and were not sent by the IEEE Computer Society. No internal systems have been breached. If you receive such an email, please delete it and do not respond. For questions or to report similar messages, contact [email protected]. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

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Starlink’s satellite internet is back online after a massive outage

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2026-01-01 15:53:02

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Starlink users reported they couldn’t connect to SpaceX’s satellite internet service for a few hours on Thursday afternoon before service was eventually restored. Widespread Starlink outages, like the ones we reported on in 2022 and 2023, have been rare, and this appears to be the first one in 2025. The outage began around 3:15PM ET or so

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Starlink satellite internet service is down everywhere

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2026-01-02 00:46:11

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Since around 3:30PM ET on Thursday, Starlink users have reported they can’t connect to SpaceX’s satellite internet service. The Starlink website first confirmed the issue with a banner message saying “Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage. Our team is investigating.” On X, Starlink posted a more detailed message at 4:05PM ET

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T‑Mobile's Starlink service is now available to anyone on any carrier - how to sign up

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2026-01-02 20:02:08

T-Mobile Are mobile dead zones gone for good? Also: The fastest US mobile carriers and ISPs in 2025, ranked In a post on X today, T‑Mobile CEO Mike Sievert announced that the company's T‑Satellite service, powered by Starlink, is officially out of beta and available to anyone, including Verizon and AT&T customers. How it works With more than 650 satellites in orbit, T‑Mobile says its network is the largest satellite‑to‑mobile constellation on the planet. Starlink connectivity will allow bo

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We found Google’s next Pixel-only calling feature and it’s borrowed from Apple (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-03 23:41:19

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google may be launching a new AI-powered “Call Message” feature that acts like an on-device voicemail with live transcriptions and summaries. The feature works offline without using data or Wi-Fi and is likely powered by Gemini Nano. Like many AI features Google debuts with new Pixel phones, Call Message could be a Pixel 10 exclusive launching next month. Google already packs its Pixel phones with a bunch of smart calling features like Call Screening

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WhatsApp is testing message reminders

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-04 00:31:31

If you’re like me and often read a message, tell yourself you’ll reply later, and then instantly forget about it, a new WhatsApp experiment might bring the solution. New feature has presets and custom options According to recent findings by WABetaInfo (via Tecnoblog), WhatsApp is now testing a feature that lets users set reminders for specific messages. So rather than pinning chats, starring messages, or simply hoping to remember to check back later, users can schedule an actual notification

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Messages on iOS 26 will make it harder to fall for phishing scams

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-04 20:03:15

While even tech-savvy users can fall for elaborate phishing scams, most attacks are designed to target less technically inclined people. With that in mind, the new Messages app in iOS 26 introduces (or better yet, removes) two things that could make a pretty big difference in keeping users safe, regardless of how familiar they may be with phishing tactics. The new Messages app splits conversations into a few categories, accessible via the filter button in the top right: Messages, Unknown Sende

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Hyperpb: Faster dynamic Protobuf parsing that's faster than generated code

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-04 16:32:37

Today we’re announcing public availability of hyperpb, a fully-dynamic Protobuf parser that is 10x faster than dynamicpb, the standard Go solution for dynamic Protobuf. In fact, it’s so efficient that it’s 3x faster than parsing with generated code! It also matches or beats vtprotobuf’s generated code at almost every benchmark, without skimping on correctness. Don’t believe us? We think our parsing benchmarks speak for themselves. Here, we show two benchmark variants for hyperpb: out-of-the-bo

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What Actually Happens If You Sign Up for One of Those Scammy "Online Jobs" Is Pretty Fascinating

Is Google Messages crashing for you? You’re not alone.

iOS 26: Friends Can't Decide What to Eat? Here's How to Create a Poll in Messages

Roblox Rolls Out System to Spot Child-Endangerment Chat Messages

HBO Max plans aggressive crack down on password sharing starting next month

Google Messages finally fixes a long-standing issue with truncated text

Deterministic Simulation Testing in Rust: A Theater of State Machines

How to get another 15GB of Gmail storage for free (and without losing old files)

Google backpedals on plans to totally kill this legacy service

Google shifts goo.gl policy: Inactive links deactivated, active links preserved

Google Shifts goo.gl Policy: Inactive Links Deactivated, Active Links Preserved

Google Messages will finally tell you when your custom ROM is the problem (APK teardown)

Samsung TV glitch locks users out of apps worldwide

Tea app disables DMs after second data breach exposed over a million private messages

Tea app’s second data breach exposed over a million private messages

Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out

Here’s everything new for the Messages app in iOS 26

Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats

Got a suspicious Amazon refund text? Don't click the link - it's a scam

Google Messages gets Material 3 Expressive on Wear OS before Android

Your iPhone's Messages App Can Do Math. Here's How

Phishing Email Alert

Starlink’s satellite internet is back online after a massive outage

Starlink satellite internet service is down everywhere

T‑Mobile's Starlink service is now available to anyone on any carrier - how to sign up

We found Google’s next Pixel-only calling feature and it’s borrowed from Apple (APK teardown)

WhatsApp is testing message reminders

Messages on iOS 26 will make it harder to fall for phishing scams

Hyperpb: Faster dynamic Protobuf parsing that's faster than generated code

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