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Provider of covert surveillance app spills passwords for 62,000 users

The maker of a phone app that is advertised as providing a stealthy means for monitoring all activities on an Android device spilled email addresses, plain-text passwords, and other sensitive data belonging to 62,000 users, a researcher discovered recently. A security flaw in the app, branded Catwatchful, allowed researcher Eric Daigle to download a trove of sensitive data, which belonged to account holders who used the covert app to monitor phones. The leak, made possible by a SQL injection vu

The 70+ best July 4th deals live now: Save on outdoor, tech, home and more

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The DeWalt cordless power tool set I recommend to everyone is 42% off for Prime Day

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App Store revenue and downloads increased in June, but users are spending less on games

Bank of America has released its latest App Store performance data, and observed that while revenue is growing faster than downloads, users are shifting how they spend their money. According to the report (via Investing.com), which cited SensorTower data, global App Store revenue rose 12% year over year in June, while downloads were up just 4%. That widening gap suggests a positive shift in monetization, although users are reportedly increasingly spending more in non-gaming categories: “Gamin

Free Lunch Is Over for the AI That Broke the Web

The foundational deal of the modern web, a handshake agreement that powered two decades of search and content, is officially dead. Cloudflare just put a price on scraping the internet, and it’s coming for artificial intelligence’s free lunch. Almost 30 years ago, two Stanford grad students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, built Google on a simple bargain: content creators would let them copy the entire web in exchange for traffic. For years, that traffic powered ad revenue, subscriptions, and the g

Y Combinator alum launched a new $34M fund dedicated to YC startups, backed by Garry Tan

Investing in Y Combinator startups can lead to significant returns to investors. “If you look at the data: 6% of YC companies become unicorns, and of that 6% a quarter become decacorns,” Kulveer Taggar told TechCrunch. Taggar is a two-time YC alum best known for founding Zeus Living, a property management startup that raised over $150 million in funding. Taggar is so confident in the continuing return potential offered by the famed accelerator that he established Phosphor Capital, a venture fi

Apple releases new wallpaper for iPhone, iPad, and Mac as store debuts

A new Apple Store is opening later this month in Japan, and alongside the first details, the company has released beautiful new wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac featuring custom artwork. Apple Umeda celebrated with new wallpaper set Apple Stores continue being built in new places, though not quite as rapidly as they once were. For years now Apple has been giving users all around the world a reason to join in the celebration. That’s because with many new store openings, Apple publishes sp

Grafana releases critical security update for Image Renderer plugin

Grafana Labs has addressed four Chromium vulnerabilities in critical security updates for the Grafana Image Renderer plugin and Synthetic Monitoring Agent. Although the issues impact Chromium and were fixed by the open-source project two weeks ago, Grafana received a bug bounty submission from security researcher Alex Chapman proving their exploitability in the Grafana components. Grafana describes the update as a "critical severity security release" and advises users to apply the fixes for th

Best early Prime Day smartwatch and fitness tracker deals: My 9 favorite sales live now

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Best early Prime Day phone deals: These 14 sales are worth upgrading to

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Best early Prime Day headphones deals: My 16 favorite sales live now

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Samsung 990 EVO Plus SSD 4TB Is Cheaper Than Black Friday Thanks to 4th of July and Early Prime Day

Are you sick of having to delete games and videos to make space for more games and videos? We know it’s not a big deal in the scheme of things, but perspective doesn’t make it any less irritating when you’re forced to figure out what has to be uninstalled this time. The easiest answer to this is just to get more storage, and we’ve got a truly impeccable deal on that front today. See at Amazon While a lot of storage can normally be very expensive, this amazing deal from Amazon means you can add

See the First Breathtaking Celestial Images From the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

A sneak preview of the first batch of deep space imagery from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile made its way to news sites and social media last week, followed by a livestream event. "(The Rubin Observatory is) going to build the greatest time-lapse movie of the cosmos ever made," the observatory said in a post. The observatory is named for the American scientist widely credited for finding some of the first evidence of dark matter, with the project being funded by the National Scienc

I found the 70+ best July 4th deals live now: Save on outdoor, tech, home and more

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Best early Prime Day PC gaming deals: My 26 favorite sales live now

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Best early Prime Day PlayStation 5 deals: My 21 favorite sales live now

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This 230-piece Craftsman toolset is still just $99 at Amazon

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This 77-piece Milwaukee wrench set is still $200 off at Home Depot

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The Victus 15L gaming desktop dropped to just $600 at HP

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Amazon Cuts 14″ Laptop Screen Extender to a Record Low, New 4.7-Star Portable Monitor Deal for 4th of July

Now, I’m a remote worker. And while that technically gives me the free reign to work from anywhere, for the longest time I found myself only ever working from my desk at home. Here at my desk I’ve got three large monitors giving me so much flexibility when I work to have multiple tabs open along with Slack, my email, and more. When I’m working off just my laptop screen, I feel too restrained. That is, until I got a portable monitor. Now I don’t have to sacrifice productivity when I want a change

OpenAI disavows online broker Robinhood's sale of 'OpenAI tokens'

'We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this and do not endorse it.' OpenAI has condemned online brokerage firm Robinhood's sale of "OpenAI tokens," saying they will not give consumers stock in the company. "We did not partner with Robinhood, were not involved in this, and do not endorse it," the company said in a post on X, adding that the tokens are not equity and that it did not give approval for any transfer. The statement addresses a recent move by Robinhood to provide Eu

Hunters International ransomware shuts down, releases free decryptors

​The Hunters International Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation announced today that it has officially closed down its operations and will offer free decryptors to help victims recover their data without paying a ransom. "After careful consideration and in light of recent developments, we have decided to close the Hunters International project. This decision was not made lightly, and we recognize the impact it has on the organizations we have interacted with," the cybercrime gang says in a

Add Paramount+, STARZ, and more to your Prime Video account for $0.99 a month - here's how

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CoMaps: New OSM based navigation app

Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the release of CoMaps to Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and F-Droid! CoMaps Highlights Offline Search and Route : Plan and navigate your trips without internet Saves battery : Efficient design that does not drain your battery Privacy-respecting : no identify people, no tracking, no data collection Free and No Ads: completely free, your journey is smooth What makes CoMaps special? CoMaps is a community-driven open-source navigation app · Open

Amazon’s Big Price Drop Makes Dell’s Big 27-Inch Monitor a 4th of July Steal, Skip Waiting for Prime Day

There are worse ways to kick off a long holiday weekend than by grabbing a great Amazon tech deal on a big monitor that’s long on great features, especially when it’s a Dell monitor that’s just $140. The Dell S2725HS is a 27-inch beauty with an ultra-thin design, terrific HD resolution, outstanding sound from built-in 5W speakers, and many more features that make it an absolute bargain at just $140. The fast 100Hz refresh rate and premium reengineered sound that comes from this Dell 27-inch mon

My new favorite keychain accessory gives me 2TB of SSD storage instantly

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4 gadgets I'm bringing to the beach this July Fourth - and why they make such a big difference

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I replaced my 4K TV with a $350 tri-fold projector for a week - here's my buying advice now

ZDNET's key takeaways The Aurzen Zip is currently available for $349 on Amazon. Its design and construction give it a premium feel, and the ability to project at various angles. Connection issues and limitations on what you can view with it are areas of improvement. $399.99 at Amazon For a limited time, you can buy the Aurzen Zip Tri-Fold Ultra projector for $349 ($50 off) on Amazon. When Aurzen sent me its new Zip Tri-fold Projector, it arrived in a dense, well-designed 5" x 6.5" x 1.75" bo

6 gadgets that take my backyard parties up a notch (and why they make such a big difference)

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Your Samsung phone has a secret Wi-Fi menu that's highly useful - here's how to enable it

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