August 2023

X, formerly Twitter, streamlines its crowdsourced fact-checking system Community Notes

August 2, 2023
Elon Musk-owned X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is streamlining its crowdsourced fact-checking feature Community Notes. The feature historically has provided information to users about why they were seeing a fact check appended to a tweet, er, post. Now, after three years of development, the company says this extra context will be removed for […]

Mondee security lapse exposed flight itineraries and unencrypted credit card numbers

August 2, 2023
Travel giant Mondee has secured an exposed database that was spilling sensitive customer information, including detailed flight and hotel itineraries and unencrypted credit card numbers. Anurag Sen, a good-faith security researcher known for discovering inadvertently exposed data on the internet, found the database and shared details with TechCrunch to alert the company. According to Sen, […]

Apple Card’s Savings account reaches over $10 billion in deposits

August 2, 2023
Apple announced today that Apple Card’s high-yield Savings account offered by Goldman Sachs has reached over $10 billion in deposits from users since launching in April. The Savings account offers an APY of 4.15%. Since launch, 97% of Savings customers have chosen to have their Daily Cash automatically deposited into their account, the company says. […]

Subaru doubles its plans for new EVs, targeting 8 models by 2028

August 2, 2023
It seems like Subaru is finally getting ready to release a full lineup of electric vehicles. Known for clever marketing schemes that won over sporty lesbians, dog-loving dinks, outdoorsy families and Crocodile Dundee fans alike, the Japanese automaker has so far lagged behind the competition as far is its electrification plans go. The firm was […]

U.S. Debt Has Downgraded?! What It Means For You!

August 2, 2023
The US debt was downgraded yesterday, signaling potential problems on the horizon for the American economy. This article explores the implications of this event, how it directly affects individuals, and…