KFC Wants Fans to Decide the Fate of Potato Wedges
Will the cult -favorite stay or go?
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million
700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.
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Oura Rings Spark Safety Concerns After Overheating Reports on Reddit
One user wrote, “I felt a fire on my finger,” but the company says it’s found no widespread issue.
I Work With High-Earning Entrepreneurs — This Year-End Practice Prevents Money Issues
My message is simple: Treat taxes as a year-round system, not an April fire drill.
Trump’s AI executive order promises ‘one rulebook.’ Startups may get legal limbo instead.
Trump signed an AI executive order targeting state laws and promising one national rulebook. Critics warn it could trigger court battles and prolong uncertainty for startups while Congress debates federal rules.
Google Translate now lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones
The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what.
Retro, a photo sharing app for friends, lets you ‘time-travel’ through your Camera Roll
Retro’s new feature, Rewind, let you look back at your photo memories and scroll through them with a dial.
Home Depot exposed access to internal systems for a year, says researcher
A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its backend GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored.
Costco Sales Are Surging with Help from This One Holiday Staple
Customers are ordering pizza pies in record numbers.