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The US just made a dark web bust that makes AlphaBay's 400,000-user peak seem modest by comparison. Federal prosecutors have charged three unnamed Germans for allegedly operating Wall Street Market, a dark web marketplace that sold drugs, counterfei… Source: Engadget | US charges three Germans over massive dark web marketplace
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelGoogle is looking at more options to boost its bottom line, and one of them seems to be shopping links tucked under YouTube videos. The company is running a test where it displays recommended products along with prices on its video-sharing platform,… Source: Engadget | Google is testing shopping links under YouTube videos
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelHyundai is refreshing its Ioniq line-up with the hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric models all getting design tweaks and new features. The EV in particular will get a larger, 38.3 kWh battery pack that has 36 percent more storage capacity than its… Source: Engadget | Hyundai's Ioniq EV gets a bigger battery and more connectivity
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelA security researcher discovered that AMC Networks had inadvertently exposed more than 1.6 million records of subscribers to the company's two premium streaming video platforms, Sundance Now and Shudder. The publicly accessible database included the… Source: Engadget | AMC accidentally exposed data on 1.6 million subscribers
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelThere's a chance you've seen a movie car or two if you've visited a convention, but the Petersen Automotive Museum's offering should be more… elaborate. It's opening a "Hollywood Dream Machines" exhibit that will showcase 40 vehicles from sci-fi g… Source: Engadget | LA museum's sci-fi car exhibit includes HoloLens tours
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelWhen it comes to spreading President Trump's false and misleading remarks, Twitter is a perfect storm. A study by Media Matters found that when tweeting about Trump's statements, major news outlets include false information 30 percent of the time. An… Source: Engadget | Researchers find Twitter is good for amplifying lies
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelBy Kevin Purdy This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commission. Read the full guide to standing desk converters…. Source: Engadget | The best standing desk converters
May 3, 2019 | by Raheel2014 was a year of reckoning for online news media. Following increasingly fractious and aggressive behavior by users, a number of marquee organizations threw their collective hands up and shut down their comments sections. Within weeks of each other… Source: Engadget | Killing comments won't cure our toxic internet culture
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelDuring Facebook's F8 keynote this week, the company repeatedly hammered one idea: the future is private. While its privacy-focus might be flawed, it looks like Facebook is putting its money where its mouth is. According to The Washington Post, the co… Source: Engadget | Facebook reportedly invites federal oversight of its privacy practices
May 3, 2019 | by RaheelJust over a week ago Respawn announced that it's taking a stronger stance against cheating in Apex Legends. Today, it revealed that it's blocked 770,000 players, 300,000 account creations and 4,000 cheat seller accounts. The company says this is just… Source: Engadget | ‘Apex Legends’ bans 770,000 cheats
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