States Are Turning up the Heat on Google and Facebook

Already under siege from Congress and federal regulators, big tech has a new set of adversaries: state attorneys general.Monday, the attorneys general of 48 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, said they had begun an investigation of whether Google is abusing its power as the dominant provider of internet search.The news follows…

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Don’t Get Screwed Out of Your Equifax Settlement Money

If you signed up to claim your $125 from July's Equifax settlement, you probably got a confusing, frustrating email over the weekend. "You must provide the name of your credit monitoring service that you had in place when you filed your claim," the message reads, threatening to revoke your payout if you don't. Don't worry:…

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How Safari and iMessage Have Made iPhones Less Secure

The security reputation of iOS, once considered the world's most hardened mainstream operating system, has taken a beating over the past month: Half a dozen interactionless attacks that could take over iPhones without a click were revealed at the Black Hat security conference. Another five iOS exploit chains were exposed in malicious websites that took…

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This is the iPhone 11

It’s one of the most anticipated days in the tech world. Today, Apple has unveiled the iPhone 11. So without any further ado, let’s get into some of the details.…

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