Update: OKCupid succeeds in removing 70,000 users’ leaked data from public view
A group of Danish researchers quite intentionally released the information of 70,000 OKCupid users.
Microsoft outlaws all tech support ads on Bing
A change to the Bing Ads User Safety Policy will ban ads for tech support services on the search engine.
Mozilla reopens its Test Pilot program for Firefox in the safest way possible
Mozilla launched a new extension for Firefox that allows users to test and provide feedback on experimental features without having to install the beta.
The FTC may once again go after Google for abusing search dominance
A recent report suggests that the FTC may be looking to reopen an antitrust case into Google Search, after having closed a similar case back in 2013.
Groupon’s ‘Crash the Site’ sale has some crazy high-dollar gadget discounts
Want cool tech but don't want to pay retail prices? Groupon is having a sale right now, with massive discounts on laptops, headphones, and other devices.
Google bans payday loan ads on its search engine
Payday loans with very high interest rates and quick repayment periods are going to be blocked from advertising on Google from July.
Google is testing this significant change to how it presents its search results
Google's iconic search results page may soon get a pretty significant facelift -- the company is testing using black links instead of the well-loved blue.
New Google News feature aims to ensure that you never miss a local story
Local articles sometimes get buried by content from national papers, but Google's launching new tags in Google News to ensure that doesn't happen.
‘Boaty McBoatface’ research ship will officially be named the RRS Sir David Attenborough
The British Natural Environment Research Council asked people online to name their new ship. People online made some odd choices.
The Panama Papers — it’s still not over, source says
The Panama Papers source explained the motivation behind the leak, and also alluded to cooperation with law enforcement to bring those guilty to justice.
Bouqs is planning to disrupt the flower delivery industry
Here to help you show your appreciation for the phenomenal individuals who held you when you cried and are, in a word, wonderful, is flower startup Bouqs.
Weekly Rewind: Stainless clothing, an Instagram flaw, the Stones vs. Trump
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
Rise in popularity of online vision exams has your local eye doctor seeing red
The American Optometric Association is ready to wage war against online vision exams, with its initial target being Chicago-based startup Opternative.
Soon, you’ll be able to Netflix and chill on British Airways
A new network from Gogo called 2Ku will allow travelers to use services like Skype, FaceTime, and Netflix, all from their plane seats.
Almost 80 percent of active Reddit threads mention Nazis or Hitler
Has Reddit proven Godwin’s Law? A new study shows that 78 percent of Reddit threads that contain over 1,000 comments mention Nazis or Hitler.
Could YouTube videos help predict Islamic State attacks? Report says yes
According to a new report from Defense One, traffic spikes on YouTube videos may be able to help predict ISIS's next attacks.
Google pledges $250,000 to help Flint battle back
As the city of Flint continues to feel the effects of its ongoing water crisis, Google pledges $250K to help deal with the situation.
Google Search now automatically translates (some) foreign words into English
As of this month, "If you search for a word in a foreign language, Google now automatically shows the translation."
Prove you're human by identifying gibberish words, because computers suck at that
Humans are pretty good at knowing when a word is gibberish; computers are not. Audio CAPTCHA research takes advantage of this, and could help the blind.
This 3D brain may unlock the mysteries of language
The brain is even more complex than researchers have believed thus far. In a recent study, researchers mapped meaning across the brains of seven volunteers.
ISIS hacking group releases a hit list of seemingly random New Yorkers
An ISIS-affiliated hacking group has released a hit list of targets who the terror organization is urging its members to "kill ... wherever they are."
The end of child pornography? Google’s new web crawler could help
Google has created a web crawler that finds and identifies child pornography, helping the police remove images of abuse from the internet.
Google’s search finds a future where devices don’t matter: It’s all AI
In Google CEO Sundar Pichai's annual shareholder letter he described a future in which AI and machine learning matter more than devices.
Can you say ‘rubber stamp?’ FBI and NSA requests never denied by secret court
The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court receives surveillance requests on foreign suspects. In 2014 and 2015 all requests were granted.
More than half of Facebook users now connect to the site with just a mobile phone
Over half of the social networking site's active users used only their mobile devices to connect in the first quarter of this year.
Ted Cruz the victim of domain squatting for the second time in his campaign
Within minutes announcing former HP CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate, Ted Cruz found himself again failing to purchase the domain name first.
Google may soon face a penalty for anti-competitive practices in the EU
Google may soon receive an antitrust sanction from the European Union soon, over alleged anti-competitive practices in its search results.
Sci-Hub offers Pirate Bay-like simplicity to researchers around the world
If you're a scientist who doesn't want to pay for access to a research paper, you can head to Sci-Hub (more or less) guilt-free -- everyone's doing it.
¡Felicidades! Glückwünsche! Congrats! Google Translate turns 10 years old
Today, Google Translate celebrates 10 years of helping you pretend to be a polyglot, and boy, aren't we thankful they did?
