It’s official: Biden has reversed Trump’s executive order banning TikTok in the United States, bringing to a close a period of uncertainty over the immediate fate of the wildly popular social media app. But TikTok’s problems with the US government are far from over. On Wednesday morning, Biden issued... Read more

Researchers have discovered yet another massive trove of sensitive data, a dizzying 1.2TB database containing login credentials, browser cookies, autofill data, and payment information extracted by malware that has yet to be identified. In all, researchers from NordLocker said on Wednesday, the database contained 26 million login credentials, 1.1... Read more

No GM ownership required now! OnStar Cadillac’s OnStar was one of the first in-car services to offer safety monitoring, turn-by-turn navigation and other safety features when introduced to Cadillacs way back in 1996. Now, 25 years later, it’s still trucking along, better than ever, and, according to an announcement... Read more

Dear OOO, I love working remotely, but I feel more isolated than ever. How do I make friends with my coworkers? My company switched to remote work during the pandemic, and no one is in a hurry to go back to the office anytime soon. That means I get... Read more

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Business analytics platform developer Qlik this week lifted the curtain on the comprehensive, paid version of its free Data Literacy program. Qlik’s Data Literacy 2.0 offers organizations instruction and training to help their workforce become more adept at analyzing,... Read more

Driver’s licenses stored on our phones are not too far off down the road. Apple announced earlier this week that, by this fall, its Wallet App will be expanded to include digital IDs from participating states. Meanwhile, New York State is working with IBM on the possibility of expanding... Read more

An artist’s illustration shows what asteroid 16 Psyche might look like. Maxar/ASU/P.Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech You may have heard of asteroid 16 Psyche thanks to an eye-popping monetary figure that’s been attached to it: $10,000 quadrillion. It’s a fantastical number based on the assumption that it’s made primarily of metal, a substance... Read more

June is Adopt-a-Cat Month, which coincides with “kitten season” and the unfortunate onslaught of kittens brought to shelters. Whether you’re planning on adding to your family or just want to spoil the felines already in your house, some of our favorite cat products are discounted. My two cats are... Read more

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. Electronic Arts and its DICE studio revealed details of Battlefield 2042, a modern online multiplayer shooter game coming October 22 for the PC, PlayStation, and Xbox (both the newer and older consoles). The game will feature as many as... Read more

The Biden administration just did something many of its supporters would’ve thought unthinkable: It backed the Trump administration in a court case involving a rape allegation against Donald Trump. Even the four Justice Department lawyers who filed a brief defending Trump Monday night appear painfully aware they are doing... Read more