Teen charged in July's Twitter hack started out scamming Minecraft players
Was investigated on similar crimes when he was 16 but was let go
Microsoft (still) in talks to buy TikTok, aims to close the deal by September
What would TikTok look like under Microsoft?
Wi-Fi 6 Explained: What's New and Why You Might Be Interested
Wi-Fi is set to get better and faster. While plenty of routers are already available with chips using draft specifications, 802.11ax Wi-Fi was not finalized until late 2019, ushering in a wave of updated devices touting new wireless capabilities that will contribute toward next-generation networks with more speed and less congestion.
Facebook encroaches on YouTube's turf with music video push
Facebook will be the exclusive home for some new music videos
Amazon's satellite broadband gets FCC approval, will launch over three thousand satellites in the next few years
Project Kuiper will get a $10+ billion investment from Amazon
Amazon's online retail dominance may be partly explained by high seller fees
The retail giant is in the crosshairs for its "heads-we-win, tails-you-lose" policies
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Roblox added 35 million monthly active users in just five months
Roblox is thriving during the pandemic
Google's new undersea cable will connect the US with Spain and the UK
The Grace Hopper cable will be Google's first direct route to Spain
ProtonMail review: Is secure email really secure?
End-to-end encrypted email service with a free tier
A Quantum Internet would eliminate security concerns by nature
Quantum entanglement could forever change network security
DNA analysis service GEDmatch suffers breach exposing 1.3 million DNA profiles
Hackers opted everyone in for sharing their DNA profile with law enforcement
Spotify is rolling out video podcasts to free and premium subscribers
Another way for creators to grow their audience
Amazon confirms Prime Day has been delayed in the US
Prime Day will take place in India next month
Coinbase says it prevented over 1,100 people from sending Bitcoin during Twitter hack
The hackers could have made off with much more
Twitter disables video in Trump retweet after copyright complaint from Linkin Park
The rockers aren't fans of the president
Metacritic stops users leaving launch-day reviews
No more user reviews within the first 36 hours of release
Twitch stops US army's fake competitions that directed viewers to recruitment page
No Xbox Elite Series 2 controllers here
Netflix acquired 10 million new subscribers in Q2 2020
But is this growth sustainable?
Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Apple, Joe Biden, & more hijacked for crypto scam
The platform says its employees were targeted by social engineering attacks
Redditors can now add multiple pics and GIFs to a single post
Better late than never
NBC's Peacock streaming service launches with free, ad-supported tier
NBC is late to the game but there's still market share to be had