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A jury found Google guilty of sexual discrimination and awarded female Google Cloud executive Ulku Rowe, who filed the complaint, $1.1 million. Rowe’s lawsuit alleged that the company gave higher pay to less-experienced male cohorts and that it later denied her promotions in retaliation for her complaints, both internal and …

You might think that your Android phone is safe and secure, but what if there were hidden spyware on it that could track everything you do?  This is the reality of SpyNote, a new Android banking Trojan threat that disguises itself as a system update or a legitimate app. This …

In 2020, scientists decided just to rework the alphanumeric symbols they used to represent genes rather than try to deal with an Excel feature that was interpreting their names as dates and (un)helpfully reformatting them automatically. Yesterday, a member of the Excel team posted that the company is rolling out …

The latest iPhone software update, iOS 17, has come out with a new nifty feature that allows you to send a ‘video voicemail’ if the person you’re trying to FaceTime doesn’t pick up. Here’s how it works. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH SECURITY ALERTS, QUICK VIDEO TIPS, …

Great news for the dedicated few Apple Home folks who use YouTube Music (I know you’re out there!) — you can now integrate the service with your HomePods and either ask Siri to play songs using YouTube Music or set the service as your default source. 9to5Google spotted a Reddit …

In the digital age, personal information has evolved into a sort of currency. Each click, purchase or search becomes a data point, ripe for collection, analysis and, often, sale. While data collection promises improved services and personalized experiences, it simultaneously poses significant privacy concerns.  As the globe grapples with these …

This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Well, this is a weird email to write — today is technically my last day at Hot Pod. But you’ll still see my byline around from time to time because I’m joining The Verge’s news team …

In the hazardous world of military transport, a new vehicle has to show what it’s made of in a storm of bullets and blasts before it gets the nod to carry our brave soldiers.  Roshel Defense Solutions, a Canadian defense company, recently showed off its latest work, the Senator model …

Twitch will now let its creators simultaneously stream across any live streaming service, the company announced on Friday as part of a big batch of news from TwitchCon. Previously, streamers could simulcast on mobile platforms like TikTok and Instagram, but as of Friday, Twitch is significantly broadening where streamers can …

In today’s fast-paced world, the classic tale of bumping into ‘the one’ at a coffee shop is getting rare. Now, a single selfie on the dating app SciMatch is all it takes to open the doors to potential romantic sparks.  This newcomer on the dating app scene is shaking things …