Author: Trendici
Elina TossavainenA soon as Meri-Tuuli Auer saw the subject line in her junk folder, she knew it was no ordinary spam email. It contained her full name and her social security number – the unique code Finnish people use to access public services and banking.The email was full of details about Auer no one else should know.The sender knew she had been having psychotherapy through a company called Vastaamo. They said they had hacked into Vastaamo’s patient database and that they wanted Auer to pay €200 (£175) in bitcoin within 24 hours, or the price would go up to €500…
I’m containing my enthusiasm about the idea of a new small car class that’s meant to save Europe’s automotive industry. European car makers have been lobbying the EU to let them sell cheaper cars again, citing the fact that the average age of cars in Europe is getting older and older, and arguing that the bloc’s introduction of legislation that has made cars more expensive through mandating active safety kit and increasing levels of electrification is handing an advantage to Chinese car makers, which can offer those things more cheaply. “In 2019, 49 cars sold for under €15,000 in Europe,”…
You have the best chance to save on streaming services during the holiday shopping season, but throughout the year, the occasional deal pops up that’s worth considering. Case in point: this new Disney+ deal. New and eligible returning subscribers can sign up for the Disney+ Hulu bundle (with ads) for $10 for one month of access. That’s $3 off the usual price of the bundle for one month, and more than 58 percent off if you consider the cost of each service individually (Disney+ at $12 per month and, separately, Hulu also at $12 per month).We’d be remiss if we…
Google has appealed a US district judge’s landmark antitrust ruling that found the company illegally held a monopoly in online search.”As we have long said, the Court’s August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use Google because they want to, not because they’re forced to,” Google’s vice president for regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said.In its announcement on Friday, Google said the ruling by Judge Amit Mehta didn’t account for the pace of innovation and intense competition the company faces.The company is requesting a pause on implementing a series of fixes – viewed by some observers as too lenient -…
One way you can reduce the number of cables you have to deal with on the regular is by investing in a few wireless chargers. Those with iPhones should consider Apple’s own MagSafe charger not only because of its sleek and effective design, but also because it’s on sale right now at Amazon. The Qi2.2-rated MagSafe charger is down to $30 for the one-meter version, or $40 for the two-meter version.AppleGet a $10 discount on Apple’s Magsafe charger in one or two meter sizes. $30 at AmazonIf you have an iPhone 16, iPhone 17 or iPhone Air, this cable can…
Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has into Microsoft-owned game studio Activision Blizzard, centered around the mobile games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty: Mobile. The AGCM alleges the free-to-play games use “misleading and aggressive practices” to encourage in-game purchases.Regulators say the games rely on a “deceptive user interface design” meant to encourage longer and more frequent play sessions while bombarding players with reminders and opportunities to spend real money in-game. Players might be reminded to buy a limited-time item before it’s gone or urged not to miss out on rewards, with in-app messages and push notifications that reach players during…
Mark Savage Music CorrespondentSienna RoseSienna Rose has almost three million monthly listeners on SpotifySienna Rose is having a good month. Three of her dusky, jazz-infused soul songs are in Spotify’s Viral Top 50. The most popular, a dreamy ballad called Into The Blue, has been played more than five million times.If she continues on this trajectory, Rose could become one of the year’s hottest new stars. There’s only one problem: All the signs indicate she’s not real.Streaming service Deezer, which has developed tools to tackle AI music, told the BBC that “many of her albums and songs on the platform…
Anita Nkonge,BBC AfricaandLucy FlemingGetty ImagesBobi Wine, President Museveni’s main rival, has questioned the credibility of the resultsPolice in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidate Bobi Wine was abducted on Friday evening as vote counting continues in the East African nation amid an internet blackout.Wine’s party said a helicopter landed in the grounds of his house in the capital, Kampala, and forcibly took him to an unknown location.Initially Wine’s son, Solomon Kampala, said both his parents had been seized, but later claimed his father “escaped” and only his mother was being held, leading to confusion over the whereabouts of the…
Sachs appeal Refitting the Trophy with its original Sachs remote reservoir dampers was on the top of my to-do list as soon as I’d taken delivery of it. The previous owner used the car as a daily driver and had fitted it with Cup suspension, finding these more forgiving on our unkempt roads. Thankfully, he held onto the original dampers, though they were in a sorry state. Having succumbed to heavy corrosion by the time they were removed, he sent them to Sachs specialist BG Motorsport for a full refurb before selling the car to me. The race-bred Sachs are…