Make no mistake: You’re being tracked. Want to be shocked? Take a look at the secret map in your smartphone that watches your every move. Tap or click here to see the map tracking you and wipe it clean What about advertisements that follow you across the web? Facebook is …
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Who is Melissa DeRosa, Gov. Cuomo's former top aide?
Melissa DeRosa has been a familiar name in the press since the start of the novel infectious-disease pandemic as andrew-cuomo” target=”_blank”>Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s< governor’s pandemic response and recovery efforts as she flanked the Democratic state leader at COVID-19 press conferences and events day by day. But on Sunday, DeRosa resigned from …
Read More »Ford F-150 joins the Rocket League
Tesla may be working on a “rocket” powered car, but Ford beat it to it. At least in the digital world. (Ford) The Ford F-150 will be available to buy as a playable vehicle in the automotive soccer game Rocket League from Feb. 20 to 28. (Ford) The stylized blue …
Read More »Daily coffee may help lower heart failure risk, study suggests
Good news, coffee lovers: Your daily cup of Joe might be doing good by your heart-health” target=”_blank”>heart< For the report, published in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal on Tuesday, researchers used machine learning to examine data from a large study from the Framingham Heart Study, referencing this …
Read More »Winona Ryder, 'Edgar' Scissorhands promote Cadillac's hands-free driving feature in Super Bowl LV ad
Cadillac’s Super Bowl commercial takes “hands-free” driving very literally. The ad features Winona Ryder playing an older version of her character Kim from “Edward Scissorhands,” alongside her son Edgar, who is played by Timothee Chalamet in a costume similar to the one Johnny Depp wore in the classic fantasy film. The spot depicts …
Read More »Avoiding the post NFL football Sunday hangover
Chances are, your boss knows you’re not actually sick on the Monday after nfl” target=”_blank”>Sunday football returns< — and that means that the morning after is frequently fraught with headaches, nausea and irritability. It’s never fun going to work with a monster-hangover. Millions of Americans are expected to call out "sick" on …
Read More »True or false: You should reboot your computer every day
There are few certainties in life: Death, taxes, and turning your topics off and on when there’s a problem. This advice is usually the first tip you get from friends, family, and tech support. Rebooting your computer helps keep it running smoothly. It clears the memory, stopping any tasks that …
Read More »Iranian cyber groups continue to masquerade as American ‘patriot’ organizations that threaten US: officials
conflicts cyber actors are likely behind the creation of an inflammatory website called Enemies of the People and continue to be active despite earlier warnings, according to the FBI. The website contains, among other things, death threats directed toward U.S. election officials, the FBI said in a recent advisory. The intent is …
Read More »Organized scam gangs rake in $6.5 million in 2020, report says: 'Growing rapidly' in US
topics has arrived. And it’s making criminals millions. An organized scamming operation composed of 40 groups operating in Europe, post-Soviet satellite countries and the U.S. made “at least” $6.5 million in 2020, according to a report from Group-IB, a Singapore-based topics company. The automated scam-as-a-service operation, dubbed “Classiscam,” by Group-IB, is …
Read More »Doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning dead at 55
The world-regions doctor who was in charge of treating Alexei Navalny after he was crime” target=”_blank”>poisoned< after being taken to the hospital where he worked on Wednesday night due to a spike in his blood pressure, Life.ru reported, citing a Russian Health Ministry spokeswoman. KREMLIN: THOUSANDS OF ARRESTS AT PROTESTS NECESSARY RESPONSE …
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