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Facebook app developers left hundreds of millions of user records exposed on a publicly visible cloud server, researchers from security firm UpGuard said. The researchers said the larger of the two data sets came from a Mexican media company called Cultura Colectiva. A 146GB data set with information like user activity, account names, and Facebook IDs was found that included more than 540 million records, the researchers said.

Companies have been hiding read receipts in your emails for decades. Now everyone’s doing it. Here’s how to shut that down.

It’s Gmail’s 15th birthday, and Google is celebrating with a couple of minor updates. Gmail can now be used to schedule emails, and Google is improving the quality of its Smart Compose feature.

It’s time to reclaim your privacy–and your time–from your friends and coworkers.

Microsoft is rebuilding its Edge browser on Chromium, and The Verge has secured an exclusive first look. Microsoft’s new browser supports Chrome extensions, some Edge features, and sync. It also runs very fast on Windows 10

While the specter of employers widely abusing workers’ privacy looms large, it doesn’t appear to be much of a real issue in most offices, factories, and shops across the country.

“A ‘Black Mirror’ episode—in a good way!”: Key players in AR, MR and even XR talk about the near future, and explain what could go wrong.

The apps on your phone may shuttle data off to third parties–maybe even in violation of Apple policies. Guardian Mobile Firewall is arriving to stop them.

There is no question that the arrival of a fragmented and divided internet is now upon us. The “splinternet” is no longer just a concept, but now a dangerous reality.

The inventor of the world wide web has called for global efforts to tackle state-sponsored hacking, criminal behavior and abusive language on the internet, in an open letter marking the 30th anniversary of the revolutionary technology.

Thirty years ago, Tim Berners-Lee proposed what would become the World Wide Web. For its anniversary, we’re looking back on some of our favorite sites, from Amazon to Zombo.

"Not one of those myths has a good ending once the artificial beings are sent to Earth..."

Google’s Chrome browser is dominant, but the alternatives to it have rarely been better. Brave, Vivaldi, Opera, and Microsoft’s Edge are based on Google’s open-source Chromium, so they offer very similar functionality. Meanwhile, Firefox and Safari remain stalwart, differentiated rivals. Here’s one account for how to make the choice of a Chrome alternative.

Google said Duplex would launch on iOS devices and other Android phones, and it looks like that’s now starting to happen. The service has appeared on a Galaxy S10 Plus, showing the rollout is underway.

Intel is investing $13 million in Untether AI, a startup that's working on a novel type of chip for artificial intelligence that promises to perform neural-network calculations at warp speed.

The Saudi government hacked into Jeff Bezos’ phone and accessed private information, according to new details shared by the Amazon CEO’s security consultant.

The TSA has signed a $96.8 million contract with Smiths Detection, Inc. to go toward developing advanced technology at airport security checkpoints over a period of five years.

Make your Chrome experience better with these add-ons. Extensions to sort, save, and move faster on the internet.

Passwords were exposed for years to anyone who had internal access to the files. Between 200 million and 600 million Facebook users are believed to have been affected.

The most powerful computer, dozens of times faster than any other computer in the world, will be built just outside Chicago.

A company founded by one of cryptography’s heavyweights is making waves with a long-awaited approach to the data privacy problem.

From Spectre Camera to Shutterfly, these 14 apps cover a number of uses and each has the potential to become a personal game-changer.

Internet users and pioneers recall what the web looked like on its 30th anniversary.

London's Gatwick Airport is testing out an electric, autonomous robot that parks customers' cars for them. Stan uses forklift-like arms and artificial intelligence to create up to 50% more space in a parking lot.

The USB Implementers Forum has today announced USB 4, the next version of the ubiquitous connector. The standard is expected to increase its maximum speed to 40 Gbps over the 20 Gbps offered by its current version, USB 3.2.