Alyse Stanley, Author at Gizmodo

Ring’s Partnerships with Police Has Senator Demanding Answers

Ring’s controversial relationship with police departments nationwide has landed the Amazon-owned home security company in the crosshairs of congressional concern. Senator Edward Markey sent a letter to Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday outlining concerns about how footage from the company’s doorbell cameras is accessed by authorities. The document also includes a list of 10…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Sep 5

Facebook’s Considering Ditching the Like Count

Soon it may get harder to size yourself up while scrolling through your feed. At least, on Facebook that is. There are still plenty of other social media platforms out there to make you feel inadequate. Facebook may soon drop the Like counter off News Feed posts, Techcrunch reported Monday, a feature it began testing…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Sep 2

Another Realistic Deepfake App Goes Viral Before Majorly Creeping People Out

Advancements in deepfake technology are quickly making your face just another piece of personal data you need to worry about getting stolen. One iPhone app that recently went viral makes creating a fake video as easy as taking a selfie. The Chinese face-swapping app Zao exploded in popularity over the weekend, shooting to the top…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Sep 2

Switch Lite, “Gay Gene” Myth, and Ring Acting Shady: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

It’s the end of another week and the beginning of September, and you know what that means: goodbye summer, hello fall! And no, I don’t care that it’s still 85 degrees outside; it’s fall goddammit, and I will sweat through my chunky knit scarves and cute boots if I have to. Our team broke some…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Sep 1

The iPhone-Hacking Sites Google Found Apparently Went After Android and Windows Users Too

Those hackers Google’s researchers sussed out earlier this week apparently went after more than just iPhone users. Microsoft’s operating system along with Google’s own were also targeted, according to Forbes, in what some reports are calling a possibly state-backed effort to spy on the Uighur ethnic group in China. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Sep 1

Hurricane Dorian Upgraded to Category 5 as it Makes Landfall in the Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian is the strongest storm on the planet and it’s bearing down on the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) sent out an advisory early Sunday morning that the storm had been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane. “Catastrophic conditions” are already occuring on the Abacos Islands, per the NHC. The agency reported sustained…

Earth Science Alyse Stanley Sep 1

How to Stream Hurricane Dorian News

Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Category 4 storm Saturday evening as it continues its approach toward the southeastern U.S. coast. The question of exactly where the storm will make landfall is still up in the air, especially after its forecast path shifted east earlier today. Some forecasters are even saying Dorian may bypass Florida completely,…

Earther Alyse Stanley Aug 31

Just How Bad is Amazon’s Banned Products Problem?

The average American purportedly has more trust in Amazon than their own government, which makes recent reports on thousands of potentially unsafe products making their way onto the company’s online marketplace particularly terrifying. More than 4,100 products available on the site—everything from motorcycle helmets to children’s toys—were “declared unsafe by federal agencies, are deceptively labeled…

Commerce Alyse Stanley Aug 31

Google Agrees to Pay Up to $200 Million to Settle FTC YouTube Investigation: Report

The Federal Trade Commission is fining Google between $150 million and $200 million to settle the whole debacle with its subsidiary, YouTube, allegedly breaking children’s privacy law, Politico first reported Friday. While details about the settlement haven’t been officially announced, a person familiar with the matter told Politico the measure gained FTC approval with a…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Aug 31

This Korean Apple Ad Is Literally the Only Reason I Want AirPods

Apple has a new AirPods commercial airing in Korea that highlights the only conceivable reason I can think of why anyone would want a pair: their freaking adorable cases. Just for some quick context, the last Apple product I can remember owning was a fourth-generation iPod Touch. Not that there’s been anything like brand loyalty…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 30

Google Contractors Vote to Unionize Given Company’s Track Record of Crappy Treatment

Contractors working at Google’s Pittsburgh office recently announced they’re aiming to unionize, marking the latest contingent of employees to begin pushing back against Silicon Valley for a voice at the bargaining table. Of the 90 data analysts and tech workers employed at HLC America, a contracting agency Google uses, roughly two-thirds of eligible employees voted…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 30

Is Captioning an Audiobook Illegal? Major Publishers Say Yes, And They’re Suing Audible

Seven of the biggest names in publishing filed a lawsuit against Audible on Friday, arguing that its recently announced AI-generated captions feature breaks copyright law. The Amazon subsidiary debuted the service, Audible Captions, last month with a release lined up for the start of this upcoming school year (which, of course, these publishers want the…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 25

Australia Plans to Block Domains That Host Terrorist Material During Crisis Situations

Australia laid out some of the country’s first concrete steps to make good on its promise of combating the spread of extremism online at this year’s G7 leader’s forum, Reuters reported Sunday. Officials said the government intends to cut off all access to any internet domain that fails to block terrorist material during a crisis…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 25

NASA Is Investigating Allegations of Extraterrestrial Crime

We might have our first-ever case of space crime on our hands, folks. Though I don’t suspect it’s the kind that’d attract interstellar bounty hunters any time soon. According to the New York Times, NASA is looking into allegations that an astronaut improperly accessed her estranged wife’s financial records while aboard the International Space Station.…

Space & Spaceflight Alyse Stanley Aug 24

Trump Still Isn’t Giving Up On Trying to Block Critics on Twitter

If you thought the president was going to give up fighting for his right to block critics on Twitter just because of a simple court ruling, and then an appeal process, which ended with a circuit court upholding that ruling, then think again. Donald Trump’s team, represented by the Department of Justice, filed court papers…

Politics Alyse Stanley Aug 24

Amazon Echoes Walmart’s Claims That Tesla Solar Panels Sparked Rooftop Fire

Yeesh. This has not been a good news week for Tesla subsidiary SolarCity. It seems Walmart isn’t the only one claiming that the flagging renewable energy company’s solar panels caught fire; according to a new Bloomberg report, Amazon had a similarly incendiary incident happen in 2018. A Tesla spokesperson later confirmed to Gizmodo that there…

Commerce Alyse Stanley Aug 24

Twitter’s Safety Consultants Say the Platform’s Ghosting Them

Let me go ahead and break out that “pretends to be shocked” gif. Apparently, Twitter’s users aren’t the only ones disappointed in the platform. Members of the company’s Trust and Safety Council say Twitter has been failing to keep them in the loop for months regarding policy changes, according to a Wired report. On Friday,…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 23

Apparently, Facebook Had to Crack Down On Major Pro-Trump Advertiser. But That’s Not the Weird Bit…

Facebook banned the second-largest supplier of pro-Trump ads on its platform, the Epoch Times, after the group tried to sneak thousands of ads past its review system, according to an NBC report Thursday. The conservative and vehemently anti-communist publication has purportedly spent more than $1.5 million on Facebook advertising supporting President Donald Trump in the…

Social Media Alyse Stanley Aug 22

DoorDash Announces It’s Replacing That Whole Tip-Skimming Scheme Thing

Apparently taking Amazon’s lead, DoorDash announced a revised pay model on Thursday that should fetch its couriers “more money on average,” according to DoorDash CEO Tony Xu—that is, compared to the previous tip-skimming operation the company has been getting chewed out over for months. With this older model, the food delivery app used tips from…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Aug 22

Nintendo Says That Rumored Switch Exchange Deal Doesn’t Exist

So you know all those reports earlier this week about a Nintendo Switch exchange program? Yeah, turns out it was all a bunch of crap. The Verge published an official statement from a Nintendo rep on Saturday debunking the deal. The unofficial (and now, unfortunately, confirmed untrue) offer was first noted on Reddit, where users…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley Aug 18

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Ring’s Partnerships with Police Has Senator Demanding Answers

Facebook’s Considering Ditching the Like Count

Another Realistic Deepfake App Goes Viral Before Majorly Creeping People Out

Switch Lite, “Gay Gene” Myth, and Ring Acting Shady: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

The iPhone-Hacking Sites Google Found Apparently Went After Android and Windows Users Too

Hurricane Dorian Upgraded to Category 5 as it Makes Landfall in the Bahamas

How to Stream Hurricane Dorian News

Just How Bad is Amazon’s Banned Products Problem?

Google Agrees to Pay Up to $200 Million to Settle FTC YouTube Investigation: Report

This Korean Apple Ad Is Literally the Only Reason I Want AirPods

Google Contractors Vote to Unionize Given Company’s Track Record of Crappy Treatment

Is Captioning an Audiobook Illegal? Major Publishers Say Yes, And They’re Suing Audible

Australia Plans to Block Domains That Host Terrorist Material During Crisis Situations

NASA Is Investigating Allegations of Extraterrestrial Crime

Trump Still Isn’t Giving Up On Trying to Block Critics on Twitter

Amazon Echoes Walmart’s Claims That Tesla Solar Panels Sparked Rooftop Fire

Twitter’s Safety Consultants Say the Platform’s Ghosting Them

Apparently, Facebook Had to Crack Down On Major Pro-Trump Advertiser. But That’s Not the Weird Bit…

DoorDash Announces It’s Replacing That Whole Tip-Skimming Scheme Thing

Nintendo Says That Rumored Switch Exchange Deal Doesn’t Exist

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

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