YouTube Displayed Some Pretty Obvious Ads for Pornographic Webcams on Trending Videos
YouTube has been serving up an ad that, with one click, leads to hardcore porn, Motherboard reported on Tuesday.
Did T-Mobile Austria Really Just Admit It Stores Customer Passwords in Plaintext?
Given that password theft from major tech companies like Yahoo has become routine, most large firms now store their users’ passwords in an encrypted format. Keeping a list of users’ passwords in plaintext creates a huge risk—stealing that password database can give a hacker access to millions of accounts. And if a…
The Utah State Bar Is 'Investigating' How It Emailed All the Lawyers a Picture of Boobs
The Utah State Bar is very confused as to how it emailed a picture of some titties to lawyers throughout the state and is “investigating” how the image was included alongside content promoting its 2018 Spring Convention in St. George.
Uber Rider Says He Blacked Out, Rode Through Multiple States, Got Exactly the Fare You’d Expect
A drunk New Jersey native reportedly went out with friends in Morgantown, West Virginia, last Friday, and then called an Uber to take him home. Kenny Bachman says he thought he was going back to the place he was staying during his trip, near the West Virginia University Campus. Except, the Uber driver took Bachman to…
Your Chromecast or Google Home Might Be Screwing Up Your Wi-Fi [Updated]
Google Home and Chromecast devices are reportedly killing peoples’ Wi-Fi. The problem, first reported by Android Police, originally seemed localized to users of the Google Home Max speaker and the cheap, but usually excellent, TP-Link Archer C7 router. However since Android Police first reported the problem, it seems…
Elon Musk Tweeted Out His Phone Number
Elon Musk, the world’s favorite space boy who will eventually colonize Mars and no longer need one of humankind’s “phones,” tweeted his number earlier. Oops.
Twitter Admits It Accidentally Inflated User Growth for Three Years
Today Twitter revealed that while it’s actually growing now—it added four million monthly Tweeters over the last three months—the company has made a crucial error: It accidentally inflated user growth in its reports for the previous three years.
The Fitbit Ionic Might Be the Smartwatch That Unseats Apple
After months of leaks and hints, Fibit has finally revealed its newest wrist wearable: The $300 Fitbit Ionic. Fitbit claims up to four days of battery life, a refined OS that pairs nicely with devices running iOS, Android, and Windows, and a brand new sensor for tracking your heart rate. This smartwatch, which…
The Guy Who Invented Those Annoying Password Rules Now Regrets Wasting Your Time
We’ve all been forced to do it: create a password with at least so many characters, so many numbers, so many special characters, and maybe an uppercase letter. Guess what? The guy who invented these standards nearly 15 years ago now admits that they’re basically useless. He is also very sorry.
Lawmaker Says He Didn't Mean to Print the Screenshot With the Open Porn Tabs
When State Representative Ramon A. Perez says he didn’t mean to print a screenshot of a Wikipedia page with open porn tabs, we believe him. When he says that he didn’t realize the open porn tabs were visible when he handed out the page, we believe him. When he says that he didn’t personally take the screenshot, it’s a…
Watch a Mortified Demolition Crew Accidentally Tear Down the Wrong Building
Working in demolition is tough. The pay sucks. You’re constantly hauling garbage around. Every job is dangerous. And sometimes—sometimes—you accidentally tear down the wrong building.
Report: Rick Perry Picked to Lead Energy Agency He Couldn't Remember the Name Of
While seeking the 2012 Republican nomination, Governor Rick Perry famously proposed abolishing the Department of Energy before forgetting what it was called on live TV, naming it as “Oops” during the GOP debates. As luck would have it, however, Perry will be nominated as Secretary of Oops under President Donald Trump, …
Theranos Can't Even Send a Goddamn Email Right
At this point, it would almost be bigger news if blood-testing startup turned blood-testing fuck up Theranos managed to do something right. Nevertheless, the company continues to amaze, somehow outdoing every embarrassing error with an even dumber and more painful blunder.
GOP Official Calls Clinton the C-Word on Twitter But He Can Explain
On Tuesday, the Twitter account for Sid Miller, Texas’ Republican Agricultural Commissioner, sent out a message seriously misspelling Hillary Clinton’s name and shortening it by several letters, rendering it as a far more offensive word beginning with “C.” Fortunately, he has a perfectly reasonable explanation for…
Bing's Translator Accidentally Confuses ISIS and Saudi Arabia
Bing, Microsoft’s version of Google, just learned the hard way that fucking up your translation service is a bad way to win friends on the internet.
Microsoft Keeps Dossiers on Journalists and Sent Us One By Accident
Email can be a slippery beast, and one thread of messages Gizmodo recently received—seemingly by mistake—has given us a window into how Microsoft prepares its employees for the apparently terrifying prospect of talking to the press.
Justice Department Tweet Calls CNN 'Biggest Troll of Them All' [Updated]
Last night, Melania Trump, wife of The Donald, delivered a speech during the first night of the Republican National Convention. But soon after, some people began questioning whether Melania or her speechwriters had in fact copied part of Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech. CNN reported on the…
Hacked Slack Chats Reveal High School Teachers Are Insufferable Dicks
It’s a harsh lesson to learn, but internal chat messages like Slack are really not your friend. In fact, they can be your worst enemy. Teachers at the Blackstone Valley Prep High School in Rhode Island learned that lesson in the most embarrassing way possible.
The World’s Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself
Misaligned mirrors are being blamed for a fire that broke out yesterday at the world’s largest solar power plant, leaving the high-tech facility crippled for the time being. It sounds like the plant’s workers suffered through a real hellscape, too.
The Pentagon Has No Idea Who to Call if There's a Cyber Attack
As our inevitable descent into digital anarchy looms large, there is some comfort to be taken in the fact that powerful, well-funded entities like the Department of Defense are there to provide protection and security. Psych!
