Bluesky’s August 2026 update adds a per-user “Hide reposts in feeds” option (no unfollow needed) and a beta thread feature that auto-numbers posts in sequence. The numbering mode is enabled from Settings.
Security research says Klaviyo’s sign-up form misconfiguration exposed new customers’ email addresses and passwords—and company details—to third-party “pixels” from Facebook, Google, HubSpot, Microsoft, LinkedIn, and X. The issue ran at least Feb 2024–Nov 2025; Klaviyo fixed it and says fewer than 200 people were affected.
Google announced in August 2026 that it is adding Venmo as a payment option on Google Play, allowing users to purchase games, apps, add-ons, and other digital content through the platform.
Users can…
X is shutting down its revenue-sharing program for content creators and replacing it with a new initiative called Original Content Rewards, set to launch on September 8, 2026.
To qualify, creators…
Google revamped hacking-group naming in July 2026, replacing the numbered APT scheme with two-word labels to make tracking its 5,000+ activity clusters easier. The first word is random; the second’s initial marks country (Castle=China, Ion=Iran, Neptune=North Korea, Relic=Russia), unifying Google TAG and Mandiant.
Framework, the maker of modular, repairable computers, has notified all of its customers that hackers stole their personal data — including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical…
A Santa Fe court ordered Meta to pay $567M in Aug. 2026, ruling its platforms are a “significant contributing cause” of a teen mental-health crisis and a “public nuisance.” The abatement fund follows a prior $375M order, bringing totals to $942M; Meta plans to appeal.
WIRED’s Aug 2026 report says Flock Safety promoted ALPR partnerships in YouTube videos with Savannah, Albany, Sandy Springs and Baytown—now accused of misusing license plate data. Savannah put 4 officers and 2 workers on admin leave; Albany fired 5 officers later charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Sandy Springs terminated an officer while Baytown had one resign last week.
Connor Moucka (Waifu/Judische), 26 and Canadian, pleaded guilty in Aug. 2026 after exploiting Snowflake to breach 165+ companies like AT&T, LendingTree, and Ticketmaster. DOJ says ransoms topped $2.5M, forum sales brought ~$500k, AT&T exposed 100M+ customers’ call/text records, and combined losses reached $9.5M.
A new White House agency staffed by former members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is actively recruiting engineers through informal channels, raising questions about its hiring…
Tinder will expand its Events tab to 26 cities by end of Sept. 2026, building on its March LA rollout that has powered 60+ partner-discovered events. Match Group notes Tinder MAUs slid 7% in Q2 2026, as nearly half of singles 18–29 want shared in-person experiences.
Hackers have stolen approximately $130 million in cryptocurrency from owners of Coldcard hardware wallets by exploiting a flaw in how the devices generated seed phrases, according to blockchain…
