Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say

“The nature and content of the Defendants’ communications with these technology companies” is “critical for determining whether they crossed the line from governmental cajoling to unconstitutional coercion,” EFF’s complaint said.…

Lola Blankets Are 45 Percent Off This Presidents’ Day Weekend

If you’ve spent more than five minutes on TikTok, you’ve probably heard someone rave about Lola Blankets. They’re draped over couches in Get Ready With Me videos, folded at the…

The SEC closed its investigation into Fisker

The Securities and Exchange Commission closed its investigation into bankrupt electric vehicle startup Fisker last September, roughly one year after the probe was opened. TechCrunch learned the investigation was closed…

Meta is reportedly working to bring facial recognition to its smart glasses

Meta has backed away from highly controversial facial recognition tech in its products and services before, but seemingly not so far that it isn’t willing to have another crack at…

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Feb. 14 #713

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections…

The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them

Sammy Azdoufal claims he wasn’t trying to hack every robot vacuum in the world. He just wanted to remote control his brand-new DJI Romo vacuum with a PS5 gamepad, he…

Why is Bezos trolling Musk on X with turtle pics? Because he has a new Moon plan.

The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, does not often post on the social media site owned by his rival Elon Musk. But on Monday, Bezos did, sharing a black-and-white image of…

The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fandom Is Tearing Itself Apart

When Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie and François Arnaud stepped out at a Grammys after-party together on February 2, X account Connor Storrie Updates waited to post about it. Starring in…

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information

Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the message, the Japanese company said that “an unauthorized party…

The best tech deals to shop this week from Apple, Sony, Samsung and others

You can find a lot of good deals for Presidents’ Day, but to say it’s a tech-deal boon would be an overstatement. The best Presidents’ Day deals are usually on…