A glaring technical hiccup caused Google to erroneously brand countless websites as malware distributors for roughly forty minutes on Saturday morning. This system-wide alert stemmed from a simple yet critical human mistake: a single forward slash ("/") was incorrectly added to Google's threat database, expanding its scope to effectively encompass the entire web. While Google swiftly...

A supposed act of revenge against Fannie Mae was thwarted when engineers found a covert, destructive script tucked into a routine Unix file, and the suspect — 35-year-old Rajendrasinh Babubha Makwana — was taken into custody. Makwana, an Indian national working for an Omnitech subcontractor as a Unix engineer at Fannie Mae’s Urbana, Maryland site, was dismissed on October 24...

2001 turned into a record-breaking year for Japanese cinemas, with total ticket sales jumping to about 163.3 million — roughly a 20.6% rise from 2000. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, distributed by Toho, dominated the market and dethroned Titanic to become Japan’s highest-grossing film, finishing the year near $227 million domestically. Hollywood fare still performed well:...

VPNs for German Streaming Love Island Germany Season 3 is broadcast on RTL II and its streaming platform (TVNOW), both of which restrict access to viewers inside Germany. If you’re outside Germany, a VPN is the simplest way to watch legally by giving your device a German IP address. What a VPN does: A virtual private network (VPN) reroutes and encrypts your internet traffic through a...

Netflix Karen Read Case Doc Netflix Docuseries to Explore Controversial Karen Read Case Following Acquittal The highly publicized legal battle surrounding the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe has reached its conclusion, with Karen Read being acquitted of the most serious charges against her. Netflix's upcoming three-part documentary series aims to examine this complex case that...