A sketchy Facebook app banned by Apple earlier this year succeeded in collecting large amounts of personal data from around 187,000 users before it was pulled. Originally named Onavo, it was later rebranded Facebook Research. Sen. Richard Blumenthal asked Facebook to provide the numbers, including a breakdown of how many of the users were teenagers … TechCrunch saw a copy of the letter. We warned about the original incarnation of the app back in February of last year....

That said, the new Facebook Page publishing authorization is something that brands of all shapes and sizes should be aware of. And no, Facebook is not punishing you or your Page. Quite the opposite, actually. Even if your Page hasn’t personally been affected yet, the update sheds some light on what Facebook might have in store for businesses moving forward. Facebook Page publishing authorization: what you need to know Struggling to access your Page lately?...

Rupert Wyatt reveals that the failure of Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four movie negatively affected Gambit. The filmmaker is one of a slew of directors attached to the project at one point or another, the others being Doug Liman and Gore Verbinski. However, it remains without a director as plans for it are put on hold in light of Disney’s upcoming acquisition of Fox’s TV and film assets. Starring Channing Tatum as the titular character, the film has been in-development since May 2014 after the actor officially signed on to play the role....

For over twenty years, the scourge of the Final Fantasy world has been Sephiroth. Debuting as the main antagonist of the epic and instantly hallowed Final Fantasy VII. Appearing on the original PlayStation in 1997, the game didn’t just take role-playing video games by storm. It took the entire video game world by surprise at how great the game was. The graphics and dazzling video-cut scenes might have been the eye candy to get the mainstream masses....

When an attacker gains access to a system, they don’t always have the level of access and permissions needed to achieve their objectives. Privilege escalation takes advantage of vulnerabilities or other security issues to provide an attacker with the privileges that they need. Introduction to boot or logon autostart execution One method to achieve privilege escalation is to take advantage of the fact that the Windows operating system runs certain applications automatically when a user logs in or the system starts up....

Updated with AT&T statement, below. Sprint is suing AT&T over the latter’s decision to push a fake 5G label to both Android and iPhone smartphones when the coverage it actually offers is a version of 4G. AT&T first started using the controversial 5G E label at the end of December, possibly in an attempt to be seen to make good on a promise it made at the beginning of last year …...

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The Fast & Furious 9 trailer includes two songs - one of which is already quite famous among fans of the Fast & Furious franchise. Releasing almost two full decades after the first movie in the series, Fast & Furious 9 (officially titled F9) brings back several characters from previous installments - including one of the spinoffs - and adds some more into the mix. But above all, despite the bonkers, physics-defying action sequences, Fast & Furious 9 is a story about family....

Apple Card is officially available to the public and it’s stirring up a lot of interest. Even though the rewards for the new credit card aren’t a standout feature, there are many aspects that make it a compelling choice including the instant sign-up and approval process, privacy and security focus, Apple-designed budgeting software, titanium card, no fees, and more. I’m ready to get one myself, but there are a few things holding me back and likely others who share finances with their spouse or partner....

[Update: The Harry Styles: Behind the Album music documentary is now available from Apple Music.] As Apple Music continues to feature more exclusive content, former One Direction member Harry Styles is the latest that will be releasing his musical documentary exclusively on Apple Music on May 15th. The documentary, aptly named Harry Styles: Behind the Album is a behind the scenes look at Styles’ first solo album. From the already released singles, the album will be a departure from the British boy band member’s earlier sounds....

Facebook and Google are fighting a losing battle against fake news – that’s because the problem is simply too big for them to control. While it is good that they are at least trying, the reality of the situation is the two can only reduce the amount of fake news and misinformation. Fake news, disinformation, and misinformation have all emerged as popular terms in the last year. While they are largely considered synonymous with each other, defining what is fake news, disinformation or misinformation is becoming increasingly more nuanced....

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is now officially streaming on Disney+ in the U.S. Originally released in 2007, the film is the sequel to 2005’s Fantastic Four adaptation, with Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis reprising their roles as Marvel’s First Family. The hope going in was that Rise of the Silver Surfer could be an improvement from its critically-maligned predecessor, but unfortunately it was panned in reviews....

Ezra Miller’s The Flash movie is unlikely to begin filming until 2021. Miller made his (very brief) debut as Barry Allen in Batman V Superman, but didn’t become a main player in the DC Extended Universe until Justice League. He was initially supposed to star in his own solo film shortly after that, with Rick Famuyiwa directing. Of course, this was before Famuyiwa parted ways with Warner Bros. over creative differences on The Flash, and Justice League went on to disappoint both critically and commercially....

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is so concerned about security and slowing user growth that he has reportedly told senior execs that he considers the company to be at war … The WSJ said that the declaration was made earlier in the year but has caused so much upheaval in the company that details have now been leaked. In particular, Zuckerberg is said to have clashed with chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg....

Perhaps the single most requested Facebook feature has been the one the company has been determined not to offer: a Dislike button … But the company is currently testing an alternative with around 2.5% of the US Facebook population: a Downvote button. Facebook stressed to TechCrunch that it’s a very different beast. Your downvote isn’t visible on the post, and if you’re included in the test you’ll only be offered the option on posts by Pages, not posts by users or groups....

Origin is EA’s proprietary PC games launcher. But it is causing some issues in recent times. Many are reporting that sometimes when they try to launch a game through the Origin, they see the “Failed to get a token from Origin” error. Now EA has addressed this issue and has helped out their customers by proving a few fixes. This is a network issue and can be tweaked to correction by making a few changes to your system....

A Family Feud contestant confidently bombed a simple $1,000 question. Fans at home don’t understand the pressure that a contestant faces when the cameras and bright lights are focused on them and being asked to answer a simple question. However, there have been many hilarious Family Feud answers, this one definitely takes the cake. Like many other game shows, Family Feud is all about bringing family’s together. The show’s premise puts two families against each other to try and win the jackpot at the end....

AMC’s The Walking Dead is crossing over with PUBG Mobile, Screen Rant has exclusively learned. Today, Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation will announce with AMC today their next collaboration for PUBG MOBILE this time with the mega pop culture hit television series The Walking Dead. Beginning October 1st and running into early 2020, players of the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will have a chance to traverse the battlefield as familiar heroes from The Walking Dead, or a certain iconic villain....

F5 attributed the Q1 revenue growth to a 19% increase in product revenue and a 2% increase in global services revenue growth compared to Q1 2021. F5 saw non-GAAP product revenue grow due to a 47% increase in software revenue and a 1% increase in systems revenue. F5 expects to deliver Q2 revenue in the range of $610 to $650 million. François Locoh-Donou, F5’s president and CEO, said the company saw strong demand for their application security and delivery solutions, leading to the 10% revenue growth in Q1....

Facebook just announced that Gifts, the website’s latest endeavor into social e-gifting, would now offer iTunes digital gift cards starting today. Facebookers can send the digital cards to their friends along with recommended albums, movies, apps, etc. The iTunes cards come in $10, $15, $25, or $50 price points through Facebook Gifts. Get more details at Facebook’s Newsroom page. In related news: Sam’s Club is now offering four $25 iTunes gift cards for $79....