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August 13, 2025

 

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How we found TeaOnHer spilling users' driver's licenses in less than 10 minutes

How we found TeaOnHer spilling users' driver's licenses in less than 10 minutes: Exclusive: A dating gossip app for men exposed thousands of users' personal data, including scans of driver's licenses. The app's developer, Xavier Lampkin, won't say if he plans to notify affected users about the app's security lapse. Read More

Why I finally left Spotify: Spotify's dependence on algorithmic recommendations has gotten too suffocating. Read More

ChatGPT's model picker is back, and it's complicated: GPT-5 was supposed to get rid of all the complicated AI models to choose from in ChatGPT, but that's not how it's panned out. Read More

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StubHub is once again working on its IPO that could raise $1B

StubHub is once again working on its IPO that could raise $1B: On Monday, StubHub filed an updated S-1. This indicates its delayed IPO is back on. Read More

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