No, the Freecash App Won’t Pay You to Scroll TikTok 23. January 2026 (13:00) Freecash will actually pay money out to users but not for watching videos. This misleading marketing coincides with the app’s rising popularity.(Wired)
149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database 23. January 2026 (12:00) This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware.(Wired)
An Antarctic Mission to Recover a Robot’s Data 23. January 2026 (11:03) In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.(New York Times)
Sorry MAGA, Turns Out People Still Like ‘Woke’ Art 23. January 2026 (01:09) From Black vampires gobbling up Oscar nominations to gay pro hockey players dominating the culture, diverse stories broke through in an environment that’s increasingly hostile to them.(Wired)