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)
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)
Elon Musk Sure Made Lots of Predictions at Davos 22. January 2026 (21:57) Humanoid robots, space travel, the science of aging—Musk weighed in on all of it at this week’s World Economic Forum. But his predictions rarely work out the way he says they will.(Wired)
What Happens When a Chinese Battery Factory Comes to Town 22. January 2026 (21:15) Chinese firms are building battery plants from Europe to North America, promising jobs while prompting local concerns about the environment, politics, and who really benefits.(Wired)
