There are few sounds more terrifying in the modern workplace than the sudden, gut-churning realization that you’ve been unmuted this whole time. It’s the virtual equivalent of walking into a meeting with your pants down—except instead of your dignity, you’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special kind of existential dread that comes with typing your email into Have I Been Pwned—that heart-pounding moment when you’re not sure if you’re about to get an all clear or a full audit of how badly the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember when swiping was something you did to credit card machines or your little brother’s grubby hands? Now, thanks to Tinder, it’s a full-blown cultural phenomenon—a verb so powerful it’s escaped the app and invaded our everyday lives. The Universal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There was a time when thieves had to work to steal your wallet—maybe bump into you on the subway, or perform an elaborate distraction while their partner in crime swiped your stuff. But thanks to modern technology, criminals can now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special breed of hacker who doesn’t just want to steal your data—they want to mess with your life in ways so bizarre, you’d think they’re training for a reality show called “Prank My Identity.” These digital gremlins skip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Earlier this year, the internet learned the hard way that even tech giants are just one rm -rf /* away from chaos. Picture this: A Cloudflare engineer, just trying to do some light digital housekeeping, accidentally typed the tech equivalent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the physical world, crime tends to be an intimate affair – your cousin borrows your power tools forever, your ex mysteriously drains your joint Netflix account, and your neighbor’s cat stages a hostile takeover of your patio furniture. If[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Remember dating? That thing where you’d put on pants, go to a bar, and awkwardly shout compliments over loud music while trying not to spill your drink? Yeah, neither do we. Welcome to the era of romance in a pandemic,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing makes you question your life choices quite like reading a data breach report and realizing some random company has been hoarding your personal information like a digital dragon sitting on a pile of gold—except instead of gold, it’s your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve reached a bizarre crossroads where your Alexa probably knows your partner’s birthday before you do, and your Google search history has more intimate details about your life than your mother. Our digital footprints—every impulsive Amazon purchase, every midnight “why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…