Another Day, Another Company Hacking

Gaming publisher Bandai Namco admitted to being hacked recently, though it hasn't disclosed the full damage of the attack.

July 14, 2022   It's July 14, 2022. On this day in 1965, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft completed the first ever flyby of Mars, taking photos and other measurements of the red planet. All these years later, and we're still infatuated with it. ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 474 articles, 15 podcasts, 8 press releases, 357 tweets, and 31 YouTube videos 1. Gaming Giant Bandai Namco Admits to Hack Video game publisher Bandai Namco has admitted to being hacked, stating that customer info may have also been compromised. The company said it has cut off the affected servers to limit the attackers' reach, though it has yet to reveal the full extent of the situation. Keep an eye on your stuff, people. 2. Meta Makes Stories Smart Glasses Even More Hands-Free Meta and Ray-Ban's collaborative smart glasses, simply called Stories, now support WhatsApp messaging. Hands-free calls, encrypted texting, and the ability to hear any message received spoken aloud? You can do all that and more with the Stories now. That's totally what you were holding out for, right? 3. TikTok to Give Users Advanced Control Over 'For You' Page TikTok will implement a major change to its home screen that allows for user moderation. Specifically, people can dictate which words or hashtags they don't want to see in video recommendations, as well as use new filters to remove mature or problematic videos. Wild how that wasn't a thing already. 🦑 Go Deeper Sick of replaying voice messages over and over to decipher what's being said? So is Charlie Sorrel, who is here to tell you about auto-transcription app Scusi, which aims to make these communications less annoying to deal with. 🎱 By the Numbers Not so binary Data: Business of Apps  There were more woman using TikTok in 2021, but we bet these numbers changed a bit in 2022. Personally, we'd like to see it be a little more balanced. That's likely to change, too, because as Business of Apps explains, the gap will close as TikTok "loses its stigma for being an app for teenagers and dancing." 🔥 Today's Hot Deal We love our little robot vacuums, which is why we want you to know about iRobot's Roomba 692. The little vacuum helper is $120 off at Amazon right now, making it $179.99. Sounds like a good price to never have to pull out that heavy vacuum again. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Space is pretty." —Rob LeFebvre, Associate Editorial Director, News You've likely heard about NASA's Webb Space Telescope capturing amazing shots of our galaxy, but that's only part of the story. Fortunately, CNET has a great break down on what's really being shown in these truly stellar photos. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Think it, print it Image: Prusa Research Printing a 3D object from the comfort of your own home will never not be cool, but you need the right hardware for the job. Enter the Original Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D printer, the latest model of Prusa's award-winning 3D printers. Perfect for enthusiasts, it should be more than enough to meet your creative needs. 🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Come on, Blizzard Diablo Immortal is either a great game and a terrible game, depending on who you ask. But if one thing is definitely true, it's how harmful its mobile game monetization tactics are. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Apple News and Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]