Articles filed under Washington Post
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What it takes to get banned from TwitterJul 23, 2016 7:20 am - On Tuesday night, Twitter permanently banned the conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos as it cracked down on a wave of racist abuse targeting the "Ghostbusters" actor Le...
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Want a blue checkmark? Twitter's letting anyone apply to become verifiedJul 23, 2016 7:19 am - Congratulations, we're all one step closer to celebrity - Twitter announced this week that anyone can now apply to become a verified user on Twitter. Verified accounts, ...
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This basic security mistake led to the Houston Astros hack that shook baseballJul 23, 2016 7:19 am - Former St. Louis Cardinals executive Christopher Correa was sentenced to 46 months in prison this week for violating federal hacking laws as part of a cyberespionage cam...
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Gorilla Glass 5 will soon make your smartphone screen a lot strongerJul 23, 2016 7:18 am - Dropping your smartphone mid-selfie may soon be less traumatic. New York glass maker Corning has unveiled the latest iteration of Gorilla Glass, which the company claims...
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How to protect your identity playing Pokemon GoJul 23, 2016 7:18 am - Let's be honest: If you're a secret agent, you're probably staying far away from Pokemon Go because of its location-tracking gameplay. But not everyone in the intelligen...
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That didn't take long: There's now a Pokemon Go dating siteJul 23, 2016 7:17 am - Have you been eyeing that cute guy checking in regularly to that PokeStop down the street? Been too shy to chat with the girl whom you've seen hanging out by the place w...
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China's tech scene is thrivingJul 23, 2016 7:17 am - BEIJING - Silicon Valley may be powered by organic kale, but when Chinese tech gurus gather at 3W, a coffee shop-slash-incubator in the Chinese capital, they want sunflo...
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App reviews: FiveStars, LevelUpJul 23, 2016 7:16 am - I often collect the loyalty reward cards that get punched with each purchase. And then I lose them. So I checked out two apps that could replace that old paper method. ...
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What Slack is doing to take over your life at workJul 23, 2016 7:15 am - Slack is on a quest to become a hub for everything you do at work. The fast-growing workplace messaging app said it is putting money into a crop of nascent start-ups tha...
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Catch some Pokemon and glimpse the futureJul 23, 2016 7:12 am - One of the interesting debates over Pokemon Go, the addictive smartphone game that 9.5 million Americans play - and probably a lot more than that now - is whether it's t...