Tech Rookies Staff A police officer pulled over a self-driving Waymo vehicle in Phoenix after it ran a red light and pulled into a lane of oncoming traffic, according to dispatch records. The incident took place on June 19, but local media including Arizona Republic released bodycam footage of the traffic stop this week, showing the vehicle weaving … Read more
A new ransomware group has been discovered harassing its victims on the phone until they pay up. A report from anti-ransomware company, Halycon said that Volcano Demon was seen going after “several” targets in the last couple of weeks, deploying a new encryptor called LukaLocker. Its methodis relatively simple – the threat actor will first … Read more
After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU. As now permitted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced earlier this year it planned to bring both the digital storefront and its flagship game, Fortnite, back to iOS in Europe. However, on Friday, Epic … Read more
You may have seen that 2024’s progress bar recently hit 50%. To mark that mildly terrifying milestone, we’ve decided to cast our eye back over the past six months and pick out our biggest tech highlights of the year so far. There’s been no shortage of those – from the arrival of Microsoft’s new generation … Read more
On July 4, YouTube released an updated eraser tool for creators so they can easily remove any copyrighted music from their videos without affecting any other audio such as dialogues or sound effects. YouTube chief Neal Mohan posted about the tool on X and said, “Good news, creators: our updated Erase Song tool helps you … Read more
Nintendo has confirmed that it will no longer be able to repair your Wii U, marking the end of the final chapter in the console’s troubled life. As outlined in a recent post to the official Japanese Nintendo customer service X / Twitter account, which we have machine translated, the company has reportedly “run out … Read more