Facebook Says Attack Potentially Exposed Data of 50 Million Users: This Is 'Very Serious'

If you attempted to log into your Facebook account this morning, only to discover you had to re-enter your password, you were far from alone. Millions of users were forced to log out of their accounts Friday morning, just days after Facebook discovered an attack on its computer network that exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million of its users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told reporters over a conference call....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Alice Rodriguez

Facebook’s Nightmare, AI’s New Risks, and Bad Boner Hacks: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

If your week was anything like mine , it started offfine , quickly devolved into aneverending flow of tinker’s dam , and capped off with afreak stormthat engulf you into dark . Of course , brighter timesandsunny skieslie ahead — unless you work at Apple , where it’snot even good indoors . But hey , no matter what , you could always bet on someone else ’s sprightliness being more silly than yours ....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 799 words · Danny Gould

FaceTime Call Showed 17-Year-Old in 'Surrender' Position. Now Man Is Charged in Connection with Her Death

L: Amauri Hughes; R: Tyheem V. Anderson.Photo:GoFundMe; Jackson County Detention Center GoFundMe; Jackson County Detention Center “What?” the relative heard a male voice say per the documents. “You scared of me?” There was a struggle. Then the call dropped, investigators allege in the documents. Amauri Hughes.GoFundMe GoFundMe The boyfriend, Tyheem V. Anderson, was arrested Tuesday and charged the following night with three criminal felony counts in connection to the young woman’s death: assault in the first degree, armed criminal action and kidnapping, according to the redacted charging documents....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Heidi Hernandez

Family of Ga. Woman Who Died After Falling from Police Car Files $100M Lawsuit

Brianna Grier.Photo:Facebook Facebook The family of a Georgia woman who died after falling from a police car last year has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that officers from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office were grossly negligent and used excessive force that lead to her death. Attorneys for Brianna Grier’s family announced the lawsuit on Wednesday, according toNBC NewsandFox 5 Atlanta. “They wanted the police to help her, take her to the hospital to get help,” attorney Ben Crump said, per Fox 5....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Tammy Henson

Fans of '1000-Lb. Sisters' ' Tammy Slaton Praise Her 'Remarkable' Weight Loss Photos

Tammy Slaton’s incredible weight loss transformation is continuing to impress her followers. On Monday, the1000-Lb. Sistersstar, 36, shared a pair of selfies onInstagramshowing off her new look after dropping over 150 lbs. Although she didn’t caption the photos, the reality star received a number of messages praising her journey and how much of an inspiration she is. “I am so happy to see your remarkable progress,” one person commented. “You have overcome so many obstacles and pushed them right out the damn way!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Andrea Poole

Fans Outside Courthouse React to Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Verdict, Celebrate His 'Fresh Start'

A large crowd of spectators gathered outside of the Fairfax County Courthouse awaiting the verdict in theJohnny Deppv.Amber Hearddefamation case Wednesday, erupting into loud cheers when the jury’s decision was formally announced. Fans, mostly pro-Depp, from around the country — and globe — have flocked to the controversial six-week trial,waiting in long lines for a chance to get insidethe courtroom and cheering from the outside. During her testimony, Heard even addressed being “bombarded” with “vitriol” online and while entering the courthouse....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1161 words · Larry Stanton

Father of 14-Year-Old Who Died on Florida Ride Is Starting Scholarship with Settlement Money

Photo: Family Photo; WKMG News 6 Tyre Sampson’s father is working toward change a year after his 14-year-old son died on an amusement park ride in Florida. After Tyrefell to his deathfrom the Orlando FreeFall attraction at ICON Park last March, Yarnell Sampson announced plans to start scholarship opportunities with part of the settlement money his family is receiving, during an event Thursday at the site of therecently dismantled ride....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Hunter Cummings

FDA Recalling 2 Million At-Home COVID Tests from Ellume Due to False Positives

Ellume initially announced a voluntary recall of some of their rapidCOVID-19 testsin October, but Wednesday the FDA said that they had found additional lots of the testing kits that were also showing false positives, and initiated “the most serious type” of their recall. The FDA said that the tests manufactured between Feb. 24 and Aug. 11 “have higher-than-acceptable false positive test results.” The federal agency said there have been 35 reported false positives so far, which could lead to delayed diagnosis or treatment of a person’s actual illness and being incorrectly treated for COVID-19....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Bryan Moran

Feds Charge 5 Suspected Spies Accused of Targeting People in U.S. Who Have Criticized Chinese Government

Skater Alysa Liu competes in the Beijing Winter Olympics.Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Federal charges were filed this week against five people accused of working for China’s secret police to stalk, harass, and spy on Chinese nationals living in the United States — including U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father. Fan “Frank” Liu, 62, and Matthew Ziburis, 49, were arrested in New York on Tuesday while Shujun Wang, 73, was detained Wednesday morning,according to the U....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Jeffery Hernandez

Felicity Huffman Seen in Her Prison Uniform for the First Time During Visit with Her Family

Felicity Huffmanwas photographed for the first time since reporting to prison for her role in thecollege admissions scandal.Huffman, 56, was seen on Saturday wearing a green prison jumpsuit at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, which is located just under five-and-a-half hours from the Los Angeles area, where Huffman lives with her family.PEOPLE confirms her husbandWilliam H. Macyvisited the low-security correctional institution for female offenders along with their daughter Georgia, 17....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Robert Bailey

Feline Brains Have Shrunk Significantly Since Humans First Domesticated Cats, Study Finds

Photo: Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesSince humans began nurturing cats aspets, the brains offelineshave gotten significantly smaller, a new study has found.Research published in theRoyal Society Open Science Journalon Wednesday notes that the skull sizes of domestic cats were much smaller than those of European wildcats and African wildcats. The study of brain sizes of domestic cats compared to their wild counterparts goes back several decades. However, to determine if the pattern still holds true, researchers replicated the studies from 1969 and 1972....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1418 words · Michael Thomas

Feminist Activist Alix Dobkin, Who Made Music Celebrating Being Lesbian, Dies at 80

Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Alix Dobkin, a feminist singer who celebrated lesbian life through her music, has died at the age 80, her family announced. Dobkin died at her home on Wednesday after experiencing a brain aneurysm and stroke, according to herCaring Bridge page. “Alix came home last Saturday night, and was resting comfortably with great care from a hospice team, as well as from family and friends,” the family wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Jennifer Floyd

Fighter Jet Crash in France Leaves Belgian Pilot Dangling on a Power Cable for 2 Hours

Photo: Morbihan Prefecture/AP/Shutterstock Two Belgian fighter pilots were forced to eject from their aircraft on Thursday, and while both are in “good health” now, one was left dangling from a power line for two hours after his parachute got tangled up in the cords. The F-16 fighter plane crashed in western France near Lorient, theBelgian Air Force announcedon Twitter on Thursday, saying that both the pilot and copilot ejected before the crash....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Tracy Rosales