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A publicly facing T-Mobile site with no password protection risked exposing personal data like names, addresses, and the status of bill payments for anyone to look up. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/another-t-mobile-bug-reportedly-exposed-sensitive-customer-account-data/

It's not just a US only feature, as we've discovered. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/amazons-real-time-map-tracker-is-also-live-in-the-uk/

Will be legal tender in England, but good luck with that. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/northern-ireland-to-introduce-portrait-banknotes/

Goodbye, Vevo. Your reason for existing was always a bit confusing, but it was still a pretty okay run. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/record-labels-sensibly-decide-to-wind-down-pointless-vevo-service/

OK, who remembers the word processor wars? Back in the day, the world had a choice of four or more desktop document editing packages, but unless you are a diehard fan of WordStar (these exist , ask George R. R. Martin), chances are you are using Microsoft Word or Open Office on the desktop, despite their respective foibles. Online tools such as Google Docs also exist, but all seem to be built around the needs of office workers rather than writers. So, is there a place for alternatives, not in terms of “alternative to Microsoft” but “alternative to the default set of office features”? I hadn’t heard of Mellel Word Processor for Mac, which is aimed at authors and academics, so I thought I would catch up with the company and find out what makes them tick. Answers below! 1. Where did Mellel come from, i.e. why was it founded? Mellel for Mac is the brainchild of 2 brothers: Ori and Eyal Redler. Ori, an editor-in-chief, was fed up with the limited and quirky-behaving word processors devel...

Around schools, playgrounds, and hospitals. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/wales-is-getting-ready-to-ban-smoking-in-some-outdoor-areas/

It's nice now and like a proper workplace they say. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/05/kind-and-caring-new-uber-uk-offers-drivers-sick-and-maternity-pay/