This is the new Apple product I’m most looking forward to
The longer the coronavirus pandemic has dragged on — which is to say, the longer I’ve gone without being able to travel, which is something …
Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming.
Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
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This will make you never want to use a home security camera again
Not only is there a good chance that Chinese authorities are watching citizens at any given moment in the country, where surveillance is so pervasive …
Scammy iOS app tricked an iPhone user and stole his life’s savings
The Android mobile operating system tends to attract an outsized share of scrutiny when it comes to the prevalence of scammy, malicious apps that target …
NY just legalized recreational marijuana, and this is when you can buy it
New York leaders have reached a deal to legalize weed across the state, a move that represents another victory in the state-by-state push by pot …
Time-traveling TikTok user says he’s returned from the future with terrible news
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before — a time-traveling TikTok-er has just returned from the future, claiming to have visited Earth in 2027 …
Why is Disney making Pixar movies free to stream on Disney+?
Here are some things we know for certain about Pixar movies. For one, they have a baked-in audience for each new release, a consequence of …
This app will help you jump aboard the hot new NFT bandwagon
The NFT craze keeps rolling right along, following a string of high-profile announcements and top-dollar sales that we’ve covered in previous posts. Among the new …
This new Android malware is so devious
Security researchers have found a new example of Android malware that is almost as devious as it gets, in terms of the way that it …
These Apple TV+ shows are hitting it out of the park with critics
Apple’s streaming TV service Apple TV+ is still nowhere near the size of rivals like Netflix, Amazon, and the like, in terms of its library …
These Android and iOS apps are robbing people blind
These days, there are so many scam alerts, hackers trying to sneak malicious apps onto app store platforms, and legitimate-looking apps that turn out to …
Watch people lose their minds over SpaceX rocket debris lighting up the sky
Chances are, your social media feeds on Thursday night probably included some pictures and videos of the night sky from the Pacific Northwest, thanks to …
People are already making an insane amount of money from NFTs
Around about the time that Grimes pulled in a cool $6 million or so from a set of digital art she sold as part of …
Disney+ is the king of the streaming hill right now
Marvel fans had a new reason to rejoice this past weekend, when the debut episode of the entertainment giant’s new superhero TV series The Falcon …
Some companies steal your data, but this one will pay you for it
In a world where data privacy is increasingly prized by consumers who have gotten tired of watching companies steal and take advantage of their data …
The best alien invasion movie of the decade is now free to stream – here’s where to watch it
Maybe it’s partly because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a good chunk of my TV- and movie-watching at the moment has tended to involve sci-fi …
You’ll never look at Apple’s FaceTime the same way again after reading this story
During the pandemic year of 2020, millions of people around the world were confronted with a strange, potentially life-altering Rorschach test. Only, instead of a …
Don’t get fooled by this fake, malicious version of the Clubhouse app
The new audio-centric Clubhouse app is the latest social network that everyone is buzzing about, with the new app’s cachet having risen so precipitously that …
Reverse SEO? Hospitals caught hiding price details from Google Search
Most businesses are familiar with the specialized industry that has arisen around how to get their listings more prominently displayed in Google Search rankings, with …
This is some of the worst news that a bank customer can get after a hack
Earlier this month, the Michigan-based bank Flagstar disclosed that a security incident had occurred, following the hack by a group of ransomware attackers who exploited …
This is the reason I rarely open Apple’s Messages app anymore
The SMS messages come with increasing regularity, almost daily now. The Apple Messages app on my iPhone stays loaded up with text messages from Amazon, …
This important Netflix update will affect so many of you
Netflix has another big weekend in store for viewers, with buzzy new series like Sky Rojo now available to stream on the service. That new …
Apple CEO Tim Cook is about to reach a huge milestone
Ahead of the milestone he’ll reach in August — which will mark 10 years since Tim Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as the CEO of Apple, …
Apple TV+ is being held back by its terrible app
If I hadn’t already watched all nine episodes of Calls, a new star-studded drama series that Apple TV+ is debuting on Friday and which the …
This bank will give you a free $1,000 bonus if you open an account before the end of March
SunTrust Bank is among the myriad financial institutions currently touting a variety of new bank account offers, with SunTrust’s offer valid through the end of …
Think 2FA SMS texts make your logins safe? Look how easy they are to hack
Two-factor authentication was back in the news on Thursday, with Facebook announcing its support of physical security keys for 2FA on mobile devices via a …
Hackers keep getting rich off of your stupid mistakes
The cyber landscape continues to be increasingly favorable for hackers and other assorted criminals who initiate hacks and intrusions into peoples’ computers, mobile devices, and …
Security pros don’t put these apps on their smartphones
Tech news headlines have been filled in recent weeks with ominous warnings about data breaches, sketchy phone apps threatening to steal private information on your …
Turn this smartphone setting off if you don’t want to be tracked for ad targeting
By now, most of us are probably resigned to the fact that many of the digital services we use on a daily basis — things …
Deepfakes are getting really weird now
It was something like a week ago when the Internet practically melted down over the disturbingly lifelike deepfakes of Tom Cruise that have been all …
Apple vs Facebook: Guess which one Steve Jobs’ biographer says is a ‘force for good’
On Friday, Bloomberg Businessweek writer Ashlee Vance opened up Twitter and started writing a post about his frustrations with Facebook. Specifically, how he’d been of …
