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Enlarge ImageLeslie Jones (right) has been targeted by some of the worst elements on the inteet. Hopper Stone The worst parts of the inteet have tued their sights on Leslie Jones.Over the past month, the comedian and "Ghostbusters" star has been the target of people sending racist and misogynist messages over social media. The campaign against her appeared to intensify after she called attention to it in July. Now, hackers appear to have broken into her personal website and potentially other accounts, posting personal information such as her driver's license and passport, as well as intimate photos, according ...

A crowd gathers at Parc Paragon in Bangkok to catch Pokemon. Vichan Poti/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images Pokemon Go players in Bangkok are being blamed for an increase in road accidents -- and Thai authorities want to put a stop to it, the Bangkok Post reports.A group of 50 police officers, described as "catchers of Pokemon catchers" by Bangkok police chief Sanit Mahathavo, will be equipped with mobile phone cameras. They will patrol 10 areas with busy traffic, which will be no-go zones for Pokemon hunters.If caught ruing while using a phone or hindering traffic while driving carelessly, players will f...

Sonos will share its vision of "the future of sound" at a media event on August 30 in New York. While no new hardware is expected, the event will likely outline additional functionality for the company's existing line of wireless audio products -- including the Play:5, which was introduced in 2015. In a March blogpost, CEO John MacFarlane said the company would be making some changes to its strategy which lead to job losses. "As we look to the future there are two big areas that we're leaning into: paid streaming services, and voice control," MacFarlane said at the time. Sonos In particular, MacFarlane ...

Enlarge ImageSarah Silverman speaking during the Democratic National Convention. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, offering her support for the soon-to-be-official nominee, Hillary Clinton. On Wednesday, a suspiciously anti-Hillary post popped up on her Twitter account. The tweet was quickly deleted and followed by an all-caps denunciation: "MY TWITTER ACCT GOT HACKED THIS IS NOT ME" "Hillary heard the passion of the people, the people behind Beie," said Silverman, who had been supporting Clint...

Which Pokemon Go character are you? The results are shocking. Today Russ and Jeff breakdown the mobile phenomenon, blow on the cartridge of the NES Classic Edition and discuss what they bought on Amazon Prime Day. The 404 Show # 1669 Your browser does not support the audio element. Download today's podcastThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.Recommended article from FiveFilters.org: Most Labour MPs in the UK Are Revolting....

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Browns ruing back Isaiah Crowell. Jason Miller/Getty Images After black men Alton Sterling and Philando Castile were killed by police officers, social media was filled with extremes of anger. Cleveland Browns ruing back Isaiah Crowell expressed his ire by going to Instagram and posting an illustration of a masked man executing a police officer, ISIS-style. (You can view the image, which is disturbing, here.) His caption read: "Mood: They give polices [sic] all types of weapons and they continually choose to kill us.....

Now you can add several language translations to a Facebook post. Facebook We hear it all the time: Facebook has 1.65 billion users worldwide. But that also implies something else that can go overlooked -- there are a whole lot of languages being used on Facebook.The social network wants to make it easier for people to communicate with a global audience -- even if you don't speak a language other than your own. On Friday, the company introduced new software that automatically translates Facebook posts to several different languages. Once you publish your post, Facebook will show it to people in their preferre...

The aual E3 gaming show is the gaming equivalent of the State of the Union address. Each of the companies recap the year that was, and -- more importantly -- offer a look at what's to come. For Nintendo, the show was largely a placeholder -- the company showed off its new Zelda game, but deferred details on its next-gen NX console until later this year (both are coming in 2017). But for Microsoft and Sony, we got a fairly detailed look at how the next year is shaping up for both rival gaming platforms.Here...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.The note in question. Rebecca Landis Hayes/ Facebook screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Have you ever found a note -- a note written by some outraged soul -- on your car?How often is that soul right? How often do you suspect that soul is just someone who enjoys outrage? Rebecca Landis Hayes says she received such a note while shopping at the Coddle Creek Shopping Center in Concord, North Carolina.She posted it to her Facebook page, because it outraged her."This parking is for veterans, lady," the note read. "Lea to r...