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Scams are a dime a dozen these days—so much so, you're pretty safe ignoring most of the messages you receive from unknown senders. But every now and then, an uncommon message isn't a scam, spam, or malicious in intent; in fact, sometimes, it's an official message from none other than Apple, warning you that you're being spied on. As much as this situation sounds like classic spam, it's very much not: Apple actually did send alerts to users on Wednesday warning them they might be targeted by "mercenary spyware attacks." Two of the users Apple alerted were Ciro Pellegrino, an Italian journalist for Fanpage, and Eva Vlaardingerbroek, a Dutch right-wing activist. You can see an excerpt of the alert below: “ “Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercen...

Thanks to some smart (and aggressive) marketing, Duolingo has cemented itself as one of the most popular language learning apps in the world. That said, it isn't without competition: There are plenty of alternatives to consider, and if you're peeved about Duolingo's plans to phase out its contract workers in favor of using AI, you might be looking into them. There's now a new competitor for Duo's crown, but it certainly isn't a replacement for the AI-averse. It's also far from an underdog, considering the service comes from none other than Google. Yesterday, the company announced a new AI-powered language learning experience it calls Little Language Lessons. It isn't an app, rather an experiment in Google Labs that offers small doses of lessons and immersion for a handful of different lang...