The hot e-commerce app Wish has “hundreds of millions of users” (plus other fascinating stats)

 Last week, toward the end of a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco, GGV Capital managing director Hans Tung took the stage to interview one of his portfolio CEOs, Peter Szulczewski of Wish. With an increasingly boisterous crowd as their background, Tung managed to ferret out lots of fascinating  information from the highly personable Szulczewski, who looked very […]

High schoolers allegedly chant ‘build a wall’ at Latino basketball players

Indiana high school students allegedly held a poster of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and reportedly chanted “build a wall” at Latino basketball players from a rival school at a game on Friday, according to local reports A section of Andrean High School students dressed in red, white and blue and reportedly invoked Trump’s immigration […]

Criticism prompts UK government to change Internet spying law

LONDON — A proposed new Internet surveillance law has been amended by the British government to strengthen privacy protections after it was criticised by lawmakers Home Secretary Theresa May published the Investigatory Powers Bill Tuesday, saying she hoped it would get parliamentary approval and become law by the end of the year. See also: Why […]

Pentagon divulges a new weapon against ISIS: cyberattacks

The U.S. airstrike campaign against the Islamic State is public knowledge. But on Monday, the Pentagon admitted for the first time during an active war that it had used cyberattacks against the extremist group, too. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said they plan to step […]

7 tips to throw a sensational Super Tuesday extravaganza

Super Tuesday has arrived and we’re sure you want to celebrate in style. Follow these seven expert tips if you want your friends to elect your party the winner of all Super Tuesday parties. From politically festive food to themed decorations, Mashable has all of your party needs covered. Do the biggest day of 2016 […]

Checkbook lets you email anyone a digital check and deposit it free

 If you’re sick of running out of paper checks and stamps or hassling with routing numbers to send zero-fee payments, you can bank on Checkbook. The startup today launches its digital check service where you can send anyone a check with just their email address, and they can deposit it immediately online to get their […]

Facebook LatAm VP arrested in Brazil over failure to comply with WhatsApp court order

 It looks like Apple isn’t the only tech giant battling against authorities over privacy issues and court orders. Today it emerged that Facebook’s vice president in Latin America, Diego Dzodan, was detailed by police in Brazil in connection with an ongoing investigation involving WhatsApp, a messaging app owned by Facebook. Facebook has hit back claiming it cannot […]

The AP debuts “Election Buzz,” a tool that uses Twitter and Google data to track the U.S. elections

 Just in time for Super Tuesday, the AP has launched a new tool in partnership with Google and Twitter that helps voters visualize what people are saying about the current elections, candidates and issues, as well as how that interest has changed over time. Effectively, the product, called AP Election Buzz, is a lot like a […]

The real Betty Boop sued the cartoonist who used her likeness

c. 1930 Image: Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS Born in the Bronx in 1904, Helen Kane (née Schroeder) worked as an actress, dancer and singer in the New York vaudeville scene throughout the 1920s Following a string of appearances at the 44th Street Theatre, she was booked for a solo performance at the Paramount Theater in Times Square, […]

Show us what energizes your morning in this week’s photo challenge

Sometimes getting up in the morning is hard and we all need a little push. For this week’s photo challenge, we want to see what gets your engines running when the sun comes up. Mashable is partnering with belVita, whose breakfast biscuits have been specially baked to release four hours of nutritious, steady energy. So, we’re […]