iPhone users hit with Apple ID expiration scam

In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap, Apple users are being hit by a scam to trick them into handing over their Apple ID passwords and Snapchat is being slammed for releasing a filter critics say amounts to a digital version of blackface.

Apple users are receiving phishing messages designed to trick them into handing over their Apple ID passwords and other pieces of personal information.

People hit by the scam usually receive an unsolicited message which claims to come from Apple, urging them to immediately change their Apple ID password before it expires.
Via: Independent

Visual messaging app Snapchat app came under fire after it released a filter critics said amounted to a digital version of blackface.

The filter attempts to honour late reggae icon Bob Marley by letting users take a selfie in Snapchat and then alters the image to make the user look like Marley, complete with dreadlocks, a colourful hat and brown skin.
Via: USA Today

The Mitsubishi Motors has withdrawn several mini-cars from sale in Japan after admitting it "conducted testing improperly to present better fuel consumption rates than the actual rates".

The affected models are Mitsubishi's own eK Wagon and eK Space, and the Dayz and Dayz Roox vehicles that Mitsubishi makes for Nissan.
Via: Wired

Just a few hours after the passing of legendary musician Prince, Snapchat put out a special geofilter for fans to share and commiserate with.

Google, too, is paying tribute to the late music icon. Its Google Doodle is now a deep shade of purple, and purple rain splatters against it and in the background.
Via: Tech radar

Tech company IoT Group has created the flying selfie stick - a drone-like device that users simply chuck in the air to take photos of themselves.

Once in the air the camera hovers around the user's face and uses face recognition technology to take photos, making Kim Kardashian West's selfies look amateurish by comparison.
BBC

Tesla founder, Elon Musk, is working on a self-driving vehicle that could replace buses.

The billionaire says the mystery vehicle will reduce traffic in cities, but declined to discuss any more details.
Via: Daily Mail