French court upholds 100 mln euro fine against Google for breaches linked to cookie policyverified_publisherReuters
Pregnant man, pregnant person emoji coming to Apple iPhonesverified_publisherFOX Business - Audrey Conklin
NLRB alleges Amazon broke the law with anti-labor action in New Yorkverified_publisherThe Verge - Mitchell Clark
PitchforkNeil YoungJoni Mitchell Says She’s Removing Her Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil YoungPitchfork - Allison HusseyJoni Mitchell has said she’s removing her work from Spotify, in solidarity with Neil Young’s decision to do the same this week. Pitchfork has contacted Spotify for comment. The singer-songwriter posted a statement to her website Friday night (January 28), which reads in full: Young had requested the …
The VergeApple (AAPL)Epic largely lost to Apple, but 35 states are now backing its fight in a higher courtverified_publisherThe Verge - Jay PetersEpic Games may have largely lost its major lawsuit against Apple, but it’s not going out without a fight — and it has some major support in its corner. Soon after the Epic Games v. Apple ruling was issued, Epic appealed, and over the past two days, a large number of organizations have filed amicus …
SamsungSamsung Galaxy S22 cases leak once again, but this time in real-life photospocketnow.com - By Samuel MartinezLatest Articles Score incredible savings on Apple's latest iPad Mini and other great devices that are currently on sale at Amazon.com In Q4 2021, the …
9to5MacApple WatchmacOS 12.3 hints at ultra wideband technology coming to Macsverified_publisher9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoApple this week released the first beta of macOS Monterey 12.3, which comes with new features like Universal Control and secure notes in Safari’s password manager. The update also prepares Apple’s desktop operating system for new technologies, as internal system files hint at ultra wideband (or …
Motorcycle CruiserHondaHonda Has Revived The Fury And Shadow Cruisers For 2022Motorcycle Cruiser - StaffHonda’s retro v-twins, the Fury and Shadow Aero and Phantom are back in the 2022 US cruiser line after skipping last year. Both are unchanged.
Digital CurrencyOpenSea Refunds $1.8M in Ethereum to Users Who Lost NFTs From 'Inactive Listing' Exploit - Decryptdecrypt.co - Kate IrwinOpenSea has now reimbursed 750 Ethereum, about $1.8 million, to users who accidentally sold valuable NFTs at well below their going market rate …
The VergeInformation TechnologyLife360 is getting out of the business of selling its user’s precise location dataverified_publisherThe Verge - Umar ShakirLife360, a safety and tracking service that helps its users to keep tabs on the whereabouts of family and friends who also use the app, is scaling back its user data sales business to just two partners: Allstate Arity and Placer.ai (via The Markup). This news comes after the company announced a …
Ars TechnicaNeil YoungSpotify support buckles under complaints from angry Neil Young fansverified_publisherArs Technica - Tim De ChantYoung: Spotify represents 60 percent of my streams. Neil Young was mad. Now his fans are, too, and they’re telling Spotify about it. Earlier this week, …
StoryboardThe Fraud Case Involving HP's $11.7 Billion Autonomy PurchaseCurated byTechHewlett-Packard's purchase of British software firm Autonomy would quickly go down as a really bad business acquisition. A year after the deal, HP took an $8.8 billion impairment charge and accused Autonomy of "outright misrepresentation," alleging "serious accounting improprieties." At the center of it all is Autonomy's founder and CEO Mike Lynch, who has been indicted by the U.S. on fraud charges. He recently lost a $5 billion fraud lawsuit brought against him by HP in the U.K.
StoryboardThe Rise of the Wordle ClonesCurated byTechIt was only a matter of time before the popularity of Wordle would lead to similar games appearing online. Did you know there are versions of the word-guessing game centered around Pokémon, "Magic: The Gathering," queer culture, and err ... lewdness? Take a look at some of the offshoots, plus why all these clones lack what makes the original Wordle addictive.
MarketWatchNursing'Uber for nurses?': Initiative targets healthcare for a 'gig work' lawverified_publisherMarketWatch - Levi SumagaysayHealthcare, the nation’s fastest-growing industry, could be next in the push for laws to expand gig work. A measure filed this week with the …
BloombergTechnologyTreasury Weighing Alternatives to ID.me Over Privacy Concernsverified_publisherBloomberg - Jennifer Epstein, Shawn Donnan, Dina BassThe Treasury Department is reconsidering the Internal Revenue Service’s reliance on facial recognition software ID.me for access to its website, an …
9to5GoogleLenovoLenovo releases Android 12L Beta 2 for the Tab P12 Pro9to5Google - Abner LiJust over two weeks after the release for Pixel phones, Android 12L Beta 2 is now available on the Lenovo Tab P12 Pro. An upgrade from Developer Preview 1, Android 12L Beta 2 is paired with the 2021-12-01 security patch. Like before, Lenovo offers the “SW flashing packages” and now a “12L Beta2” …
StoryboardApple Says Supply Chain Improving, Reports Record $123.9 Billion in Q1 RevenueCurated byTechLooks like the chip shortage didn't significantly damage Apple's financial performance. The company announced its first quarter earnings for the 2022 fiscal year, with $123.9 billion in revenue (analysts expected $118.66 billion) and an earnings per share of $2.10 (it was estimated to be $1.89). The growth was led by nearly all of Apple's products and services, except for the iPad. Read more for a breakdown of the company's latest earnings report.
9to5MacAppsApple adds support for unlisted apps hosted in the App Store, suitable for organizations and private eventsverified_publisher9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoApple has deployed an interesting new App Store feature called ‘unlisted app distribution’. This means a developer can now publish an app to the App Store that can only be installed via a direct link – the app is unlisted and cannot be found through normal App Store search and discovery means. The …
GizmodoTechnologyThe Apple Drone Is Finally Hereverified_publisherGizmodo - Andrew LiszewskiEven without an ongoing pandemic disrupting supply chains and making it an even bigger challenge to hire seasonal labor, being a farmer is hard work, …
TechCrunchNorthern CaliforniaJoby Aviation wants to conduct dramatic eVTOL flights over San Francisco Bayverified_publisherTechCrunch - Mark HarrisJoby Aviation is seeking permission for a series of high-profile air taxi flights over San Francisco Bay, according to documents filed with the FCC and obtained by TechCrunch. The tests of the startup’s second-generation pre-production prototype, called the S4, would be the first in full view of the …
The GuardianAutism‘Broke our hearts’: autistic boy inspires relaunch of popular gameverified_publisherThe Guardian - Samantha LockAn eight-year-old boy has inspired a developer to relaunch a popular mobile game after it became defunct, leaving his father desperate to find a solution. Jack, who was diagnosed with autism, became enamoured with the game Joe Danger – a motorbike-riding daredevil who takes players on a race across …
VICE AsiaUnited StatesInternet Piracy Is Surging, Researchers Sayverified_publisherVICE Asia - Matthew GaultNew studies reveal that people love to pirate TV and books, and that Americans outpace every other country when it comes to piracy. The pandemic caused piracy to spike in 2020. According to a pair of reports from security researchers, 2021 was another growth year for online piracy. As first spotted …
GizmodoWaymoWaymo Sues California DMV to Keep Autonomous Vehicle Crash Data Secretverified_publisherGizmodo - Mack DeGeurinWaymo, the burgeoning autonomous vehicle company living under the Alphabet umbrella, is suing the California DMV to keep certain records of its test …
The VergeWeb3Three things Web3 should fix in 2022verified_publisherThe Verge - Casey NewtonLast weekend, it felt like everyone I knew was sending me the same link. “The Problem With NFTs,” a long video essay by the Canadian media critic Dan Olson, ricocheted around all corners of the tech world since it was uploaded on Friday. (It now has 2.6 million views and climbing.) Over 138 …
CNBCSoftBank GroupSoftBank confirms departure of COO Marcelo Claure, names new CEO for international unitverified_publisherCNBC - Saheli Roy ChoudhuryJapanese conglomerate SoftBank Group confirmed Friday that Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure is leaving the company after a nine-year …
MashableTechnologyInvestigating the digital wealth gap between users and the tech giants in controlverified_publisherMashableWe're all the losers of the attention economy Imagine social media as a giant factory where the foremen are billionaires. A handful of workers are getting a respectable living wage. Some are scraping together a living only if they hustle hard enough and tolerate a lot of uncertainty and risk. But by …
MashableTechnologyAnti-vaxxers are funding their movement with Instagram Stories and link stickersverified_publisherMashableIt's an easy way to disseminate prohibited content and evade bans. With so many online platforms prohibiting anti-vaccination misinformation, how are anti-vaxxers funding their dangerous movement? Instagram Stories is one major outlet, according to a new report from Media Matters. The report uncovered …
Ars TechnicaGoogle WorkspaceGoogle relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accountsverified_publisherArs Technica - Ron AmadeoLast week, Google essentially told free G Suite users "pay up or lose your account." There is hope for users of Google's "legacy" free G Suite …
InputFashion NovaThe FTC may finally be cracking down on fake product reviewsInput - Annie RauwerdaFashion Nova, which has a history of underpaying factory workers and violating consumer protection law, denies allegations that it manipulated …
Microsoft TeamsThe Microsoft Teams empire is about to expand even furthertechradar.com - Joel KhaliliMicrosoft has launched a new initiative designed to attract even more customers to its collaboration platform, Teams. As described in a Microsoft blog …
TechCrunchRobinhoodWhy Robinhood is getting hammered todayverified_publisherTechCrunch - Alex WilhelmThe 2020-2021 trading and investing boom lifted a number of companies’ revenue growth, fundraising and narrative strength. Some of the best-known even went public on the back of a global trend that made their businesses shine. Now that shine is fading, and the value of select fintech concerns is in …
The VergeDigital CurrencyHackers have stolen $80 million in cryptocurrency from the Qubit DeFi platformverified_publisherThe Verge - Corin FaifeQubit Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has become the latest victim of a high-value theft, with hackers stealing around $80 million in cryptocurrency on Thursday. The value of cryptocurrency stolen makes this the largest hack of 2022 so far. Qubit Finance acknowledge the hack in an …
9to5MacTechnologyUS version of Pegasus was bought and tested by the FBI in 2019, but never usedverified_publisher9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyA special US version of Pegasus smartphone spyware was created by NSO, and purchased by the FBI, a new report reveals today. The Drug Enforcement Agency, Secret Service, and the US military also held discussions with the Israeli spyware company. Israel had always insisted that NSO make Pegasus …
PCMagTechnologyAutonomous Robots Prove to Be Better Surgeons Than Humansverified_publisherPCMag - Stephanie MlotThe STAR robot successfully performed numerous surgeries 'significantly better' than their human counterparts. In a major step toward autonomous …
