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Within twenty-four hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while governments were still contemplating what actions to take, companies began announcing their exits from Vladimir Putin’s country. None of the government hand-wringing slowed down corporations and Anonymous from taking a stand on the situation. Now, Budweiser is jumping on board the wagon, more than a month since the invasion first occurred. Before
Researchers ran a test on a decommissioned TV Satellite with permission to see how easy it would be to take a channel over and broadcast to North America. Something in me would be pretty thrilled to be able to broadcast and distribute the way these folks did. While they did it with permission I am sure we will see folks
If you're in New Jersey you will need to go to the mall and try RoboBurger, seems like someone has come up with a machine to make you a fresh hot steaming burger. Not something that is microwaved and warmed up. I love it when people create cool stuff like this. I just want to know how it tastes.
OnePlus have announced the launch event for the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G in Europe, North America and India - it's going to be 1500 BST on Thursday 31st March 2022. That's next week and yes, the clocks go forward this weekend (if you are in Europe). The 10 Pro's been available in China for a couple of months now, so
Nothing is Carl Pei's latest venture after leaving the OnePlus smartphone company in 2020. Now employing 300 people in six countries, the first product, wireless earphones called ear(1), were very well received for their design, audio quality and price. The ear(1) are transparent and have sold over 400,000 units at a reasonable GB£100. The ear(1) was always intended to the
Accessibility is extremely important. Microsoft appears to understand that. The company announced that Microsoft Edge will now provide auto-generated alt text for images that do not include it. Auto-generated alt text helps users of assistive technology, such as screen readers discover the meaning or intent of images on the web. Many people who are blind or low vision experience the
PayPal announced that it is expanding its money services to help Ukraine humanitarian efforts. In short, it is offering specific services that will enable people to provide help. It also included a step-by-step way for Ukrainian people to set up a PayPal account. As the crisis deepens, there is an ever growing need to help people in the region access
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has sued Meta over its misleading conduct for publishing scam celebrity crypto ads on Facebook. The lawsuit includes Ireland Limited (which is also part of Meta). The ACCC alleges that Meta “engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by publishing scam advertisements featuring prominent Australian public figures.” It also alleges that that Meta
The Webb telescope alignments and performance is exceeding scientist expectations in early testing and as final alignments wrap up the space telescope will soon be able to start doing real science and the team is excited at what they may see. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow
CNBC reported that the UK Government has announced that executives of social media companies (like Meta, Google, Twitter, and TikTok) could now face prosecution or jail time within two months of the new Online Safety Bill becoming law, instead of two years as it was previously drafted. According to CNBC, The Online Safety Bill aims to make it mandatory for
It probably should not be a surprise to anyone that Netflix is aware that some people share their Netflix subscription with people who live outside of their household. In response, Netflix is in the process of cracking down on that practice. Soon, Netflix users will be required to pay more to share their account with a person who doesn’t live
CNBC reported on March 14, 2022, that Meta has backtracked on their terrible decision. According to CNBC, Meta Platforms clarified that users cannot make posts calling for the assassination of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin or other heads of state. Meta (parent company of Facebook) also said that a previously reported temporary easing of its hate speech policy now only applies
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