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Uber discovered its computer network had been breached on Thursday, leading the company to take several of its internal communications and engineering systems offline as it investigated the extent of the hack, The New York Times reported. The breach appeared to have compromised many of Uber’s internal systems, and a person claiming responsibility for the hack sent images of email,
YouTube has increased the number of ads viewers endure to unprecedented numbers. Some of them are as short as six seconds, with many ads across programming unable to be skipped, and viewers are not happy. This is one reason why I pay for an ad-free YouTuber experience. How many ads are you being forced to watch on my YouTube channel?
Over the years, headphones have been predominately black with a few exceptions like Sennheiser's HD414s and their iconic yellow ear pads. Apple made white fashionable with the AirPods and since there have been a few companies offering vibrantly coloured earbuds. Today, rather than standing out, the JLab Go Air Tones earbuds look to blend in with a collection of seven
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the company stifled competition and caused increased prices across California through anticompetitive contracting practices in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law and Cartwright Act. Further information includes: In order to avoid competing on prices with other online e-commerce sites, Amazon requires merchants to enter into agreements that severely
Patreon founder and CEO, Jack Conte, announced a layoff at Patreon of 80 people. This comes after Patreon laid off at least five employees from its security engineering team. It certainly sounds like things are not going very well for Patreon. In “A note from Jack”, CEO Jack Conte clarified what has happened within his company. The note was posted
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed a first-of-its kind social media transparency measure to protect Californians from hate and disinformation spread online. Bill 587 was proposed by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D - Encino) and is called “Social media companies: terms of service”. The law requires social media companies to report data on their enforcement of the policies.
Starbucks announced Starbucks Odyssey, a new experience powered by Web3 technology that will offer Starbucks Rewards members and Starbucks partners (employees) in the United States the opportunity to earn and purchase digital collectable assets that will unlock new benefits and immersive coffee experiences. Starbucks claims it is one of the first companies to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFT’s) with an industry-leading