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The past few days have been a whirlwind for Locast, and unfortunately, it was all a downward spiral. Initially, the company lost in court versus major media companies CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox. Locast rebroadcasts them and, since it’s free, the channels don’t get a cut. However, since the rebroadcaster does ask for donations, the media companies seized on that,
On Sunday morning I was looking forward to a lazy few hours in my PJs. The plan called for a hearty breakfast, freshly ground coffee, some light reading and a hot shower before deciding what to do for the reminder of the day. Regrettably, the unexpectedly cold water from the showerhead put an end to an otherwise agreeable time. Further
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg regarding the company’s removal of NYC’s Ad Observatory from the platform. The letter was written by Acting Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Samuel Levine. Facebook posted on its Newsroom that it had disabled the accounts, apps, Pages, and platform access associated with NYU’s Ad Observatory Project and
The U.S. Senate is facing backlash from the cryptocurrency industry over a portion of the Infrastructure bill that would require crypto brokers to report customer information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), CNBC reported. The bill broadens the definition of a “broker” to include anyone who is “responsible for regularly providing any service effectuating transfers of digital assets on behalf
Zoom has agreed to settle a lawsuit over “Zoombombing”, The New York Times reported. More specifically, Zoom Video Communications has agreed to pay $85 million and improve its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of its users. As you may recall, Zoom became exceeding popular when businesses turned to “work from home” and schools shifted
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted to ramp up law enforcement against repair restrictions that prevent small businesses, workers, consumers, and even government entities from fixing their own products. This decision essentially puts the “right to repair” in place. The Commission voted 5-0 to approve the policy statement during an open Commission meeting that was live streamed to its
Emojipedia posted original sample images visualizing how new emojis might look when they come to fruition. The mockups might, or might not, resemble the final versions from each platform vendor. The final list of 2021 - 2022 Emoji will be approved in September 2021. Here are a few new Emoji that I found interesting: Pregnant Man and Pregnant Person are