Hacker

Uber Investigating Breach Of Its Computer Systems

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…

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JenThorpe
Podcast

YouTube Increases Ad Load #1622

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?

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
headphones

JLab Offers Skin Tone Wireless Earbuds with the Go Air Tones

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.…

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Andrew
amazon
California Attorney General Sues Amazon For Blocking Price Competition

California Attorney General Sues Amazon For Blocking Price Competition

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…

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JenThorpe
Patreon
Patreon Laid Off 80 People

Patreon Laid Off 80 People

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…

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JenThorpe
Social Media

Governor Newsom Signs Social Media Transparency Measure

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…

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JenThorpe
Information
Starbucks Introduces Starbucks Odyssey

Starbucks Introduces Starbucks Odyssey

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…

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JenThorpe