Privacy

Clearview AI Settles Lawsuit Brought By ACLU

You’ve probably heard of Clearview AI, a company that unethically captured more than 10 billion “faceprints” from people’s online photos across the globe – without the consent do so. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against Clearview…

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Twitter

Twitter Doesn’t Want Copypasta Or Duplicate Content

Twitter has decided to crack down on “copypasta” and tweets that include duplicate content. I’m not surprised by this at all, considering that other social media sites, including Instagram, are making a push towards original content. On May 10, 2022,…

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Apple

Apple Ends Production Of The iPod Touch

Apple announced in a newsroom post titled: “The music lives on”, that the iPod touch will be available while supplies last. This is the end of the run for iPod touch. “Since its introduction over 20 years ago, iPod has…

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Podcast

Episode 1600!

Episode 1600 is finally in the can with your host fighting a massive head cold. Super excited to take you down memory lane. Give out a prize and also give away some money for the next show. This has been a long haul to get here and now on to 1700. I do want to thank GoDaddy for their long-term sponsorship of the show and of course the ongoing support of the GNC Insiders.

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Todd Cochrane
Podcast
Information

Intuit To Pay $141M Settlement Over “Free” Turbo Tax Ads

The New York Attorney General, Letitia James, announced a record multistate agreement with the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving millions of low-income Americans into paying for tax services that should have been free. The press release continues:…

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Gaming

Play Fortnite For Free With Xbox Cloud Gaming

Catherine Gluckstein, Vice President and Head of Product, Xbox Cloud Gaming posted a blog titled: “Play Fortnite on iOS, iPadOs, Android Phones and Tablets, and Windows PC with Xbox Cloud Gaming for Free”. To me, this sounds like a great…

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