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The Verge holds Live Online Event on Real-World Implications of Section 230 Reform

The tech website The Verge has announced it will be holding a Live Online Event on Monday, March 1st at 2pm ET / 11am PT to talk about Section 230 and the future of tech regulation.  Section 230, which turned 25 years old this February, has played a central role in shaping the internet. Over the past year, Congress has introduced several proposals to change the law — some of […]

todayMarch 1, 2021

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Xiaomi says its ‘Air Charge’ technology works over several meters

Xiaomi has announced “Mi Air Charge Technology,” a wireless charging system that the company claims is able to charge devices “within a radius of several meters.” Multiple devices can be charged at 5W at the same time, according to Xiaomi, and physical obstacles apparently don’t reduce charging efficiency. Xiaomi says the technology will also work with smartwatches and fitness bracelets. Another goal is to make “living rooms truly wireless,” with speakers, lamps, […]

todayFebruary 11, 2021

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The CFPB is investigating Venmo’s Collection Practices

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) is investigating money transfer app Venmo over the way it handles collections, a new regulatory filing shows. The filing shows Venmo owner PayPal received a Civil Investigative Demand from the CFPB on January 21st, “related to Venmo’s unauthorized funds transfers and collections processes, and related matters.” PayPal said in a statement emailed to The Verge that it was […]

todayFebruary 10, 2021

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WhatsApp to delay New Privacy Policy over Facebook Data Sharing

WhatsApp on Friday announced a three-month delay of a new privacy policy originally slated to go into effect on February 8th following widespread confusion over whether the new policy would mandate data sharing with Facebook. The update does not in fact affect data sharing with Facebook with regard to user chats or other profile information; WhatsApp has repeatedly clarified that its update addresses business chats in the event a user converses […]

todayJanuary 18, 2021

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Use of Clearview AI facial recognition tech spiked as law enforcement seeks to identify Capitol mob

Clearview AI’s CEO says use of his company’s facial recognition technology among law enforcement spiked 26 percent the day after a mob of pro-Trump rioters attacked the US Capitol. First reported by the New York Times, Hoan Ton-That confirmed in an interview with The Verge that Clearview saw a sharp increase in use on January 7th, compared to its usual weekday search volume. The January 6th attack was broadcast live […]

todayJanuary 13, 2021

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Reddit bans r/donaldtrump forum for inciting violence

Reddit has banned r/donaldtrump for encouraging and glorifying violence after last Wednesday’s mob attack on the US Capitol. Axios reporter Sara Fischer first reported the news, noting that the unofficial pro-Trump forum had been given multiple warnings. A Reddit splash page says the subreddit was “banned due to a violation of Reddit’s rules against inciting violence.” “Reddit’s site-wide policies prohibit content that promotes hate, or encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence against […]

todayJanuary 12, 2021

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Ticketmaster will pay $10 million for Hacking Rival Ticket Seller CrowdSurge

Ticketmaster has agreed to pay $10 million for breaking into a competitors’ network. The company and its parent Live Nation admitted to hiring a former employee from rival ticket seller CrowdSurge, then using his knowledge — including old usernames and passwords — to learn CrowdSurge’s inner workings and “cut [the company] off at the knees.” “Ticketmaster employees repeatedly — and illegally — accessed a competitor’s computers without authorization using stolen […]

todayJanuary 6, 2021

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Does a Charger Come With That? For Many New Top Brand Phones, apparently NOT.

If you're planning to get yourself a new mobile phone from big-time manufacturers like Apple, Xiamoi, or Samsung, it looks like a new charger won’t come with it. Lei Jun, the CEO of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, has confirmed that its upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger, citing "environmental concerns." While that’s a legitimate argument against providing yet another hunk of plastic that resembles all the […]

todayDecember 30, 2020

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Investor sues CD Projekt over botched CyberPunk 2077 launch

The anticipated CyberPunk 2077 launch wasn’t just a disaster for gamers, but for the game’s investors, too. A lawsuit filed yesterday against CD Projekt, the company behind Cyberpunk, claims investors were misled about the game’s performance ahead of its release, causing a significant stock price drop and losses. CD Projekt allegedly failed to convey that the game was “virtually unplayable,” the lawsuit states, and instead marketed it as a success […]

todayDecember 28, 2020

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