Monthly Archives: July 2020
Seth Rogen tells Jimmy Fallon about his 'illegal clay deal' to feed his coronavirus pottery hobby
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted thousands to take up new hobbies while cooped up at home, and actor Seth Rogen is no exception. Speaking to Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, Rogen said he’s been filling his time with “a lot of pottery,” which he’d been reluctant to try but quickly fell in love with. “Clay […]
Facebook boasts that ad boycott won't make a dent
Boycott, schmoycott. Despite over 1,000 major advertisers participating in a July advertising boycott over the way Facebook handles hateful content, the company said in its Q2 2020 earnings report that its advertising business is doing fine and dandy. Last quarter, Facebook made $18.3 billion in advertising revenue, which blew past investor expectations. While the company […]
Twitter reveals exactly how bitcoin scammers hacked Elon Musk's, Kim Kardashian's accounts
Twitter just released an update on the massive hack that prompted the Great Blue Tick Silence of 2020, letting us know exactly how many accounts were actually impacted. On July 15, hackers posted tweets from several prominent, verified Twitter users’ accounts, falsely claiming that any bitcoin sent to a certain address would be paid back […]
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'The Speed Cubers' takes on the world of competitive Rubik's Cube solving
Speedcubing is the sport of solving a classic Rubik’s Cube — or a related combination puzzle — in the shortest amount of time possible. And, no, it is not for the faint of heart. The new Netflix documentary on this subject, The Speed Cubers, dives headfirst into the friendly but competitive speedcubing culture. The 40-minute film is […]
Everything that happened at the Big Tech antitrust hearing
There was yelling. There was butt-kissing. There was Jeff Bezos forgetting to take himself off mute. Another congressional hearing where members of congress get to blast tech CEOs with questions – some crucial, some nonsense – is in the books. As a hearing on antitrust law, it was a historic moment of reckoning with the […]
Hey Congress, never lump Big Tech CEOs together again
Remember back in the 20th century when Congress held “big business” antitrust hearings with the CEOs of Standard Oil, Ford, U.S. Steel, IBM, and AT&T all testifying at the same time? No? That’s probably because it never happened. Despite the fact that all of those giant companies were accused of antitrust violations — and in […]
Here's how to get 3 months of Tidal HiFi for just $1
TL;DR: As of July 28, you can get a three-month Tidal HiFi subscription for only 99 cents (normally $19.99/month) if you sign up through Best Buy. After that period, you’ll pay just $14.99 a month to continue your membership. From Gov Ball to Bonnaroo to Taylor Swift‘s bicoastal Lover Fest, this summer’s music festival season […]
Big Tech CEOs will face 'anti-conservative bias' claims at hearing. They're BS—and dangerous.
When the CEOs of Big Tech testify in Congress on Wednesday, they’ll almost certainly be hit with a dubious and regular Republican talking point: censorship of conservative voices on social media. President Donald Trump and other politicians and pundits on the right love to complain that social media companies “censor conservatives.” There is no evidence […]
Booze delivery app Drizly hit by massive data breach affecting 2.5 million accounts
Alcohol delivery app Drizly has been hit with a huge data breach, revealing customers’ email addresses, birthdays, encrypted passwords, and even delivery addresses. You’d hope hackers would at least have the decency to leave our liquor alone amidst this incredibly trying pandemic, but apparently nothing is sacred. In a statement to Mashable, Drizly said it […]