Monthly Archives: August 2020
Trump issues sweeping executive orders against TikTok and WeChat
In another escalation of the White House’s vendetta against popular video sharing app TikTok, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order against its parent company ByteDance. This means that, starting 45 days from today, everyone in the U.S. will be banned from doing any business with ByteDance or any of its subsidiaries — including […]
Facebook tells employees they can work from home until July 2021
Facebook employees will be allowed to work from home for nearly one more year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported Friday. A company spokeswoman said Facebook will also give employees $1,000 for home office needs. “Based on guidance from health and government experts, as well as decisions drawn from our internal discussions about these […]
HBO Max's 'Raised By Wolves' trailer looks very Ridley Scott
The official trailer for Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi show Raised By Wolves has arrived, and it looks extremely Ridley Scott. Not to be confused with the CBS comedy pilot previously titled Please Hold for Frankie Wolfe, HBO Max’s 10-episode series follows two androids — Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim) — who are raising […]
Mark Zuckerberg's first Reel is fine. It's just fine.
When in doubt, feature a dog. Mark Zuckerberg posted his first Reel Wednesday, and well, it’s fine. Reels are Facebook-owned Instagram’s answer to TikTok: Looping, easily editable, maximum 15 second videos featuring a wide catalogue of music and visual overlays. Instagram users post Reels to their feed (not their Stories), and popular Reels will get […]
Pixel 4a is the only phone Google is selling in the U.S. right now
Google’s Pixel 4a is the only phone available in the U.S. Google Store right now. This is due to the fact that the Pixel 3a, the Pixel 4 and the Pixel 4 XL are all listed as “out of stock.” In fact, since the Pixel 4a isn’t launching for two more weeks and is only […]
Netflix's 'Immigration Nation' damns the system by telling the truth
Six hours of a stranger’s time is a big ask, especially if you’re vouching for a show you haven’t seen yet. But leading up to the August 3 release of Netflix’s Immigration Nation, plenty of people ventured out on that limb to promote the series on social media. This came after one of its main […]
Engineer who took Google's self-driving secrets to Uber sentenced to 18 months
Former Uber engineer Anthony Levandowski has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets from Waymo, Google’s self-driving car division. He’s also agreed to pay over $756,000 to the company, plus a fine of $95,000 — which will be a feat considering Levandowski’s already been bankrupted by a $179 million […]
Instagram Stories' new font looks an awful lot like Comic Sans
Instagram rolled out several new fonts to Create Mode for Stories today, allowing users to issue their transient missives in a wider selection of styles. Typically, having more options to choose from when crafting Stories would be a welcome development. However, numerous people have been distressed to discover one of Instagram’s new fonts bears an […]
David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth' is getting rebooted with rapper Dave and Hans Zimmer
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Twitter may have to pay hundreds of millions in fines for privacy screw-up
As far as mistakes go, Twitter’s notorious two-factor authentication boondoggle could end being a costly one. Buried deep inside the company’s Monday 10Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission is a note that the social media giant might end up on the receiving end of up to $250 million in fines. At issue was […]