Meta faces €2.7bn civil lawsuit for exploiting UK users’ data
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Meta faces €2.7bn civil lawsuit for exploiting UK users’ data
A multi-billion euro case is set to be launched against Meta in the United Kingdom, which could see up to 44 million UK Facebook users compensated a shared €2.7bn in damages.
Amazon worker says he received daily texts about losing paid time off while he was sick with COVID-19
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-worker-covid-19-got-texts-losing-time-off-report-2022-1
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Amazon worker says he received daily texts about losing paid time off while he was sick with COVID-19
Amazon worker Drew Duzinskas told NBC the company appears to want to "take the human out of human resources."
Facebook sued for billions over harvesting people's data
https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-sued-billions-over-harvesting-peoples-data-1669352
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Newsweek
Facebook sued for billions over harvesting people's data
The lawsuit argues Meta should pay its 44 million British users compensation for taking all their personal and private data between 2015 and 2019.
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Silicon Valley says kids over the age of 13 can handle the big, bad world of social media. Experts say that's the result of a 'problematic' 1990s internet law.
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-must-be-13-facebook-instagram-problematic-law-coppa-2022-1
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Silicon Valley says kids over the age of 13 can handle the big, bad world of social media. Experts say that's the result of a 'problematic'…
Experts told Insider that even if the law, COPPA, and the industry's age limit of 13 were raised, it wouldn't entirely ensure kids' safety online.
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PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/paypal-stole-users-money-after-freezing-seizing-funds-lawsuit-alleges/
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Ars Technica
PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges
User policies “cannot be used as a ‘license to steal.’”
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Netflix Raises Prices on All Plans in US+Canada
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/14/22884263/netflix-price-increases-2021-us-canada-all-plans-hd-4k
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Netflix raises prices on all plans in US
4K Netflix now costs $20 per month.
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Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60001144
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Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin
Elon Musk's plans send the value of the cryptocurrency soaring.
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Google, Facebook CEOs oversaw illegal ad auction deal that gave Facebook an advantage, states allege
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/14/google-facebook-ceos-oversaw-a-2018-ad-auction-deal-states-allege.html
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Google, Facebook CEOs oversaw illegal ad auction deal that gave Facebook an advantage, states allege
Chief executives of Google and Facebook personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google's ad auctions, a group of states alleged on Friday.
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Apple must let other payment providers into the App Store for the first time this weekend. These experts explain which companies will benefit from this momentous change.
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-must-let-outside-payment-providers-app-store-who-benefits-2022-1
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Apple lets other payment providers into the App Store for the first time this weekend. These experts explain which companies will…
Dating apps in the Netherlands are allowed to use non-Apple payment services. The iPhone maker complied with an order by a Dutch regulator on Jan. 15.
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Facebook parent Meta, reportedly facing another antitrust probe.
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-parent-meta-reportedly-facing-another-antitrust-probe/
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CNET
Facebook parent Meta reportedly facing another antitrust probe
The US Federal Trade Commission and multiple states are reportedly looking into potential anticompetitive practices by Meta's virtual reality division, Oculus.
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New Law Will Install Kill Switches In All New Cars
https://news.yahoo.com/law-install-kill-switches-cars-170000930.html
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Yahoo
Law Will Install Kill Switches In All New Cars
Once again, drivers get screwed by politicians in DC…
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Quantum particles can feel the influence of gravitational fields they never touch
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-particles-gravity-spacetime-aharonov-bohm-effect
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Science News
An eerie quantum effect of magnetic fields also applies to gravity | Science News
A quantum phenomenon predicted in 1959, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, also applies to gravity.
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Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Starlink Satellite Dishes as Self-Heating Beds
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/outdoor-cats-are-using-500-starlink-satellite-dishes-as-self-heating-beds-180979401/
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Smithsonian Magazine
Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Starlink Satellite Dishes as Self-Heating Beds
The devices—developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX—have a warming feature to prevent snow buildup from disrupting the signal
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Facebook's VR Oculus business probed by U.S. states
https://www.reuters.com/technology/facebooks-vr-oculus-business-probed-by-us-states-2022-01-15/
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Reuters
Facebook's VR Oculus business probed by U.S. states
Multiple states have begun investigating potential violations in how Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms Inc , runs its virtual-reality Oculus business, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Cambodia’s Internet May Soon Be Like China’s: State-Controlled
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/business/cambodia-arrests-internet.html
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Cambodia’s Internet May Soon Be Like China’s: State-Controlled
Under a new decree, all web traffic will be routed through a government portal. Rights groups say a crackdown on digital expression is about to get worse.
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Intel is betting big on liquid immersion cooling
https://www.techradar.com/news/intel-is-betting-big-on-liquid-immersion-cooling
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TechRadar
Intel is betting big on liquid immersion cooling
Intel has penned a new deal to help explore opportunities created by liquid immersion cooling.
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North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/north-korean-hackers-stole-nearly-400-million-in-crypto-last-year/
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Ars Technica
North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year
"Banner year” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values, vulnerable startups.
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Second Life’s creator is back to build a ‘metaverse that doesn’t harm people’
https://www.fastcompany.com/90713000/second-lifes-creator-is-back-to-build-a-metaverse-that-doesnt-harm-people
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Fast Company
Second Life’s creator is back to build a ‘metaverse that doesn’t harm people’
As Second Life positions itself as an alternative to a metaverse dominated by big tech, founder Philip Rosedale is returning as an advisor.
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Backdoor for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected until now
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/backdoor-for-windows-macos-and-linux-went-undetected-until-now/
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Ars Technica
Backdoor RAT for Windows, macOS, and Linux went undetected until now
Never-before-seen, cross-platform SysJoker came from an "advanced threat actor."
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Netflix raising prices for its US and Canada Customers
https://www.techinfoin.com/netflix-raising-prices-for-its-us-and-canada-customers/
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Techinfoin
Netflix raising prices for its US and Canada Customers
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Tesla delays Cybertruck production again, this time to Q1 2023
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-cybertruck-delayed-to-2023/
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Roadshow
Tesla delays Cybertruck production again, this time to Q1 2023
This isn't the first time that Tesla has pushed back a deadline, and it probably won't be the last.
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