Netflix Increases Subscription Prices In UK & Ireland
https://deadline.com/2022/03/netflix-increases-subscription-prices-in-uk-ireland-effective-imediately-1234975119/
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Netflix Increases Subscription Prices In UK & Ireland
Netflix is upping the cost of its subscription plans in the UK and Ireland with its standard package increasing in by £1 ($1.31) to £10.99 ($14.46) in the UK and by €2 ($2.20) to €14.99 ($16.54) in Ireland.
Lawmakers accuse Amazon of lying and stonewalling a Congressional antitrust investigation, asks DOJ to step in
https://www.businessinsider.com/lawmakers-accuse-amazon-lying-antitrust-investigation-request-doj-intervention-2022-3
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Lawmakers accuse Amazon of lying and stonewalling a Congressional antitrust investigation, asks DOJ to step in
A Congressional subcommittee investigating whether Amazon uses third-party seller data to its advantage accused the tech giant of lying.
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Renewables provide 81% of new US electrical capacity in 2021
https://renewablesnow.com/news/renewables-provide-81-of-new-us-electrical-capacity-in-2021-776393/
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Renewables provide 81% of new US electrical capacity in 2021
March 10 (Renewables Now) - According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the
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'Lucky' Activision stock purchase that led to $60M profit under investigation
https://www.pcgamer.com/lucky-activision-stock-purchase-that-led-to-dollar60m-profit-under-investigation
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PC Gamer
'Lucky' Activision stock purchase that led to $60M profit under investigation
All three investors have ties to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick.
Google’s Message app can now handle iMessage reactions, challenges Apple with new features
https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/10/googles-message-app-can-now-handle-imessage-reactions-challenges-apple-with-new-features/
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TechCrunch
Google’s Messages app can now handle iMessage reactions, challenges Apple with new features
Google is giving its default messaging app a big upgrade, the company announced today. The Messages app, which comes pre-installed on most Android phones,
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Red Rocks Amphitheater will no longer use Amazon's palm-scanning tech | Activists and artists pressured Denver Arts and Venues to stop using the system.
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-one-palm-scanning-red-rocks-amphitheater-denver-arts-and-venues-153114212.html
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Engadget
Red Rocks Amphitheater will no longer use Amazon's palm-scanning tech | Engadget
Activists and artists pressured Denver Arts and Venues to stop using the system..
'I fell in love with my AI girlfriend - and it saved my marriage' - A man who was struggling to support his depressed wife says his AI girlfriend has given him the love he needed to keep their family together.
https://news.sky.com/story/i-fell-in-love-with-my-ai-girlfriend-and-it-saved-my-marriage-12548082
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'I fell in love with my AI girlfriend - and it saved my marriage'
A man who was struggling to support his depressed wife says his AI girlfriend has given him the love he needed to keep their family together.
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Gender Pay Gap Bot calls out brands tweeting about International Women's Day while paying women less than men
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2022-03-11/gender-pay-gap-bot-international-womens-day-twitter/100898172
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A bot exposed the gender pay gaps within companies promoting IWD. It's created havoc
Striking fear into the hearts of CEOs, a lowly Twitter bot left a trail of carnage through this year's International Women's Day by exposing brands that pay women less than men.
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The Surgeon General Wants to Hear Your Experiences with COVID Misinformation
https://www.govexec.com/management/2022/03/surgeon-general-covid-misinformation/363006/
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Government Executive
The Surgeon General Wants to Hear Your Experiences with COVID Misinformation
The White House’s new pandemic plan outlines efforts to buck falsehoods.
Router and modem rental fees still a major annoyance despite new US law
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/router-and-modem-rental-fees-still-a-major-annoyance-despite-new-us-law/
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Ars Technica
Router and modem rental fees still a major annoyance despite new US law
ISPs dissuade customers from using their own routers, Consumer Reports tells FCC.
TikTok Is Moving American User Data To The US, But Workers Say China Ties Persist
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilybakerwhite/tiktok-project-texas-bytedance-user-data
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Inside Project Texas, TikTok’s Big Answer To US Lawmakers’ China Fears
TikTok is rebuilding its systems to keep US user data in the US and putting a new US-based team in control. But for now, that team reports to executives in China.
1 in 5 people considering OnlyFans to afford NYC rent
https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/1-in-5-people-considering-onlyfans-to-afford-living-in-nyc-as-rents-skyrocket/
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New York Post
1 in 5 people considering OnlyFans to afford living in NYC — as rents skyrocket
Many also said they would only go out once a week and eat cheap food to afford living here -- meaning, no one is actually living their dream in their dream city.
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Eye-Tracking Tech Is Another Reason the Metaverse Will Suck
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93b8v8/eye-tracking-tech-is-another-reason-the-metaverse-will-suck
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Vice
Eye-Tracking Tech Is Another Reason the Metaverse Will Suck
Researchers are building new ways to track and analyze your every glance—and big tech platforms like Facebook are already looking to make their own.
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Netflix CFO Lays Out Path to 500 Million Subscribers
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/netflix-cfo-lays-out-path-to-500-million-subscribers?
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Nasdaq
Netflix CFO Lays Out Path to 500 Million Subscribers
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) stock has been under pressure lately. The company thrived at the pandemic onset when hundreds of millions of folks rushed to join streaming services while they were encouraged to stay home.
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Google, Apple, Meta and others call on Texas to drop anti-trans legislation
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/11/22972413/google-meta-apple-microsoft-texas-anti-trans-legislation-opposition
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The Verge
Google, Apple, Meta and others call on Texas to drop anti-trans legislation
Tech companies unite against Texan anti-trans policy
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Russia moves to ban Instagram as it designates Meta an ‘extremist organisation’
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/russia-instagram-ban-meta-whatsapp-b2033767.html
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The Independent
Russia moves to ban Instagram and calls Meta ‘extremists’
Meta recently changed its hate speech policy to allow for posts calling for violence again the Russian military
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DuckDuckGo 'down-ranks' Rusian disinformation. The search engine's users are not happy.
https://mashable.com/article/duckduckgo-search-engine-russian-disinformation
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Mashable
DuckDuckGo 'down-ranks' Russian disinformation. The search engine's users are not happy.
Is DuckDuckGo turning on its users, or did they misunderstand the search engine to begin with?
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U.S. clears way for truly driverless vehicles without steering wheels
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/11/us-clears-way-for-driverless-vehicles-without-steering-wheels.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Message
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CNBC
U.S. clears way for truly driverless vehicles without steering wheels
U.S. vehicle safety regulators have issued final rules eliminating the need for highly automated and self-driving vehicles to need such controls.
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Even modern Intel CPUs are losing up to 36% performance with the new Spectre BHI patch - Neowin
https://www.neowin.net/news/even-modern-intel-cpus-are-losing-up-to-36-performance-with-the-new-spectre-bhi-patch/
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Neowin
Even modern Intel CPUs are losing up to 36% performance with the new Spectre BHI patch
A new CPU exploit based on the infamous Spectre v2 has been discovered. However, when the security patch is applied it can affect performance by up to 36%, that's according to a recent study.
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10-Gbps last-mile internet could become a reality within the decade
https://interestingengineering.com/10-gbps-last-mile-internet-could-become-a-reality-within-the-decade
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Interesting Engineering
10-Gbps last-mile internet could become a reality within the decade
Your home office could soon be powered by a 10-Gbps internet connection thanks to CableLabs.