[ad_1] Well, from early 2020.PewDiePie is taking a break from YouTube Folded into a video critiquing YouTube’s new harassment policy, online phenomenon PewDiePie says he’ll be taking a rest from the service that made him a star. The streamer, with an audience of millions, has faced more scrutiny and criticism in the last few years, […]
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Google Maps helps you find EV chargers that work with your car
[ad_1] There’s also a new “electric vehicle settings” option in the app’s settings that you can use to set your plug preferences. This filtering isn’t a novel concept among EV station finding apps. It does, however, bring the option to a much wider audience. And strictly speaking, additions like this will likely be necessary going […]
PewDiePie is ‘taking a break’ from YouTube in 2020
[ad_1] There’s little doubt that PewDiePie has faced a lot of scrutiny due to his actions in recent years. He’s had more than one racist outburst, and the “subscribe to PewDiePie” meme grew so out of hand that he urged people to stop in the wake of mass shooters using the trope. Add his chart-topping […]
Ads on Facebook are spreading misinformation about anti-HIV drugs
[ad_1] GLAAD said it contacted Facebook’s public policy team and reached out to five fact-checking agencies, but the social network answered by pointing to a public ad policy page explaining why ads can be removed. In response, GLAAD posted an open letter asking Facebook to remove the ads, with support coming from 50 organizations, New […]
Two men plead guilty to running large illegal streaming sites
[ad_1] Polo and Villarino will receive their sentences on March 13th and March 20th, respectively. The saga won’t be over for a while. The remaining six people charged over alleged roles in ISIA and Jetflicks will go to trial on February 3rd. However, it’s safe to say that the guilty pleas made it that much […]
Senators ask credit agencies why they don’t report FBI data requests
[ad_1] There could be good reason to disclose those data requests. Previously released documents have revealed that Equifax, Experian and TransUnion received a “large number” of 750 NSLs, and the senators note that these companies received “dozens” of letters ending gag orders on individual requests. That’s a lot of vital personal data (including purchase habits […]
TiVo’s iPhone app finally streams shows using cellular data
[ad_1] There are still catches. Dave Zatz warned that the approach remained “a bit kludgey,” and that you can’t skip commercials like you can on your TV. You do avoid pre-roll ads, though, and this beats having to track down a WiFi hotspot to watch an episode. Streaming services like Hulu theoretically fill this gap […]
House panel asks Apple, Google if app makers must reveal foreign ties
[ad_1] Lynch speculated that these countries could use the data to blackmail and recruit American government workers, or obtain “undue foreign influence” on US policy. He also imagined a scenario where hostile countries could use the data to profile everyday US citizens for the sake of future diplomatic and military battles. Apple and Google haven’t […]
A ‘Snow Crash’ TV series is coming to HBO Max
[ad_1] There’s no tentative release schedule, and it’s clearly too soon to learn who’ll play characters like Hiro Protagonist and YT. This may have been in the works for a while, though. There has been talk for months of resurrecting attempts to bring Snow Crash to screens following a failed attempt to make a movie. […]
New Orleans declares state of emergency following cyberattack
[ad_1] Officials are running many services on pen and paper until it’s deemed safe for computers to come back online, although the Orleans Parish Communication District (which handles both 311 and 991 lines) and courts weren’t affected. The city added that emergency services’ communications were still active, and that it could still obtain footage from […]