Month: March 2020
Legal services giant Epiq Global offline after ransomware attack
Legal services giant Epiq Global has been hit by a ransomware attack. The law firm, which provides legal counsel and administration that counts banks, credit giants, and governments as customers, confirmed the attack hit on February 29. “As part of our comprehensive response plan, we immediately took our systems offline…
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Apple Might Owe You $25 for Slowing Down Your iPhone
Cupertino insists it did nothing wrong when it throttled aging handsets. But the decision will cost Apple hundreds of millions in payouts. Source
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Apple to pay up to $500 million for deliberately slowing older iPhones
Towards the end of 2017, Apple fessed up, admitting that it had been deliberately and secretly slowing older models of iPhone in order to eke out extra life from their aging batteries. Understandably, the company’s customers weren’t happy and the stealthy throttling led to several lawsuits. Now, the Cupertino firm…
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Mario Kart Tour is getting multiplayer on March 8th
Nintendo announced on Monday that Mario Kart Tour, the mobile iteration of the Mario Kart series, will finally be getting multiplayer this weekend, nearly six months after its late September launch. You’ll be able to play with up to seven players locally or online starting Sunday, March 8th at 11PM…
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Uber Finally Told Its Drivers What To Do About Coronavirus: Wash Their Hands
Boston Globe / Getty Images Over the weekend, Uber drivers finally received guidelines from the ride-hailing company about how to handle the coronavirus outbreak — they’re being asked to frequently wash their hands and, if they feel sick, to stay home. Uber’s notification came after two US deaths — the…
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Chris Matthews just quit Hardball live on air
Chris Matthews apparently just quit “Hardball With Chris Matthews” live on air. The abrupt exit of the MSNBC anchor happened after columnist Laura Bassett accused Matthews of sexually harassing her in 2016, and after a terse exchange with presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren about believing women in workplace disputes. “Compliments on…
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