Month: October 2020
A Literal Child and His Mom Sue Nintendo Over ‘Joy-Con Drift’
The class action lawsuit alleges that the video game company hasn’t done enough to address a known problem with its controllers. Source
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John McAfee has been arrested in Spain and is facing extradition
John McAfee, who built a fortune selling cybersecurity software and has in recent years become a cryptocurrency evangelist, has been indicted on charges of tax evasion by the Department of Justice (DOJ). He has been arrested in Spain and is awaiting extradition, the DOJ said. McAfee has had a contentious…
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Apple quietly stops selling Bose, Sonos and some Logitech gear — only Apple audio remains
Apple just made its rivals disappear — in its own retail store, anyhow. As Bloomberg reports, the company has abruptly stopped selling Bose, Logitech, and Sonos audio products, including the popular Bose noise-canceling headphones that would almost certainly be a direct competitor to the headphones that Apple has repeatedly been…
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YouTube Music now lets free users cast uploaded music to speakers
If you’ve decided against paying for YouTube Music but have still found yourself using the service as a cloud locker for your uploaded tracks, you can now cast that content to devices and speakers around your home. Initially, only premium subscribers were able to cast — a restriction that angered…
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John McAfee arrested for tax evasion, charged by SEC for touting ICOs
Today the Justice Department announced that a 2016 US presidential candidate has been indicted for tax evasion. After John McAfee was arrested in Spain, the Tax Division unsealed an indictment from June 15th claiming that he failed to file tax return… Source
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Instagram starts labeling ‘state-controlled media’ accounts and posts
Over the last week, Instagram has started labeling state-backed media, following through on a policy the company’s parent Facebook announced last October and started implementing on its own social media network this past June. The labels were first s… Source
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