Month: February 2022
The counterfeit NFT problem is only getting worse
Aja Trier is used to getting her art stolen — published without attribution, ripped off on T-shirts, and even printed on phone cases. But when she opened her inbox on January 4, Trier was overwhelmed with alerts about her art being ripped off on an entirely new scale: her viral…
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Huge new Audible deal gets new customers 50% off first four months
Attention audiobook lovers – you can now pick up your first four months of Audible for half-price with a new promotion at the well-known streaming service. Available for a limited time only, the latest Audible deal cuts the monthly subscription cost from £7.99 down to just £3.99. That’s a total…
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Facebook and Instagram could leave Europe for good over GDPR rules
Audio player loading… Facebook parent Meta has once again threatened to leave the European market if it cannot secure an ongoing deal to exempt it from some aspects of the EU’s GDPR regulations. Meta made the claims in its annual letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlining…
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Peloton is cutting 20 percent of workforce as CEO steps down
Peloton is replacing its CEO and losing about 2,800 jobs among other cost-cutting measures, according to a press release issued by the company. The job cuts amount to around 20 percent of the former pandemic darling’s corporate workforce, but will not affect the company’s lauded roster of instructors or fitness…
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Hurry! Get a great deal on AfterShokz bone conduction headphones at Amazon
Audio player loading… Bone conduction headphones are becoming all the rage thanks to their comfortable design that gives wearers more situational awareness compared with traditional headphones and earbuds. And with this great deal on a pair of Aftershokz Trekz Air, now’s a great time to try out the tech for…
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UK porn sites could verify age using credit cards or passports in revived plans
The UK government has revived plans for porn sites to verify users’ ages — an initiative that was scrapped in 2019 due to technical challenges and criticism from privacy campaigners. The new rules will be part of the UK’s Online Safety Bill, a mammoth piece of legislation intended to reset…
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