Month: March 2022
TikTok plans to add labels to ‘some’ state-controlled media
TikTok has announced that it’ll start putting labels on videos from “some” state-controlled media outlets as it starts rolling out its new state media policy. According to a news post from the company, it is “expediting” its plans for piloting the policy due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The…
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Samsung has stopped shipping products to Russia
Samsung is suspending shipments of all of its products to Russia, the company announced Friday. “Due to the current geopolitical developments, shipments to Russia have been suspended,” reads a statement from an unnamed Samsung representative, via Samsung’s generic PR email address. “We continue to actively monitor this complex situation to…
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Apple shareholders approve a civil rights audit and investigation of the risks of its NDAs
At Apple’s annual shareholder meeting, investors in the company had more to consider than just how much money CEO Tim Cook and other executives stand to make — last year, the compensation for running a $2 trillion company added up to nearly $99 million for Cook. Instead, certain shareholder proposals…
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As Nvidia hacker deadline looms, 71,000 employee accounts have reportedly been exposed
Nvidia never denied that it got hacked. The GPU giant just didn’t say all that much about what happened, either. But now — as we wait to see whether the hackers make good on their threat to dump hundreds of gigabytes of proprietary Nvidia data on the web, including details…
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Tesla wins approval for German Gigafactory but still has to meet conditions
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany won approval from local officials on Friday, but the company still has to meet several requirements before the plant can begin production of vehicles, Reuters reported, including concerns about the plant’s water use. Construction on the factory, which is nearly complete, was delayed several times by…
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iFixit’s Steam Deck replacement parts will be available beginning this summer
iFixit plans to start offering Steam Deck replacement parts this summer, iFixit’s Kevin Purdy tells The Verge. Valve first announced in February that the repair experts at iFixit would be one of the authorized sellers of replacement parts but did not give a specific timeline as to when they would…
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