Month: September 2023
Facebook can be sued over biased ad algorithm, says court
Facebook can be sued over allegations that its advertising algorithm is discriminatory, a California state court of appeals ruled last week. The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed against Facebook in 2020, which accused the company of not showing insurance ads to women and older people in violation…
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The Pixel 8 Pro could come with a free Pixel Watch 2, according to a leaked deal
Pre-ordering the Pixel 8 Pro might give you a free Pixel Watch 2. That nugget of information comes from industry insider Kamila Wojiciechowska who recently posted a massive leak for the Pixel 8 series on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). The image she posted appears to be a…
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Nissan’s racy new EV concept previews an all-electric future in Europe
Designed by Nissan’s London design team, the non-production EV hatchback (called Concept 20-23) with circle daytime-running lights is compact — precisely like what you’d expect carmakers to make for the European market. Under its “Ambition 2030” plan, Nissan says it’ll globally introduce 19 new electric vehicles alongside eight “electrified” vehicles.…
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Festival movies you can stream from home very soon
Film festivals like TIFF are a great chance to get a sense of what’s coming to theaters in the coming months, but they’re also a good way to preview the upcoming streaming calendar. Last year in Toronto, for example, Netflix gave an early look at two of its biggest releases…
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Top crypto marketplace hacked after cloud provider attacked
Around $200 million worth of cryptocurrencies has reportedly been stolen after the cloud service provider used by a cryptocurrency network was hacked. The news was confirmed on Saturday by the victim – Mixin Network, which said in a Twitter thread that unnamed threat actors attacked the company’s cloud service providers…
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OSIRIS-REx used a Tesla-esque navigation system to capture 4.5 billion-year-old regolith
NASA's pioneering OSIRIS-REx mission has successfully returned from its journey to the asteroid Bennu. The robotic spacecraft briefly set down on the celestial body in a first-of-its-kind attempt (by an American space agency) to collect pristine rock samples, before alighting and heading back to Earth on a three-year roundtrip journey.…
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