Tom Steyer Wants To Be Known As America’s Wokest Billionaire

South Carolina voters seem to be listening to what Steyer has to say. But the broader progressive movement is skeptical.

Washington Post Executive Warns Staff About Social Media Use After Reporter’s Kobe Tweets

The Post’s executive editor told staff in an internal email that it’s “not always easy to know where to draw the line.”

Without Warning, ICE Deported New York Man To War-Torn Yemen

After 22 years in the U.S., Hazaea Anwar Alomaisi was sent back to a country enduring a war and a humanitarian crisis.

Android bug deletes images after download

A bug was reported in Android 9 this week which dealt with a feature called “cleanOrphans” for the mobile OS. Per the report, downloaded files – in this case downloaded images – were moved by the user from a download folder to a separate folder, as one does when they’d like to organize their operating system. All seems normal until … Continue reading

Facebook gives game streamers more control over chat rules

Facebook has teamed with the Fair Play Alliance on a new effort that will give game streamers more control over the conversations that take place in their own chat rooms. These rules will build upon Facebook’s own Community Standards, which covers ‘the most egregious’ issues that can appear in the chat. These additional optional rules that can be set by … Continue reading

Ninja's management agency is 'actively seeking to diversify' its talent pool

Bridget Davidson helped establish the League of Legends Championship Series nine years ago. Back then, competitors brought their own equipment to world-class tournaments and Riot Games wasn’t sure if anyone would tune in to the online stream. The pre…

Avast CEO Says Company Will Shutter Data-Sucking Subsidiary, Apologizes for the Data-Sucking

The “global leader” in cybersecurity—Avast—announced today it would be shutting down its analytics arm Jumpshot that was recently found harvesting the data of the hundreds of millions installing Avast’s free browser extension. Apparently, the optics of a company that prides itself on privacy-forward approaches and…

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Plague Big Opportunity, Rat Says

Commerce Department ghoul Wilbur Ross gloated about his belief the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China is good for JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! in an appearance on Fox Business on Thursday morning, even as the confirmed number of cases and deaths keep rising and experts worry of sustained global spread.

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Satechi USB-C Slim Multi-Port Adapter released with gigabit ethernet port

Today the folks at Satechi revealed and released their latest USB-C hub, a device with seven individual ports for connectivity expansion. In the mix are 2x USB-A 3.0 Ports, one USB-C PD (charging), and a full-sized 4K HDMI port. The ethernet port on this hub is capable of delivering gigabit-level internet, and the hub includes both microSD and full-sized SD … Continue reading

Apex Legends season 4 revealed with Revenant in the spotlight

After a lot of twists and turns, Respawn has officially announced Apex Legends season 4. Along with that announcement comes to reveal of the game’s new character, the vicious robot assassin known as Revenant. At one point, it seemed like Forge was going to be Apex Legends‘ new character for season four, but then the combatant was suddenly killed off … Continue reading