Report: Russia Says Smartphones Sold in the Country Must Have Software that Supports Traditional Russian Values

Months after Russia banned the sale of gadgets that aren’t pre-installed with Russian-made software, government officials in that country have drafted new guidelines on what types of software companies may have to install.

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75 Years After Auschwitz Liberation, Holocaust Survivors Alarmed By Rise Of Anti-Semitism

Three Holocaust survivors share their concerns about the uptick in anti-Semitism in the U.S. — and what gives them hope.

Watch The Full Video Of Trump Ordering For Marie Yovanovitch’s Ouster

The video, published in full by PBS NewsHour, was filmed at a private dinner.

Porsche's first Super Bowl ad in 23 years is for the electric Taycan

There have been Super Bowl ads for electric cars before, but they’ve tended to treat EVs as novelties. BMW’s 2015 ad for the i3 was practically a crash course in EVs, while Audi’s 2019 spot was more to advertise electrification than the still-unavai…

Sony Bumps the Dates for Uncharted and Masters of the Universe

The saga never ends. With Uncharted recently losing a director and hunting for a new one, it’s being pushed back in the release schedule. Which isn’t surprising. But it’s not the only movie that got bumped.

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Jury Orders Apple to Fork Over $85 Million in Royalties for Wi-LAN Suit

A San Diego jury ruled this week that Apple must pay Quarter Hill Inc.’s Wi-LAN a cool $85 million in a patent infringement case that’s been ping-ponging around the courts since 2014, Bloomberg reports.

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'Uncharted' movie delayed to March 5th, 2021

So much for the Uncharted movie having a reasonably firm release date. Sony’s Columbia Pictures has delayed the release of the game-inspired swashbuckler from its earlier December 18th, 2020 slot to March 5th, 2021. There wasn’t a specific explanat…

Ugandan Climate Activist Vanessa Nakate Addresses Being Cropped Out Of Davos Photo

“Does that mean I have no value as an African activist?” she asked.

Apple gets its WiLan patent payout reduced to $85.2 million

Apple won’t have to pay WiLan as much as expected for alleged patent violations. A retrial jury has reduced the damages from WiLan’s lawsuit from the original $145.1 million (determined in 2018) down to slightly over $85.2 million. That’s still no…

Google Is Going to Charge Cops for Your Data

Google announced that it was going to start charging law enforcement authorities for legal data disclosure requests, such as subpoenas and search warrants, related to its users. The company receives thousands of petitions from authorities every year and has decided to charge to help “offset the costs” associated with…

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