A judge overseeing a lawsuit regarding Apple’s failure-prone “butterfly” keyboard has given affected customers a boost after granting the case class action status. Originally filed in May 2018, the case had been stuck in the courts as Apple attempted to get it dismissed. But the decision this month by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in […]
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John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency
Reuters Businessman John McAfee, creator of the McAfee anti-virus software, has been charged in the US with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Mr McAfee and his bodyguard Jimmy Gale Watson Jr are accused of promoting cryptocurrencies to Mr McAfee’s large Twitter following to inflate prices. The currencies were then allegedly sold, making the […]
Verily’s coronavirus testing partnership with California is over
SAN FRANCISCO — The state of California has found a new vendor to take over 35 coronavirus testing locations that are now operated by health-tech company Verily, ending its partnership with the Google sister company. The California Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday that it has found a new company, OptumServe, to operate Verily’s state-partnered […]
Valve gets dragged into Apple and Epic’s legal fight over Fortnite
Enlarge Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Apple’s bitter legal dispute with Epic Games over the distribution of Fortnite on iOS has now managed to rope in Valve. Apple has subpoenaed the Steam maker for a wide range of PC game sales data it says is crucial to its case. But Valve is fighting back against […]
“ShareIt” Android app with over a billion downloads is a security nightmare
Enlarge / You can’t argue with that green “safe” shield. ShareIt Trend Micro says it has found “several” security flaws in the popular Android app ShareIt. ShareIt has been downloaded over a billion times from the Play Store, and, according to App Annie, was one of the 10 most globally downloaded apps in 2019. The app was […]
Hearthstone had over 23.5 million active players in 2020
Blizzard Entertainment has released a new infographic showing Hearthstone‘s big numbers for 2020. That digital card game attracted over 23.5 million players during year. Above: Hearthstone 2020 data. Image Credit: Blizzard “With Battlegrounds launching late in 2019, we saw growth year-over-year and we continually see interest across all our game modes,” Hearthstone production director Nathan […]
Microsoft details Speller100, an AI system that checks spelling in over 100 languages
Data: Meet ad creative From TikTok to Instagram, Facebook to YouTube, and more, learn how data is key to ensuring ad creative will actually perform on every platform. Register Now In a post on its AI research blog, Microsoft today detailed a new language system, Speller100, that the company claims is one of the most […]
Chrome users have faced 3 security concerns over the past 24 hours
Chrome Users of Google’s Chrome browser have faced three security concerns over the past 24 hours in the form of a malicious extension with more than 2 million users, a just-fixed zero-day, and new information about how malware can abuse Chrome’s sync feature to bypass firewalls. Let’s discuss them one by one. First up, the […]
Tesla agrees to recall 135,000 vehicles over touch screen failures after sparring with regulators
SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla said it was recalling 135,000 Model S and X vehicles over older touch screen failures, signaling another complication as its first generation of passenger vehicles age. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered a recall last month, after finding that the touch screens on those models were going blank and limiting […]
Gamer Vikkstar quits Call of Duty: Warzone over cheating
Activision/Getty Images A popular Call of Duty player has quit its Warzone game over claims it is “saturated with hackers”. Vikkstar – who has more than seven million subscribers on YouTube – said the game was in “the worst state it has ever been”. Warzone was released last March and has been played by more […]
Amazon faces legal challenge over Prime cancellation policy
Getty Images Amazon is being challenged by consumer watchdogs in Europe and the US over its use of manipulative “dark pattern” design to promote its Prime service. The Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) found that cancelling a subscription required scrolling through six pages and making several complex choices. It has filed a legal complaint with Norway’s […]
PlayStation accounts for over 40% of TV ad spend from gaming brands in 2020
The numbers are in and it’s official: Sony’s PlayStation was the top gaming brand spender on TV advertising for 2020, accounting for over 40% of the industry’s total outlay. All told, 34 brands spent an estimated $ 270.8 million on TV ads, representing a 24% year-over-year decrease. And even though PlayStation was No. 1 for […]
Trump Is Banned on Facebook ‘at Least’ Until His Term is Over
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, said the risks of Mr. Trump using the service were too great, even as Twitter lifted its lock on the president’s account. SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday said it will block President Trump on its platforms at least until the end of his term on Jan. 20, as much […]
FAA approves small drones in the U.S. to fly over people and at night
Transform 2021 Join us for the world’s leading event about accelerating enterprise transformation with AI and Data, for enterprise technology decision-makers, presented by the #1 publisher in AI and Data Learn More (Reuters) — Small drones will be allowed to fly over people and at night in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) […]
California fines Uber $59 million, threatens license over refusal to hand over sexual assault data
SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators issued a $ 59 million fine and threatened to suspend Uber’s license to operate in the state over the ride-hailing giant’s refusal to hand over data on sexual assault on the platform, according to a ruling issued Monday. The order comes a year after Uber released a landmark report on […]