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The Pirate Bay is testing pirate streaming again: "BayStream" gives you an instant play button for torrent releases.
Canada charges Volkswagen over its diesel emissions scandal
Ericsson will pay over $1 billion to settle US corruption charges – The telecom giant reportedly bribed officials for years.
Facebook sues Hong Kong company over ad fraud – It says ILikeAd used ‘celeb baiting’ to get users to click ads that install malware.
AT&T’s giant blimp will provide network coverage to first responders – The 55-foot aerostat can fly at 1,000 feet, providing better coverage for longer durations.
Mozilla pulls four Firefox add-ons over excessive data collection (Avast and AVG)
Ford will turn McDonald’s used coffee bean husks into car parts – The automaker will turn the chaff into various auto components.
Fired Google employees will file federal labor charges against the company
Apple loses bid to stop class action lawsuit over MacBook keyboards
Europe’s space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission – It’s a planetary defense initiative to protect us from an "Armageddon"-like event.
EU investigates Google data collection practices – It wants to know how and why Google gathers ad and search data.
Comcast revives ‘E.T.’ to hawk cable and internet service – Get ready to have your childhood memories sullied.
Twitter bans House candidate who suggested Ilhan Omar should be hanged
Facebook labels a post as false to obey Singapore misinformation law – There’s a question whether it’s ensuring accuracy or hurting freedom.
With chips like Threadripper 3960X and 3970X, AMD is now comfortably beating Intel in the high-end desktop/workstation CPU market, and is getting further ahead
Thieves took $49 million in Ethereum from a crypto exchange
Huawei is reportedly planning to sue over latest FCC restrictions
Twitter begins testing Reddit-style nested conversations
Cows wearing VR headsets might produce better milk. They’re happier in virtual fields than confined farms
Facebook launches Viewpoints, a market research app that pays users for completing surveys, research, and other tasks, for users in the US
Protesters accuse Google of retaliating against organizing workers – Google claims it’s about improper access, but employees beg to differ.
Facebook built a facial recognition app that identified employees
FCC bans carriers from using federal subsidies to buy equipment from Huawei and ZTE, considers ordering subsidy recipients to replace current Chinese equipment
Amnesty International: Facebook and Google are a threat to human rights
Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
Washington, DC sues DoorDash for allegedly misleading users about tips. The company supposedly stiffed workers without informing customers.
FCC chairman wants public auction to repurpose satellite bands for 5G – Satellite companies aren’t very thrilled with the prospect of an auction.
Senate bill would block US companies from storing data in China – That could make things difficult for companies like Apple and TikTok.
MIT researchers teach autonomous cars how to deal with selfish drivers – New research has systems classify drivers as selfish or selfless.
Canadian court issues first ever ISP order to block a piracy website. Critics say it could lead to more internet censorship in Canada.
Instagram cracks down on app that snoops on private profiles – Ghosty harvests data from its users to help them violate privacy.
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