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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced an “emergency executive action,” which will place a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, or vapes. after a rash of vape-related illnesses in his home state. CBS reports that the executive order will quicken legislation that intends to eliminate deceptive marketing practices aimed at underage e-cig users […]
Bob Iger has stepped down from Apple’s board of directors. According to a SEC filing, the Disney CEO officially left his post on Sept. 10, about eight years after he joined the board. “I have the utmost respect for Tim Cook, his team at Apple and for my fellow board members,” he said in the statement to […]
A person who worked as a cashier in Tokyo was arrested earlier this month for allegedly stealing credit card information using solely what authorities have characterized as his “photographic memory” abilities. A CNN report from Tuesday on this memory master’s alleged activities said that the part-time mall store employee had successfully obtained the credit card info […]
Jack Dorsey‘s verified Twitter account was hacked Friday afternoon by a group that refers to itself as “Chuckle Squad.” The compromised account displayed a series of aggressive and offensive tweets, including messages with the N-word, one that defended Adolf Hitler, and another that threatened to blow up Twitter’s headquarters. Some of the posts were retweets from accounts […]
The Federal Trade Commission has settled federal privacy charges against YouTube. While the terms of the settlement are vague, Google will reportedly pay fines between $150 to $200 million, according to The Verge. The charges derived from data collection and targeting practices by YouTube, which consumer groups claimed breached the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Details of the […]
The Verge has learned that Spotify is testing out the addition of a “Create podcast” button within their podcast library interface. Spotify is testing “Create podcast” button to funnel their app users to Anchor, a podcast creation platform that Spotify recently acquired It’s interesting there is a Brazil version of the Anchor promo page pic.twitter.com/0dJz7GoOYK — […]
Suckers in America lost an estimated $143 million last year by way of online scams of the would-be romantic variety. That’s a stat now receiving renewed interest in the wake of this month’s announcement from federal officials, per CNN, that 80 people had been charged in connection with a scam operation that successfully snatched millions. Citing […]
Despite its obvious fakeness, an Instagram post including copied-and-pasted text stating “Instagram does not have my permission to share photos or messages” has gone viral, effectively ensuring the Facebook-ization of all we hold dear. Scooter Braun, Waka Flocka, Judd Apatow, Julia Roberts, Taraji P. Henson, Josh Brolin, Rob Lowe, El-P, T.I., and Rick Perry are among the […]
Tumblr is being sold. More specifically, the microblogging/social network will go from Verizon to Automattic Inc., the owner of the blogging host WordPress. In addition to occasionally housing posts from celebrities looking to reach out directly to fans (like Taylor Swift did via an open letter this past June) Tumblr also brings with it a passionate […]
Samsung has lifted the curtain on its new lineup of Galaxy Note devices. And it includes not one, not two, but three premium models. During its Unpacked event in NYC on Tuesday, the tech giant announced the Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+, and Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. The former will mark Samsung’s most compact Note to […]
