The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that it had seized nine copycat websites that harvested and sold users’ personal information by posing as US military recruitment sites. The operators of websites such as Army.com and NavyEnlist.com tricked people interested in joining the military out of their personal information by falsely claiming to be affiliated with […]
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Amazon has agreed to increase its quality control standards for school supplies and children’s jewelry to make sure they don’t contain illegal levels of lead and cadmium. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday that Amazon agreed to the reforms after an investigation by his office found dozens of items that tested above legal […]
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Amazon apparently isn’t done testing out new store concepts. On Wednesday, the company introduced Amazon 4-star, a physical store in New York’s SoHo neighborhood that includes products that’re rated 4 stars and above, are top sellers, or are new and trending on Amazon’s website. The new location will include devices, consumer electronics, kitchen wares, home […]
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Facebook may have removed hundreds of fake accounts originating from Iran that are part of an influence campaign, but new findings have shown the operation is far bigger. An ‘apparent’ influence campaign from Iran designed to mislead and manipulate public opinion globally by spreading disinformation is ‘significantly bigger’ than previous findings have shown, Reuters reported […]
Continue ReadingOn Thursday afternoon, the New York Knicks traded their (currently injured) star rookie, the seven-foot-tall beast Kristaps Porzingis. It was an unexpected trade that perplexed the basketball community and sent some Knicks fans into meltdown. Twitter, as is usually the case, captured the full range of fan emotions. The long-struggling Knicks haven’t won a championship […]
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Elon Musk is Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, founder of Space X, probably the most famous tech entrepreneur in the world. Jackson Palmer is the co-creator of Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency that started out as a harmless joke but, at its peak, had a market cap of $2 billion. For the briefest of times, they […]
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