‘Absolutely Nuts’: Witnesses Speak Out After Magician Assaulted on Royal Caribbean Cruise During Performance
Australian magician Ben Murphy was in for the performance of a lifetime when he took the stage on March 1.
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March 2023
The Impact of Calendar Apps on Productivity
Each day, the average worker is productive for 60% or less across all professions. However, the percentage drops dramatically for office workers. During the average workday, office workers are only…
Dish customers kept in the dark as ransomware fallout continues
Dish customers are still looking for answers two weeks after the U.S. satellite television giant was hit by a ransomware attack. In a public filing published on February 28, Dish confirmed that ransomware was to blame for an ongoing outage and warned that hackers exfiltrated data, which “may” include customers’ personal information, from its systems. […]
Dish customers kept in the dark as ransomware fallout continues by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
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Egg Prices Dropped 6.7% From January to February
Customers might be seeing some relief on their omelets.
Sling TV launches new features for sports fans, including picture-in-picture mode and an iOS widget
Sling TV announced the launch of three features yesterday that many March Madness fans will likely enjoy, including a new “Side View” feature that allows web users to watch games in a small screen overlay on top of whatever it is their doing, whether it be live tweeting the action or, perhaps, working on a […]
Sling TV launches new features for sports fans, including picture-in-picture mode and an iOS widget by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Verity raises $32M as IKEA stores deploy its inventory drones
There’s no shortage of startups attempting to put drones to work. There is, however, a longstanding question around the efficacy of such plans. Drones — especially the smaller variety — are impressive pieces of technology, but their functionality is relatively limited. A small quadcopter probably isn’t going to prune your trees or walk your dog […]
Verity raises $32M as IKEA stores deploy its inventory drones by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
BlaBlaCar to acquire Klaxit, a ride-sharing service for daily commutes
BlaBlaCar has announced that it plans to acquire Klaxit, a smaller French startup. Klaxit is a carpooling service so that you don’t have to drive your car to work every day. BlaBlaCar has its own commuting service called BlaBlaCar Daily. Klaxit will complement this service after the acquisition closes. BlaBlaCar is better known for its […]
BlaBlaCar to acquire Klaxit, a ride-sharing service for daily commutes by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Facebook’s behavioral ads lacked legal basis, Dutch court rules
In the latest blow to Meta’s consentless behavioral ad-targeting business in Europe, a Dutch court has found the social media giant’s Irish subsidiary did not have a lawful basis to process local users’ data for ad targeting. Dutch privacy advocacy group, the Data Privacy Foundation (DPS), along with a local consumer protection not-for-profit, Consumentenbond, filed […]
Facebook’s behavioral ads lacked legal basis, Dutch court rules by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch