March 30, 2020 Court Rules That Researching a Platform’s Hidden Biases Isn’t a Criminal Offense Over the past few years, the idea of algorithmic bias—whether entirely real or mostly conspiratorial—is something that’s cropped up in conversations of niche internet…
March 30, 2020 Roku Is Making Premium Streaming Free for 30 Days, Including Showtime and Epix Joining a growing list of streaming services offering free extended trials as people spend more time at home, Roku has announced it’s offering 30…
March 30, 2020 Instacart workers go on strike after rejecting mild concessions Instacart hasn't had success trying to avert a strike over a lack of COVID-19 protections. The Gig Workers Collective has declared that a shopper…
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March 30, 2020 ISPs Need to Just Kill Data Caps Already Internet usage has peaked as more folks stay at home to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus—and in the UK, all major…
March 30, 2020 SpaceX Rival OneWeb Files for Bankruptcy, Citing Covid-19 as a Factor Telecommunications firm OneWeb has filed for bankruptcy, leaving the status of its orbital internet constellation, which currently consists of 74 satellites, in doubt. The…
March 30, 2020 Van Gogh Painting Stolen Amid Coronavirus Shutdown, Museum Director ‘Incredibly Pissed’ On Monday, a Dutch museum announced that a painting by Vincent Van Gogh was missing after thieves broke into the building in an early-morning…
March 30, 2020 Astrophysicist Gets Magnets Stuck in His Nose While Trying to Invent Face-Touching Alarm Men on the forefront of scientific discovery do not fear risking life and limb, be it drinking the vomit of a sick man or…
March 30, 2020 Where to Get a Laptop Under $300 Right Now If you’re a student who has suddenly found themselves attending classes remotely, or a person stuck working from home for a company reluctant to…
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