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Phia accused of ‘cookie stuffing,’ taking affiliate credit on purchases it didn’t earn
Phia, the shopping startup founded by Bill Gates’ daughter, Phoebe, and her friend, Sophia Kianni, is under fire for a practice known as “cookie stuffing,” which helped the product receive commissions and credit for sales it did not actually generate, per a Bloomberg investigation.
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No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance
On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology company Flock Safety. Flock has received significant backlash over its technology and work with law enforcement agencies, and this letter kicked off yet another wave…
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Insomniac to Stay Involved With Miami’s Club Space & Factory Town Venues After Legal Settlement
The global dance music company has “amicably resolved” its lengthy legal battle with a trio of Miami club operators.
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Aussie company behind Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime drinks brand collapses
Melbourne-based Congo Brands Australia was behind the rollout of the colourful energy and hydration drinks across the country after its launch in 2022.
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Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions
Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.
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The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban
Last year, we told you about Xtra, the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise. They’re just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States’ foreign drone ban. But it appears the FCC is…
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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged theft of hardware trade secrets
Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets in a push to build its own hardware device. The complaint alleges that OpenAI poached Apple employees and coaxed them into handing over confidential product designs, supplier details and other closely guarded information about unreleased technologies. The suit marks a sharp reversal…
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Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti on All3Media Mega-Merger and What Comes Next
The Banijay chief discusses the opportunities created by the new $8.5 billion super indie, expanding beyond TV and whether ITV Studios is on his radar.
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Bluesky’s interim CEO, Toni Schneider, drops the ‘interim’
Schneider, who formerly served as the CEO of Automattic and is a partner at True Ventures, says he is “all in” on the unconventional social media platform.
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Microsoft responds to racist Xbox layoff conspiracy theory, says CEO Asha Sharma is ‘American born, raised, and educated’
There are a lot of good reasons to criticize the people responsible for Xbox layoffs, but racism isn’t one of them.