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FTC Fines Three Ticket Scalping Companies For Illegally Using Bots

The Federal Trade Commission issued multimillion-dollar fines against three bot-powered ticket scalping operations. The Verge reports: The FTC says these organizations bought over 150,000 event tickets over the past four years, nabbing them with auto.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJan 22nd, 2021

Study explores effects of overseas business activity through experiences of expatriates

In international business, companies frequently dispatch their employees overseas as expatriates. They are crucial for linking the headquarters with foreign branches and their subsidiaries and bridging cultural, language, and business practice gaps......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

Oil companies may soon have to pay for Vermont’s climate recovery

Vermont's Superfund climate act—which Big Oil called "unfair"—expected to pass. Enlarge / Ripton, VT - July 16, 2023: Ethan Poploski stood in front of his family's home, which had been destroyed by a landslide overnight. (cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

ACV reports Q1 net loss of $20M; revenue up 22%

ACV also said the number of used vehicles transacted by dealers and commercial auto companies on its wholesale marketplace platform grew 15 percent year over year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Zscaler swats claims of a significant breach

On Wednesday, a threat actor named “InteIBroker” put up for sale “access to one of the largest cyber security companies” and immediately ignited speculation about which company it might be. InteIBroker claims to have access to.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook

Section 230 immunity isn’t just for Big Tech companies, lawsuit says. Enlarge (credit: themotioncloud/Getty Images) Ethan Zuckerman wants to release a tool that would allow Facebook users to control what appears in the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Hyundai, Kia unit settles U.S. charges it repossessed service members" vehicles

Hyundai's and Kia's American financing arm will pay $334,941 to settle charges it illegally repossessed vehicles belonging to military service members, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

How to change bot difficulty in Counter-Strike 2

Practicing against bots is a great way to hone your skills in Counter Strike 2, but the default setting may not be right for you. Here's how to adjust the bots......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

No one has seen the data behind Tyson’s “climate friendly beef” claim

Millions of taxpayer dollars flow to livestock companies raising "low carbon" beef. Enlarge / The Environmental Working Group published a new analysis on Wednesday outlining its efforts to push the USDA for more transparency, inc.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

U.S. “Know Your Customer” Proposal Will Put an End to Anonymous Cloud Users

Late January, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice of proposed rulemaking for establishing new requirements for Infrastructure as a Service providers (IaaS) . The proposal boils down to a 'Know Your Customer' regime for companies operat.....»»

Category: internetSource:  torrentfreakRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Court Keeps DMCA Subpoena Shortcut Closed, Restricts Piracy Settlements

Earlier this year, a Hawaiian District Court blocked movie companies' efforts to unmask alleged BitTorrent pirates using a DMCA subpoena 'shortcut'. The filmmakers asked the court to reconsider its position but without success; the 'DMCA shortcut' wi.....»»

Category: internetSource:  torrentfreakRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Newspapers Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement and ‘Fake News’ Hallucinations

Microsoft and OpenAI face yet another lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement. Eight newspapers, including the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and the Denver Post, accuse the companies of training ChatGPT models on their content without permi.....»»

Category: internetSource:  torrentfreakRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective… Pirates?

In an effort to tackle online piracy, Lithuania has been issuing €140 fines to online pirates, catching several dozen people in the first few months. These early targets were mostly movie pirates on private trackers. However, a recent announcement.....»»

Category: internetSource:  torrentfreakRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

US Labor Board rules that Apple illegally interrogated retail employees in NYC

Apple on Monday was hit by a US Labor Board ruling on whether or not the company was illegally interrogating its employees about unionization activities. In that case, the board agreed that Apple had indeed been coercively interrogating its retail st.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

US Labor Board rules Apple illegally interrogated retail staff in NYC

The US Labor Board found that Apple conducted unauthorized interrogations of employees at the Apple World Trade Center retail store in New York City.Apple World Trade CenterIn a recent ruling, the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that A.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction

Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The US government has pressured telcos to rip out network gear made by Chinese companies Huawei and.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

License suspensions disproportionately hurt marginalized communities, finds study

Drivers in New York state were issued more than 1 million license suspensions in 2017, and about two-thirds of them were for "traffic debt"—failure to pay a traffic ticket or to appear in traffic court—while less than 10% were for driving infract.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Most companies changed their cybersecurity strategy in the past year

Businesses worldwide have faced a rate of change in the threat environment evidenced by 95% of companies reporting cybersecurity strategy adjustments within just the past year, according to LogRhythm. Strategic shifts within organizations At the hear.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

NASA selects 9 companies to work on low-cost Mars projects

NASA is expanding its plans for Mars, looking at not only a mission to bring back a sample but also smaller, lower-cost missions to enable exploration......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Apple Vision Pro a big hit in enterprise

During the Apple earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared that half of Fortune 100 companies have purchased Apple Vision Pro units.Apple Vision Pro is making a splash in enterpriseApple Vision Pro is the first spatial computer from Apple and has prov.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Japanese aerospace company captures an actual picture of space debris

Space debris is a growing problem, so companies are working on ways to mitigate it. A new satellite called ADRAS-J was built and launched to demonstrate how a spacecraft could rendezvous with a piece of space junk, paving the path for future removal......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024