Who owns 4chan?
4chan's relationship with a Japanese toymaker has remained remarkably murky. Enlarge (credit: Jacqui VanLiew | Getty Images) Over the past 19 years, the imageboard 4chan has been tied to Gamergate, the inception of QAnon, the.....»»
TikTok"s ban on misogyny and misgendering attempts to clean up For You Pages
TikTok has long prohibited hate-speech and violence on its social video platform, but a recent update is getting more specific about what can and can't be posted on videos.The China-based tech firm ByteDance, which created and owns TikTok, updated it.....»»
Disney+ successfully tested live event streaming in the US
Disney+ was one of the streaming services that livestreamed the 2022 Oscar nominations in the United States. This is the first event that's been livestreamed in North America by the platform. Although the company owns other services that handle live.....»»
Snapchat sees recovery from Apple’s ad policy that’s hurting Facebook
Apple’s new privacy policies have certainly had an impact on the advertising revenue of multiple companies like Meta. However, it’s not just the Facebook owner that has had its business hurt. Snap Inc. (which owns Snapchat) was also affe.....»»
How Apple"s Privacy Push Cost Meta $10 Billion
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Pop-up notifications are often annoying. For Meta, one in Apple's iOS operating system, which powers iPhones, is a particular headache. On February 2nd Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, t.....»»
Who Owns Your Address in AR? Probably Not You.
One day, we will all don AR glasses, capable of serving up information geospatially tied to every house and place in our neighborhoods. But who will own and control these spatial AR layers? From a report: It's the stuff of nightmares: The other day,.....»»
Amazon oil spill in Ecuador was 6,300 barrels
An oil spill caused by a ruptured pipeline in Ecuador's Amazon region leaked almost 6,300 barrels into an environmental reserve, according to information provided Wednesday by the company that owns the conduit......»»
Peloton Should Put Itself Up for Sale and Fire Its CEO, Activist Investor Demands
The knives are out for Peloton and CEO John Foley. From a report: Blackwells Capital, an activist investor that owns less than 5% of Peloton, says it has "grave concerns" about its performance and is calling on its board of directors to fire Foley im.....»»
Microsoft To Buy Activision Blizzard in $69 Billion Video Game Mega-Deal
Microsoft will buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal that would reshape the gaming landscape. From a report: The deal, if completed, would bring together Microsoft, which owns the Xbox game platform and the Xbox Game.....»»
Why is Zynga worth a whopping $12.7 billion? (Hint: It’s not FarmVille)
Record acquisition price offers instant entry into the massive mobile game market. Enlarge / The company that publishes Grand Theft Auto now owns all of these goofballs, too... (credit: Zynga) Major console game publisher Take.....»»
Who owns the universe?
With many countries, companies and individuals intensifying their space exploration programs, questions about rights, ownership and the feasibility of manned space missions are coming to the fore of public debate......»»
Bills vs Buccaneers live stream: how to watch NFL online from anywhere
Here's how to get a Buffalo Bills vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live stream and watch the NFL game from anywhere, as Tom Brady aims to heap yet more pressure onto a franchise he owns......»»
Get Your Coins Moving: Some Parts of the US Face a Shortage of Quarters
Heidi Thorsen owns the coin-only laundromat "Lunar Laundry" in Seattle — and discovered an odd phenomenon, reports the Seattle Times. "Thorsen went to her bank to replenish her coin supply. But the bank was so short on change, she could only bu.....»»
Foxconn warns chip shortage will last until second half of 2022
Major Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn has cautioned that the global chip shortage is likely to continue for longer than previously expected.Hon Hai Precision Industries owns FoxconnFoxconn's previous Q2 earnings saw the company beat estimates. However,.....»»
Tim Cook says cryptocurrency is something Apple is looking at and that he already owns some
Cook's thoughts on crypto came during an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin as part of The New York Times’ DealBook Online Summit......»»
Sinclair Workers Say TV Channels Are In "Pandemonium" After Ransomware Attack
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: In the early hours of Sunday morning, hackers took down the corporate servers and systems of Sinclair Broadcast Group, a giant U.S. TV conglomerate that owns or operates more than 600 channels acr.....»»
10 best gifts for PS5 owners for the holidays 2021
If you don't know what to get a gamer who already owns the PlayStation 5, here are 10 gift ideas that will help them maximize Sony's latest video game console......»»
Twitch reveals how it was hacked
A 4Chan user posted the 125GB torrent link early Tuesday, saying it was to "foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space" because "their community is a disgusting toxic cesspool." They also included the #DoBetterTwitch h.....»»
All of Twitch has just leaked, including its source code and user payouts
A 4Chan user posted the 125GB torrent link on the forum earlier today, saying it was to "foster more disruption and competition in the online video streaming space" because "their community is a disgusting toxic cesspool.".....»»
Twitch Source Code and Business Data Leaked
An unknown individual has leaked the source code and business data of video streaming platform Twitch via a torrent file posted on the 4chan discussion board earlier today. From a report: The leaker said they shared the data as a response to the rece.....»»
Huge Twitch leak reveals creator payouts, a potential Steam competitor, and more
A leak posted to 4chan contains a significant chunk of the site's history and inner workings......»»