August 12, 2020 Ex-Pinterest COO sues company for gender discrimination, wrongful termination She took a job as Pinterest’s Chief Operating Officer in March 2018 after serving in leadership roles with Charles Schwab, Google, and Square.
July 10, 2020 Racial slur appears in CAPTCHA code for Georgia state COVID-19 website, sparks investigation A racial slur that appeared in the CAPTCHA code on a Georgia Department of Public Health website has sparked an investigation by officials and Microsoft.
June 20, 2020 New Zealand government uses 'Porn Actors' in ad campaign on cyber safety The ads aim to deal with the real-world consequences of online interactions.
June 18, 2020 Ted Cruz calls out Google for 'Orwellian' moves, leveraging its 'monopoly' powers Google's "dramatic decision" to remove two conservative news sites from its ad platform further exposed actions taken leveraging their "monopoly" power by censoring and silencing dissenting voices, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Thursday.
June 17, 2020 Philadelphia police-car torching suspect nabbed by FBI thanks to Etsy page Federal investigators in Philadelphia used twee shopping site Etsy and a host of social media platforms, including Instagram and Vimeo, to nab a massage therapist accused of torching a cop car, according to a federal complaint.
June 3, 2020 St. Louis Police warns of fake GoFundMe accounts for retired police captain killed in George Floyd riots The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is warning the public to be aware of several fake GoFundMe accounts created in the name of retired police captain David Dorn who was murdered during riots in the city this week.
April 17, 2020 Coroanvirus response being hampered because almost half the world doesn't have Internet access, group founded by web inventor says The global response to coronavirus is being hampered by the fact that half the world's population does not have access to the internet, a technology group claims.
March 20, 2020 Toilet paper site claims it calculates how long your supply will last It’s one of the key questions as Americans wait out the coronavirus outbreak at home: How long will my stash of toilet paper last?
January 17, 2020 Pornhub sued by deaf man over adult video site's alleged lack of subtitles: report A deaf man has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a popular adult video website for alleged rights violations because he says it doesn't provide closed captioning on its videos.
December 2, 2019 15 insanely useful sites you’ll wish you knew earlier There are almost 2 billion websites on the internet, yet it’s still easy to get stuck in a rut, visiting the same ones over and over again. It’s time to build up your bookmarks with some handy resources. These sites can help you stay safe online, save you money and even replace expensive software or services.