A joint investigation by watchdogs in Canada and British Columbia has found that Cambridge Analytica-linked data firm, Aggregate IQ, broke privacy laws in Facebook ad-targeting work it undertook for the official Vote Leave Brexit campaign in the UK’s 2016 EU referendum. A quick reminder: Vote Leave was the official leave campaign in the referendum on the
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19 seconds ago But if you ask director J.J. Abrams, it’s not the ‘ending’ aspects that were the biggest challenge to making Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but striving to have the movie stand on its own. As the filmmaker put it: J.J. Abrams shared this insight into the making of Star Wars: The
Begun, the Carnage wars have! Carnage has long been one of the most popular and recognizable villains in comic books, and over the last couple years we’ve gotten new collectibles of the serial-killing symbiote from almost every major company (including Hasbro, Kaiyodo Revoltech, Sideshow Collectibles, Funko, Diamond Select Toys, Gentle Giant and more). And so
The history of gaming is filled with quirky controllers, from mainstream eyebrow-raisers like the Nintendo 64 controller, to more obscure fare like the Dragon Quest Slime controller. Valve’s Steam controller is another such oddball. Released in 2013, Valve’s Steam Controller showed a lot of promise, despite its odd design. With two trackpads on the front
For many virtual-reality evangelists, one of the first games you mention when you’re recommending titles for VR newcomers is Beat Saber. The title, which is available on PlayStation VR, Oculus platforms, and Vive, delivers fast-paced, rhythm-based action centered around swinging two lightsabers to the beat of the song you’ve selected. It’s an approachable title that
After a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria. The system turns organic matter, such as food waste, into a product that can be used as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastics. “I realized that it was a simple technology for
In late October, hundreds of artists signed an open letter urging other members of the music community to boycott festivals and events sponsored by Amazon. Amazon Web Services has contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other branches of law enforcement. The artists supporting the No Music For ICE movement aim to abandon
With Thanksgiving week upon us, all the discounts and deals are starting to come active. Our friends at IAmElemental sent over details of their holiday kick-off sale which runs through Midnight on Cyber Monday, December 2nd (Pacific Standard Time). Over on their shop, they are offering a tiered discount based on how much you buy.
Penny and her outrageous The Proud Family brood are making a comeback. Jo Marie Payton confirmed during the third hour of Good Morning America on Tuesday that the former Disney Channel animated series will be rebooted and debut new episodes on Disney+ in the new year. Co-host Keke Palmer asked Payton how she resembles her
Star Wars fans don’t have to worry about not getting content from their favorite franchise for the rest of 2019, as its dominating the final weeks of the year. Star Wars began its run in 1977 with Star Wars: A New Hope, followed by Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the
By Stephany Nunneley, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 20:48 GMT The Season One roadmap for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has been revealed, and you’re getting all sorts of free content. Infinity Ward has outlined free content you can expect to drop during Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Season One, which kicks off on December 3.
Xerox fired the latest volley in the Xerox –HP merger letter wars today. Xerox CEO John Visentin wrote to the HP Board that his company planned to take its $33.5 billion offer directly to HP shareholders. He began his letter with hostile tone befitting a hostile takeover attempt, stating that their refusal to negotiate defied
Exclusive Details Lorna Loh 21 Savage is putting smiles on faces and food in the stomachs of people not nearly as fortunate as him. The rapper helped serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to 300 families in need Tuesday night at the DeKalb County YMCA center in Stone Mountain, Georgia … throwing on a red apron
Bluff City Law may not have gotten a back order, but it went out with some minor gains. The freshman NBC drama managed 3.8 million total viewers and a 0.6 rating, hitting a seven-week high in the demo. NBC has revealed it will make a decision on the show’s future in the spring. The Voice
It’s going to be a really rich week for Disney’s Frozen 2, so, exhibitors expect a lot of popcorn sales. Let’s start with the build of it all: Pic’s official weekend came in at $130.2M, which has we’ve been sayin’ is the best animated pic launch ever in November. Today, with 41% K-12 schools out
The Walking Dead wrapped up a tremendous year of 16 episodes in terms of quality with the back half of season nine and front half of season ten on Sunday night. However, despite the high quality run of storytelling, the ratings continue to slide as the AMC zombie series hit a new series low in
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Google began delivering the first Stadia Founder’s Edition kits last week, giving gamers access to the service for the first time. There have been some unfortunate hiccups in the launch including overheating Chromecasts and high latency. The latest Stadia shortcoming
Leavy.co, the Paris-born startup that offers a travel app for millennials to help them travel more without getting into further debt, has quietly raised $14 million in funding. The investment — which is pegged as a seed round and actually closed in January! — is led by Dutch investor Prime Ventures, with participation from angel
Karen Bower’s book, “Loving My Addict: A Mother’s Journal”, is a positive mom’s prospective on the trials and tribulations she went through having that one son a hair when use of the two. Her mission is to reach families dealing with the situation, to help answer their questions, to make them aware that all is
32 minutes ago Queen & Slim is an ambitious and powerful movie, and watching it you’d never expect that it was from a first time feature filmmaker. And yet, it is the first venture into that particular realm for Melina Matsoukas, who has had a long and successful career in directing music videos before making
Of all of the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thor Odinson (Chris Hemsworth) has arguably gone on the most drastic of journeys. The prince of Asgard has gotten used to life on both his homeworld and Earth, only to have both settings ravaged by the events of Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War. One
NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who regularly provides data about US gaming habits, was recently asked by a follower to name the best-selling third-party game on each Nintendo platform in terms of dollar sales rankings. The list started out with the Nintendo 64 generation and ran right through to the current one. Take
Establishing an enduring presence on the Moon will mean making a lot of landings — and NASA researchers want to make those landings as reliable and cheap as possible. This robotic “pallet lander” concept would be a dead simple (as lunar landers go) way to put up to 300 kilograms of rover and payload onto
After returning to Instagram earlier this month, the Weeknd is back with a preview of his new song, “Blinding Lights.” The clip premiered in an advertisement for Mercedes-Benz’s new EQC model. The Weeknd stars in the commercial, which you can watch below. [embedded content] In addition to debuting “Blinding Lights,” the ad announces that a
Supreme Knight Batman gets a The Dark Knight Returns inspired costume Earlier today Mezco revealed that they’ll be a variant of their upcoming Supreme Knight Batman which is a part of their One:12 line. If you didn’t know already the Supreme Knight Batman completes Mezco’s One:12 Batman trilogy (one not based on any comic book
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Getty Bill Cosby says he’s got no issue rotting in prison, even if that’s for the rest of his life, because he’s never going to show a bit of remorse for his crime. The 82-year-old comedian — who was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to 3 to 10 years — gave his
Ed Sheeran and possibly Lin-Manuel Miranda will have cameos in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The Rise of Skywalker is coming out in less than a month, and fans are more than ready to see the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver have been the main stars throughout
The Pokemon Company has filed a lawsuit in a Seattle court that accuses 3 people of leaking Pokemon Sword and Shield information prior to the game’s release by posting photos from the official Pokemon Sword and shield strategy guide, which was also unreleased at the time. The photos, which leaked earlier this month, included images
French propulsion startup ThrustMe unexpectedly made it into orbit early this month with its innovative propulsion system placed aboard a Chinese cubesat. Dianfeng, or Xiaoxiang-1 (08), a six-unit cubesat developed by privately owned Spacety, was a secondary payload on the launch of the Gaofen-7 civilian Earth observation satellite Nov. 2, along with a first satellite