eBay and Airbnb will end mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment claims
eBay and Airbnb will both allow sexual harassment victims to take their cases to court, rather than requiring private arbitration, the companies told BuzzFeed. They’re the latest companies to drop...
View ArticleMexico's tequila council pumps the brakes on Elon Musk's 'Teslaquila'
Tesla CEO tweeted in October that the spirit would be ‘coming soon’ but the regulatory council says tequila is a protected wordTesla Inc co-founder Elon Musk and Mexico’s tequila producers could be...
View ArticleSharp made a phone with two notches
Last year Sharp released the Aquos R Compact, a phone with a tiny camera notch on the top edge and a humongous bezel on the bottom for a fingerprint sensor. It didn’t look great. But for this year’s...
View ArticleNintendo dashes hopes of an N64 Classic
2016 had the NES Classic, 2017 had the SNES Classic, and 2018 has the PlayStation Classic, so a Nintendo 64 Classic can’t be too far away, right? Don’t count on it. In an interview with Kotaku,...
View ArticleXiaomi made a 150-inch $2,000 projector that’s available exclusively at Walmart
Xiaomi has a couple of new products out in Walmart and gave press the rundown today at an event in New York City. The first is a 150-inch projector going for $1,999.99 at Walmart doubles up as a...
View ArticleFacebook’s former CSO says that the US must ‘come together to protect’...
Alex Stamos, who recently stepped down from his role as Chief Security Officer at Facebook, published an op-ed in The Washington Post today, saying that Facebook could have responded Russian...
View ArticleThe first trailer for season 4 of Syfy’s The Magicians teases a magical...
Syfy renewed its urban fantasy show The Magicians for a fourth season in February, and announced that the next season would hit next January. This weekend, the network gave us a look at what to expect...
View ArticleThe OnePlus 6 is $429 for Black Friday
The OnePlus 6 has received a $100 discount ahead of Black Friday. Normally $529 ($20 cheaper than the OnePlus 6T), it now costs $429 for the base model with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage....
View ArticleGoogle Play is making all movie rentals $0.99 for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is coming, and once you’ve finished your feast, what better way to relax than by fighting over a movie to watch with your family members while you digest? Luckily, Google is here to help...
View ArticleBlizzard is reportedly making a Warcraft-themed take on Pokémon Go
While much of the response to Diablo Immortal was less than enthusiastic, Blizzard remains optimistic about mobile gaming — and according to a report in Kotaku, has another potentially gigantic...
View ArticleWatch the very first trailer for Disney’s The Lion King remake
Disney’s remake of the 1994 classic The Lion King just got its very first trailer, in the form of a quick minute and a half teaser aired during the NFL’s traditional Thanksgiving primetime game. The...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2018: these are the deals worth your money
Black Friday 2018 is here, meaning now is the best time to find a discount for mostly everything on your wish list. That goes for tech, too. Every big box retailer, both online and in-store, is...
View ArticleBlack Friday 2018: these are the deals worth your money
Black Friday 2018 is here, meaning now is the best time to find a discount for mostly everything on your wish list. That goes for tech, too. Every big box retailer, both online and in-store, is...
View ArticleLogitech isn’t buying Plantronics after all
Reuters broke the news this weekend that Logitech was in talks to acquire headphone maker Plantronics for more than $2.2 billion, but it looks like the deal isn’t happening. Logitech tells TechCrunch...
View ArticleWalmart’s Cyber Monday deals include Lenovo’s Daydream headset, Samsung smart...
Black Friday may have come and gone, but Cyber Monday is here for shoppers who missed out on deals or want to ride the wave of more discounts. Walmart’s Cyber Monday deals started at 12AM ET today,...
View ArticleLG puts TV boss in charge of mobile hoping for a turnaround
LG’s mobile business has seen better days, but no-one would deny that the company is a leader when it comes to TVs. Seemingly in the hope that some of that magic dust will rub off, the company is...
View ArticleNintendo’s new content guidelines make it easier for YouTube creators to get...
Nintendo is lifting some of its heavy restrictions over how YouTube creators can monetize gameplay and livestream content with a new set of guidelines for creators announced on Wednesday evening....
View ArticleFaraday Future dealt potentially crippling blow while almost out of cash
Struggling California EV startup Faraday Future was dealt a potentially crippling blow on Thursday, according to a press release from its main investor and confirmed by a person familiar with the...
View ArticleValve’s new Steam revenue agreement gives more money to game developers
Steam parent company Valve announced a new revenue split for its online video game marketplace late Friday evening, with the change in its distribution agreement giving developers more money as the...
View ArticleFacebook’s report on George Soros attempts to tie him to an anti-Facebook...
Buzzfeed News obtained a copy of the report that Facebook commissioned from consulting firm Definers Public Affairs, which attempts to link efforts by the “Freedom from Facebook” campaign to liberal...
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