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UK Scientists Cry Foul After Government Redacts Criticism Of Its Response In Key Coronavirus Report
The government of the United Kingdom has sparked a strong backlash from many in the scientific community by redacting large portions of a Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies report advising ministers on the coronavirus pandemic, the Guardian reported Friday.
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Teen Vogue Yanks Puff Piece On Facebook’s Anti-Disinformation Efforts After People Found Out Facebook Paid For It
Teen Vogue deleted a glowing, 2,000-word-plus article touting Facebook’s efforts to fight online disinformation during the 2020 elections from its website on Wednesday after it became incredibly obvious that it was sponsored content, not a reported piece of journalism. In response, Teen Vogue and Facebook gave a bewildering series of excuses to reporters, even as…
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Reports: Uber Freezes Tech Staff Hiring As Cash Hemorrhage Continues
Ridesharing giant Uber, which has been burning through money faster than the Joker ($US5.2 ($8) billion in the last quarter alone!), has suddenly frozen its hiring of technical and engineering staff in the U.S., according to reports on Saturday by Bloomberg and Yahoo News.
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Candy Crush Developer Says 9.2 Million Users Play At Least 3 Hours A Day, But It’s Totally Not Addictive
Alex Dale, a senior executive at Candy Crush Saga developer King, told a UK House of Commons select committee that approximately 3.4 per cent or 9.2 million users spend “three or more hours a day” playing the game, and that one player spent an astonishing $3700 on microtransactions within the app in a 24-hour period…