Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with six states, filed a lawsuit against John Shriber and Roman Zaks, owners of the room renting and roommate finder platform Roomster, for allegedly defrauding consumers, accusing them of paying people for fake reviews and listings on their site. The agency says…
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Enlarge / The winning entry, Théåtre D’opéra Spatial. (credit: Jason Allen) A synthetic media artist named Jason Allen entered AI-generated artwork into the Colorado State Fair fine arts competition and announced last week that he won first place in the Digital Arts/Digitally Manipulated Photography category, Vice reported Wednesday based on a viral tweet. Allen used…
Moose calves are generally vulnerable to grizzly bear predation. Anchor Lee/Unsplash This article was originally featured in Outdoor Life. A wedding ceremony that took place in Montana’s Glacier National Park earlier this month was interrupted when a grizzly bear charged out of the brush to attack and kill a moose calf. The wedding’s videographer, Stanton Giles,…
NASA has finalized an agreement with SpaceX to purchase five more astronaut transportation missions to and from the International Space Station, further entrenching the space company’s position as the prime services vendor for the space agency. The new contract — for the Crew-10, Crew-11, Crew-12, Crew-13 and Crew-14 missions — is valued at $1.4 billion….
Lyft is facing a fresh batch of lawsuits from drivers and passengers who say they were sexually and physically assaulted during rides and accused the ride-hailing company of failing to protect its users. Seventeen lawsuits were filed in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin, according to Peiffer Wolf Carr…
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Twitter Circle rolled out to all users this week, meaning folks can share posts exclusively with a select group of people. Basically, the feature is a lot like Instagram Close Friends. You get to choose the group of people who can exclusively access your Circle posts. The idea is to make these posts more private…
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There are numerous websites that can serve as alternatives to Reddit. Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Reddit is an online community where millions of users vote on and comment about news and articles posted by other users. There are a lot of alternatives to Reddit, including sites like Slashdot, Quora, and Digg. Here are…
There are several reasons why your laptop battery may not be charging properly. worldofstock/Getty Images If your laptop battery isn’t charging, first make sure there is no problem with your power adapter and cable. On a modern laptop that charges via USB-C, make sure you’re using the right USB-C port. Here are seven ways to…