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Photo by Roy Rochlin / Getty Images The lawsuits are piling up for Pandora, which has been accused by comedians, including Lewis Black and Andrew Dice Clay, of streaming their works without the proper license. Now, George Lopez is joining the fray, seeking $5.5 million from the streamer. Lopez filed suit on Tuesday, claiming that…
Enlarge (credit: Jeff Greenberg / Contributor | Universal Images Group) As the pandemic unfolded in spring 2020, an Educause survey found that an increasing number of students—who had very little choice but to take tests remotely—were increasingly putting up with potential privacy invasions from schools. Two years later, for example, it’s considered a common practice…
This gallery of Dead Island 2 gameplay footage is pretty gruesome; clicking through gets more violent from here on out. [credit: Deep Silver / Dambuster ] Eight years after its public announcement, Dead Island 2 finally looks like a video game—and its bloody, polished gameplay reveal capped off a lengthy Gamescom opening night presentation of…
Honeybees are born without a gut biome, and pick up their microbial companions just before adulthood. PetroP/Deposit Photos Take a honeybee worker from almost anywhere on Earth, look inside its guts, and you’ll most likely find just nine types of bacteria. The remarkable consistency of this microbial package across the planet—similar across species, including social bumblebees—is…
You have your work in front of you, a cup of coffee on your desk, some gentle tunes without words playing on the stereo and you’re ready to do some work. Your phone buzzes, and 90 minutes later you look up filled with self-loathing and regret. Your coffee is cold, the cursor on your Word…
Turning one-time customers into repeat buyers takes on heightened importance during a downturn. Acquiring one new user can be a heavy lift, but finding ways to reduce friction during shopping and checkout is a proven method for boosting the lifetime value of existing customers. An important note: One study found that password difficulties cause nearly…
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Stocks present a common way for everyday investors to generate wealth. FatCamera/Getty Images A stock is an investment that represents a unit of ownership in a company. There are two ways shareholders can earn returns on their investments: capital gains and dividends. Investors can build diversified stock portfolios by investing in stock funds. A stock…
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Parag Agrawal, before he was Twitter CEO, suggested ceding to Russia’s censorship and surveillance demands. Ex-Twitter security chief Pieter Zatko made the claim in a filing to the SEC and other agencies. He said Agrawal’s suggestion wasn’t pursued but it was still a “cause for concern.” Twitter’s former…