Johnny Depp and guitarist Jeff Beck filed a lawsuit last Friday against folklorist and SUNY Buffalo professor Bruce Jackson, who accused the pair of plagiarizing a song on their latest album, “18”. In two demand letters the folklorist sent in August, Jackson alleged that Depp and Beck infringed the copyright of the poem “Hobo Ben”…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Enlarge / A Bosch worker assembles an electric motor at the company’s factory in Charleston, South Carolina. (credit: Bosch) On Tuesday, Bosch formally announced the start of electric motor production at its factory in Charleston, South Carolina, taking over space that was previously used to make components for diesel engines. Bosch says it will invest…
Getting vaccinated is safe—and recommended. Deposit Photos Coded language is nothing new—but the scale at which it can be deployed via social media is essentially unprecedented. Observers often compare online content moderation to games of Whack-a-Mole, in which platforms can barely stem the influx of targeted misinformation, conspiracy theories, propaganda imagery, and hate speech. As…
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear Sophie: How…
It takes a lot of people to bring a tech conference to life, and we’re looking for a few amazing volunteers to support our events team and help make TC Sessions: Crypto an awesome experience for our attendees. If you’re amazing, crypto curious, a DeFi die-hard, big on blockchain, wild about web3, interested in event…
Zillow has laid off about 300 employees as it is shifting focus towards technology-related positions in the company, TechCrunch has learned from sources and confirmed with the company over e-mail. The Seattle-headquartered online real estate marketplace informed its impacted employees about the decision on Tuesday. Shortly after receiving the communication, the impacted employees had to…
It’s year five, or maybe ten, of “drones are going to revolutionize transport” and so far, we’ve got very little to show for it. Maybe it’s time to put these foolish ambitions to rest and focus on where this technology could actually do some good, rather than pad out a billionaire’s bottom line or let…
The internet really, really wants Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to show up in Philadelphia for the upcoming World Series. See Cruz — ostensibly a Houston Astros fan in the way most politicians perform the role of “sports” “fan” — got heckled by New York fans at a Yankees game during the American League Championship Series….
Save $49.01: As of Oct. 26, The Nespresso Vertuo Next Deluxe by De’Longhi is $149.99 at Amazon. That saves you 25% on this combo coffee and espresso maker. Cooler weather makes a warm morning brew all the more essential. And if you want to save money compared to daily Starbucks runs, invest in your own…
LinkedIn is adding more steps to help users verify a profile’s legitimacy as it cracks down on fake accounts and bots on its platform. The Microsoft-owned social media and networking platform is set to roll out two additional verification steps this week to help users confirm that they are who they say they are. Select…