Monthly Archives: October 2022

UK antitrust litigation targets Amazon Buy Box with $1BN+ damages claim

Another antitrust lawsuit is being filed in Europe targeting Big Tech for hefty damages over claims of abusive self-preferencing. This time ecommerce giant Amazon — and its nudge-tastic ‘Buy Box’ — is in the frame for an incoming opt-out representative legal action that’s been announced in the UK, seeking an estimated £900 million in damages…

Musixmatch launches a podcast platform for transcription driven by AI and community

Italy-based company Musixmatch is well-known for providing community-powered lyrics to major music streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and Tidal. Now it’s launching a new platform for podcasts that combines AI-generated transcription and community-verified editing. While there are millions of podcast shows and episodes available for listeners, Musixmatch argues that podcast…

Netflix’s stunning ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ trailer finds humanity amid the horrors of war

One of the most famous anti-war novels of all time, Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, is coming to the big screen and the small with Edward Berger’s much-anticipated film, with the full trailer out now. Based on Remarque’s own experience in World War I, the book and Netflix film focuses on…

Microsoft confirms blunder results in user data leak

A misconfigured Microsoft endpoint was exposing sensitive data about Microsoft’s customers to the wider internet, the company confirmed in a press release published earlier this week. Announcing the news this Wednesday, the Redmond giant said it was notified about the misconfiguration by threat intelligence firm SOCRadar, in late September, and soon afterwards, plugged the hole. …

Elon Musk says the public realizes it is ‘foolish’ to buy a gasoline car because its value will drop while the world turns to electric vehicles

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says people will continue to abandon gasoline cars. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Elon Musk said it is “foolish” to buy an gasoline car because its residual value is low. He said in Tesla’s earnings call the people of Earth have chosen to move away from gasoline cars. Tesla is “going to pedal…

People are splurging to buy Grimace, Birdie, and Hamburglar toys from McDonald’s adult Happy Meal, with some spending $50 for the figurines

McDonald’s People are spending big money to snap up limited-edition toys from McDonald’s adult Happy Meals. Each box comes with a figurine, including iconic McDonald’s characters like the Hamburglar and Grimace. One eBay account is selling some sealed toys for $49.95 each, or $119.95 for a pack of all four. People are splurging out to get…

For one day only, Bank of America cardholders will earn unlimited bonus rewards on all purchases — here’s how to make the most of More Rewards Day

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Bank of America More Rewards Day is November 5, 2022, starting at…