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Harry Potter fans (like so many hardcore fans) are serious about protecting the beloved universe they grew up with. So much so that they’ve apparently stopped trusting its creator to get basic parts of the canon right.
When a trailer for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel released, a second-long clip sent the Potter Twitterverse into an absolute frenzy, decrying a perceived plot hole in the most Hermione way possible:
“You can’t Apparate inside the Hogwarts grounds, how often do I have to tell you?” – Hermione Granger #CrimesOfGrindelwald #FantasticBeasts pic.twitter.com/p14YeOjfsI
— The Leaky Cauldron (@leaky) March 13, 2018 Read more…
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Whistleblower's story explains why Facebook booted a Trump-linked data firm
March 17, 2018Now we know why Facebook gave Cambridge Analytica the boot on Friday. What’s less clear is why it took so long.
The social media company was aware as far back as late 2015 that, starting in early 2014, the Trump-linked U.K data firm had secretly harvested profile data belonging to 50 million users, according to a follow-up report from The Observer. The paper calls it Facebook’s biggest data breach to date.
The details come from a whistleblower, Christopher Wylie, who said he worked with Aleksandr Kogan, a student at Cambridge University, to obtain the data. Kogan created an app called “thisisyourdigitallife” that paid users to take a personality test. Participants had to sign in through their Facebook login and agree to let their data be used for academic purposes. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Whistleblower's story explains why Facebook booted a Trump-linked data firm
You can find many delightful ways to waste your time on YouTube, but one of the best is to spend an afternoon looking at cooking and food channels.
There are plenty of regular food channels out there for the usual aspiring chef and hungry human being. Then there are channels that focus on far more specific (and interesting!) ways to cook and appreciate food.
From the vintage to the innovative to international cuisine, here are the greatest YouTube offerings in cooking. You’ll get hungry watching them — and you might even make yourself something delicious. Read more…
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Last month, the Venezuelan government launched Petro, the world’s first state-issued cryptocurrency, in hopes of boosting its struggling economy and circumventing U.S. and European sanctions.
The Trump administration, however, isn’t buying into the country’s new digital currency, which has been called “snake oil” by some financial experts.
Donald Trump is reportedly planning to impose additional sanctions on Venezuela restricting the use of Petro for U.S. financial transactions, according to McClatchy.
The report claims the new, tougher sanctions could go into effect as early as Monday after Trump signs an executive order. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Trump plans new sanctions on Venezuela's 'Petro' cryptocurrency