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You may have seen the Gru’s plan meme making its rounds, perfectly describing when your plans just go wrong. Gru’s being meme’d again, and this time, it’s to iconic songs. It started earlier this month, when @OffTopicMica tweeted, “when you type ‘gorls’ instead of ‘girls’” along with a picture of Gru. SEE ALSO: The …
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelIf you left Avengers: Infinity War wanting way more of Wakanda and way less of everything else — hard same. And we’re in luck, because USA Today released an exclusive clip of a deleted Black Panther scene. It’s a reminder of what makes the film stand out in the Marvel franchise, displaying the incredible depth …
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelMost VR video isn't immersive in the truest sense. You can spin around, but you can't lean forward or step to the side to get a better view. Facebook and RED are helping to fix that — they're partnering on an "all-in-one" camera that offers six de… Source: Engadget | Facebook and RED are building …
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelNew Zealand is continually omitted from maps of the world. Seriously, there’s an entire Reddit thread highlighting examples of the country being completely wiped from global existence. Also known as Aotearoa or “the land of the long white cloud,” New Zealand is missing from maps in Getty stock images, German museums, Ikea wall stickers, tattoos, …
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelMark Zuckerberg is over it. Yes, Facebook allowed the data of more than 80 million users to land in the hands of a partisan political consulting firm during an obscenely contentious presidential election, but that's all in the distant past. You know,… Source: Engadget | Facebook is trying to close the book on Cambridge Analytica
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelTrump’s Busy Trade Agenda Brings Tensions Wall Street Journal Chinese state media has a message for the US ahead of trade talk in Beijing CNBC Trump trade adviser: All countries exempted from steel tariffs will face quotas Politico The US and China Are Finally Having It Out New York Times Full coverage Source: Google News | Trump's Busy Trade …
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelWhile he joked about his Congressional testimony and the never-ending privacy scandals of the last few months on the F8 stage, Mark Zuckerberg’s most important message was one he doubled down on throughout his keynote: Facebook is actually very good and not at all evil. SEE ALSO: Everything Mark Zuckerberg had to say about data …
May 2, 2018 | by RaheelMark Zuckerberg has made it clear that fake profiles and soviet robots have no place on Facebook. But worry not, robots. ‘Messenger’ is still a hospitable home for bots like you. SEE ALSO: Facebook quietly pauses all new app and bot reviews At F8, Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products, David Marcus, jovially reported that …
May 1, 2018 | by RaheelThe BBC will start running ads in its podcasts, thanks to a partnership with podcast publishing and monetization company Acast. Acast CEO Ross Adams told me that ads will start running later this week, with the BBC including “bumpers” today announcing the imminent ad launch. “Podcasts are one way we’re reinventing BBC radio to engage …
May 1, 2018 | by RaheelLast month, the FTC sent letters to six companies informing them that their product warranties were violating US law. Though there are some exceptions, under the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, voiding a warranty because a customer didn't use a spec… Source: Engadget | FTC warned Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft about illegal warranties
May 1, 2018 | by Raheel