Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Apple Announces ‘Tap to Pay’ Feature That Will Allow iPhones To Accept Contactless Payments
Apple has announced plans to introduce a new Tap to Pay feature for iPhone that turns the device into a contactless payment terminal. The company says that later this year, U.S. merchants will be able to accept Apple Pay and other contactless payments, such as credit cards and debit cards, Read more…
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Facebook Says It Is ‘Absolutely Not Threatening’ To Leave Europe After Many Welcomed the Move
Markus Reinisch, Vice President of Public Policy Europe at Meta, writing on company’s blog: There has been reporting in the press that we are “threatening” to leave Europe because of the uncertainty over EU-US data transfers mechanisms. This is not true. Like all publicly-traded companies, we are legally required to Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc)
The Unnerving Rise of Video Games that Spy on You
Players generate a wealth of revealing psychological data — and some companies are soaking it up. While there are no numbers on how many video game companies are surveilling their players in-game (although, as a recent article suggests, large publishers and developers like Epic, EA, and Activision explicitly state they Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc)
A 29-year-old CEO is Pushing Crypto During the Super Bowl by Giving Away Millions in Bitcoin
Americans tuning in to the Super Bowl on Sunday will be inundated with ads from cryptocurrency companies, including the trading platform FTX, which plans to give away millions of dollars in bitcoin. FTX has spent heavily on sports partnerships to try to make itself a brand name in crypto, including Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Search Engines In Russia Will Deindex All Domains That Have 100+ Links To Pirated Content
Major rightsholders and internet companies in Russia have signed a new memorandum of cooperation designed to make pirated movies, TV shows and other content harder to find. In addition to automatically removing reported infringing links within hours, search engines have agreed to completely deindex all domains that carry 100 or Read more…
Creativity Leben (Life aka misc)
HELEN
i wanted to share with you a wonderful piece honouring the life of helen workman, my first “big” boss. she had a big influence on me. the MITE lab touched the lives of so many. helen passed away one week ago.