The alt-right stole Pepe the Frog, and now his creator is taking him back. Matt Furie, the artist behind the beloved comic frog, has taken legal action against sites and people aligned with the white nationalist movement, serving cease-and-desist orders to Richard Spencer, Mike Cernovich, and the r/the_Donald subreddit, according to a Motherboard report Monday. …
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Brian Acton, a co-founder of the popular messaging app WhatsApp, said Tuesday he will leave the Facebook-owned company to launch his own foundation. Acton, who founded the popular messaging app with WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum in 2009, said in a Facebook post his foundation will focus on the intersection of nonprofit, technology and communications. “It’s something I’ve thought about for …
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A lawsuit exploring whether animals own the copyright to their own selfies is finally over. The bizarre legal journey began when a crested macaque monkey named Naruto took selfies using British nature photographer David Slater’s camera during a 2011 trip to Indonesia. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sued Slater and self-publishing company Blurb in 2015, arguing …
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The Federal Aviation Administration is warning drone operators not to fly their devices over the Houston area as rescue efforts continue in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The FAA said Tuesday that unauthorized drone operation over the disaster area could interfere with rescue and recovery efforts currently underway in areas inundated by epic floods brought on by the deadly storm. …
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Samsung just raised the bar in smartphone screens. Again. A year after DisplayMate awarded the Samsung Galaxy S8’s screen its first-ever A+ grade, the screen tester has crowned the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 as the best performing smartphone display, awarding it its top grade as well. The feature-packed phone, unveiled last week, is Samsung’s follow-up to last year’s disaster-stricken Galaxy …
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Apple is reportedly planning a renewed push for a place in your entertainment system with an upgraded set-top box that will stream 4K video. The new Apple TV box will feature a faster processor capable of streaming higher-resolution 4K content and highlighting live television content, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The update box is expected to debut at an event in September, …
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Google will unveil the second generation of its Pixel handsets on Oct. 5, according to a tweet Wednesday by Evan Blass, a blogger with a strong track record of accurate leaks. The new Android phones will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 836 system on chip, Blass wrote, referring to the upgraded chip many people had expected to be inside the …
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It looks like Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market is all but in the bag as federal regulators said they would allow the $13.7 billion deal to continue. The decision, announced Wednesday by the US Federal Trade Commission, allows the online retail giant to take its greatest stab yet at the $800 billion US grocery market. By far Amazon’s biggest …
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The Daily Stormer finds itself again without a webhost after Namecheap said Sunday it wouldn’t host the neo-Nazi website due to its message of hate and violence. The site, dubbed the “top hate site in America,” registered with Namecheap on Friday after being turned away by Google, GoDaddy and a Russian registrar. The Stormer has been the target of criticism …
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A day after The Daily Stormer retreated to the darknet, the organization that helped make that move possible is condemning the neo-Nazi site while grudgingly acknowledging its technology allows the site to continue to spew messages of hate. A version of the site, dubbed the “top hate site in America,” appeared Wednesday on a part of the web that can …
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