Sweden’s advertising watchdog slammed a company for using the “distracted boyfriend” meme in a recruitment ad. The meme, which rose to popularity in 2017, shows a man checking out a passing woman as he walks with his girlfriend, much to the girlfriend’s irritation. Bahnhof, a Stockholm-based internet service provider, used the image in a recruitment ad …

Google Maps has added a group planning feature to help you figure out your plans without having a long string of messages about it. The feature, which was released Wednesday, is designed to help groups of people make plans a little more easily. It allows everyone to weigh in on decisions about where to eat, drink or hang out. You …

One perk that doesn’t come with Amazon Prime: Kindle Unlimited. It’s that all-you-can-read subscription service for books, audiobooks and magazines. But maybe $9.99 per month seems a little steep? How about this: For a limited time, you can get a six-month Kindle Unlimited subscription for $29.97 — so basically $5 per month. This is for new subscribers only. See it …

Google and a group of other tech giants, including Facebook and Twitter, have signed a code of conduct on how they will tackle the spread of fake news, the European Commission said on Wednesday. With major European Parliament elections approaching in 2019, the EU is keen to minimize the influence of fake news on social media. The aim of the …

He pleaded guilty to accessing Apple’s systems multiple times over a period of two years, but today an Australia teenager (who cannot be named for legal reasons) escaped conviction and will not serve time in prison for hacking Apple.  The boy accessed Apple’s mainframe from his Melbourne home, reportedly because he was a fan of the company and wanted to …

Virtual reality medical company VRHealth said Wednesday it’s working with Oculus to deliver its new health and wellness services on the Oculus Go. Using the headset and VRHealth’s apps, people can do physical and cognitive exercises at home using VR. The company announced the collaboration at Oculus Connect in San Jose. VRHealth’s wellness apps, which can be purchased on the company’s …

The fifth Oculus Connect developer conference is underway in San Jose, California this week. Besides being a place for VR developers to meet up and discuss the future of immersive technologies, Facebook — the owner of Oculus — laid out its next steps for where VR (and AR) will head.  And yes, that includes new hardware: the $399 wireless Oculus …

Uber has reached a settlement with all 50 US states and the District of Columbia over a 2016 data breach the ride-hailing service failed to disclose.  The company will pay a $148 million fine that will be distributed in varying amounts across all states, attorneys general said Wednesday. Uber will also be required to adopt several new data security practices. “Uber’s …

Got storage? Time to stock up. Today only, and while supplies last (everything was in stock when I posted it), Amazon is having a major sale on SanDisk and WD storage. In no particular order, here are some standouts: The SanDisk Ultra 200GB microSD card for $35. Regular price: $58.45. It’s a Class 10 card, suitable for HD video recording. …

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