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Microsoft's 'Forza Horizon 4' removes controversial dances at center of the 'Fortnite' lawsuits

ThisIsinsider.com 

  • "Fortnite" creator Epic Games has been targeted by no less than four lawsuits accusing the company of appropriating popular dance moves for profit.
  • Artists accusing 'Fortnite' of stealing their dances include "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actor Alfonso Ribeiro, an Instagram star known as The Backpack Kid, rapper 2 Milly, and the mother of a "Fortnite" contest entrant known as Orange Shirt Kid.
  • Weeks after the first lawsuits against Epic surfaced, Microsoft's "Forza Horizon... Читать дальше...



Car bomb kills at least 8 in Colombia - CNN

BigNewsNetwork.com 

At least eight people were killed Thursday after a car bomb detonated in the Colombian capital of Bogota, the country's Health Ministry told CNN en Espaol.

Facebook says it will ask employees to take down glowing Portal reviews on Amazon - TechCrunch

Top Stories (us) - Google News (ru) 

  1. Facebook says it will ask employees to take down glowing Portal reviews on Amazon  TechCrunch
  2. Facebook’s own employees appear to be leaving 5-star Amazon reviews for the Portal camera  The Verge
  3. Facebook employees caught leaving five-star Amazon reviews for Portal  Engadget
  4. Facebook employees caught leaving 5-star reviews for Portal on Amazon  Android Authority
  5. View full coverage on Google News

Shiotani fires Japan past Uzbeks, Qatar’s Ali downs Saudis

World Soccer Talk: World Cup 2014 

Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Tsukasa Shiotani’s sizzling winner kept Japan on top of their Asian Cup group on Thursday, while Oman scrambled into the knockouts in a pulsating finish to the tournament’s first...

Court stays eviction of Connecticut herbalist’s widower

TheRepublic.com 

HARTFORD, Conn. — An appeals court has temporarily stopped the eviction of the widower of famed herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons from her once-acclaimed Connecticut farm. The state Appellate Court agreed Wednesday to hear the case, just four days before the deadline set by a lower court judge for 81-year-old Edward Cook to leave the “Caprilands”

Inmate commits suicide in Faridabad jail

Business Standard 

An inmate allegedly committed suicide in Haryana's Faridabad district, days after he was convicted in a case. Jail authorities said the incident came to light on Thursday morning. According to jail superintendent Deepak Sharma, the deceased, Mohit, was sentenced to 10 years on charges of rape two days ago. Sharma said Mohit was under depression and he was not talking to anybody. The official said it was being probed how Mohit managed to hang himself inside the jail.

Here's a must-read checklist of actions to increase online privacy and security

Boing Boing 

As the about page says, "This website provides a beginner’s checklist for staying safe on the internet." It shows you how to use a password manager, create a strong device passcode, use two-factor authentication, set up a mobile carrier PIN, encrypt your devices, freeze Your credit, use 1.1.1.1 for DNS resolution, use a virtual private network, use a privacy-first web browser, use a privacy-first search engine, use a privacy-first email provider, review location, camera, and other sensitive device permissions... Читать дальше...


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