The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection watchdog, has slapped Facebook (now Meta Platforms) and Google with fines of €150 million ($170 million) and €60 million ($68 million) for violating E.U. privacy rules by failing to provide users with an easy option to reject cookie tracking technology. “The websites facebook.com,
On Friday, a judge sentenced father and son Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 20 years more. Judge Timothy Walmsley sentenced the McMichaels’ neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan to life with the possibility of parole, saying that Bryan had expressed genuine remorse at the killing of Ahmaud
One of the key findings from a new study by the Pew Research Center shows that 30% of Americans now read ebooks, up from 25% in 2019. The number of those who read a print book stayed the same in that time period, while audiobook reading increased from 20% to 23%. The Pew Research Center
Viola Davis, Barack Obama, Questlove and more have shared tributes to the groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier, who died Friday at the age of 94. Davis, in a moving post on Instagram, wrote about how Poitier’s work “radically shifted my life,” adding, “The dignity, normalcy, strength, excellence and sheer electricity you brought to your roles showed
The US jobs recovery stalled at the end of last year even as official figures confirmed annual record growth in employment numbers. Closely-watched data from America’s bureau of labour statistics (BLS) showed the world’s biggest economy added 199,000 jobs in December – well short of the 400,000 figure pencilled in by forecasters. Experts said a
If ya haven’t gotten on the Tony Logue train yet, it’s time to get your ass on it. The Western Kentucky native, who points to the legendary Chris Knight as one of his strongest writing inspirations, has made a name for himself with tremendous, deep-cutting songwriting of his own. He quickly turned heads with the
It’s never a slow news day at the Vought News Network. Today, Amazon Prime Video unleashed a Biblical torrent of tidbits surrounding the release of The Boys season 3, including a date for the season premiere, and for the long-awaited “Herogasm” installment of the series adapted from Garth Ennis’s comics. For starters, The Boys season
Despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, some GOP members continue to push bogus claims. CNN’s Sara Murray reports. #CNN #News
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G India launch date has been set for January 10, the South Korean tech giant confirmed to Gadgets 360. The Samsung phone debuted in markets including the US, UK, and Europe earlier this week. It comes as a successor to the Galaxy S20 FE 5G and is a tweaked variant of
There have been action figures, LEGO sets, and hoodies based on the upcoming The Batman film, but the moment that many collectors have been waiting for has finally arrived. Funko has launched their first wave of The Batman Pop figures, and it includes a little bit of everything. In the common lineup, there are Pop
Sidney Poitier, the actor and activist who broke color barriers in Hollywood and starred in some of the most iconic movies ever made, has died. The office of the Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs has confirmed Sidney’s death to TMZ … however, the circumstances surrounding his passing are not yet known, nor do we know
Los Angeles County reported a staggering 37,215 new Covid-19 cases today, by far the highest single-day number of the entire pandemic. Hospitalizations and deaths have doubled in the past week as well, although those counts are still well short of the peaks set during last winter’s surge in infections. The daily cases number broke a
About 30 people took part in a rally on Thursday, Jan. 6 in front of Whittier City Hall, in memory of the one-year anniversary of when thousands of people violently stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to overturn the outcome of the presidential election. “We are all here today to remember and to mark the anniversary
Peter Bogdanovich, who directed movies including The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, has died at the age of 82. His daughter, Antonia, said he died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. Born in New York in 1939, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist and critic. He also organised a series of
Some 200 Armed Forces personnel are being deployed to support the NHS in London as hospitals grapple with staff shortages. Military medics will assist NHS doctors and nurses with patient care, while general duty personnel will help fill gaps caused by other absences. The Royal College of Nursing has said the deployment means the government
Researchers have disclosed a security flaw affecting H2 database consoles that could result in remote code execution in a manner that echoes the Log4j “Log4Shell” vulnerability that came to light last month. The issue, tracked as CVE-2021-42392, is the ” first critical issue published since Log4Shell, on a component other than Log4j, that exploits the
The Tucson police department has officially terminated a cop who killed a disabled man, shooting the wheel-chair bound 61-year-old nine times in the back and side. The killing took place at the end of November in a big-box shopping complex south of downtown in the Arizona city. Officer Ryan Remington — a four-year veteran of
Every season of Cobra Kai has brought back at least one or two pivotal characters from the Karate Kid film franchise to help tell the ongoing story of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. Kreese, Ali Mills, Terry Silver, Chozen, and quite a few others have made appearances throughout the show, and fans are now asking
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Andrew Garfield said he’s “definitely open” to making another Spider-Man movie following his return in Spider-Man: No Way Home. In an exclusive interview with Variety, he opened up about his long-kept secret return to the franchise, which found The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star teaming up with veteran Spider-Man Tobey Maguire to