December, 23 2022

💻 LastPass Hack Gets Worse

LastPass revealed that hackers stole customers' password vaults in a data breach earlier this year. The password manager previously assured companies that their accounts were secure before revealing last night that password vaults had been accessed.

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💻 Microsoft Responds to FTC

Microsoft issued a response to the FTC after the commission sued to block Microsoft from acquiring the video game maker Activision Blizzard.

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💻 Meta Pays Up in Cambridge Analytica Case

Meta has agreed to a $725 million settlement for allowing third parties, like the consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, access to users' data. The attorneys representing Facebook users said the settlement is the largest sum paid in a class-action privacy case in the U.S.

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⚖️ Jan 6th Report Released

The House committee investigating the January 6th riot issued its final report last night, wrapping up almost a year of investigation and public hearings. The report soundly places the blame for the attack on the Capitol building on former President Donald Trump.

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⚖️ Biden Signs Omnibus Bill

President Biden signed the defense authorization bill just days before a deadline that would have pushed the federal government into a shutdown. The $858 billion annual defense authorization bill passed in the Senate yesterday after sparring over provisions delayed the bill.

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⚖️ Reforms to the Electoral Count Act Pass

When President Biden signed the omnibus bill today, he signed into law reforms of the Electoral Count Act. The reforms make it crystal clear that the vice president does not have the power to interfere with the certification of elections and make it harder for lawmakers to interfere with elections in the wake of attempts to overthrow the results of the presidential election in 2020.

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🍿 Tory Lanez Found Guilty

Rapper Tory Lanez has been found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion at a party in 2020. Lanez shot Megan, leaving her with bullet fragments in her foot. The rapper was found guilty of three felonies and could face twenty years in prison.

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The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
Entertainment
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Rust Documentary Is Moving Full Speed Ahead

The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
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Green light for Rust documentary

  • The producers of the film “Rust” announced that they had found a cinematographer to continue the production of the film after it was halted when the former cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed in an on-set accident.
  • The producers announced in October that the film would be completed in Hutchins’ honor and that a documentary would be made about the completion of the film.
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Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
Technology
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meta May Be Planning Further Layoffs

Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
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Here we go again

  • Meta is preparing for a new round of job cuts that are expected to take place in March and will affect an unknown number of people.
  • In November, Meta laid off about 13% of its workforce.
  • Meta is one of the few tech companies to expand on earlier layoffs from 2022, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that 2023 will be a year of "efficiency."
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January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
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Higher than expected

  • Consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, which was higher than experts expected.
  • The Federal Reserve may issue a more aggressive hike in the coming months to slow inflation.
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