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Samsung expands self-repair program to include home entertainment devices
23 Jan

Samsung expands self-repair program to include home entertainment devices

John RoutledgeLatest News
Samsung just announced that its self-repair program will now include certain home entertainment devices. The company has developed a range of step-by-step repair guides for various products in the category, in addition to providing genuine replacement parts and repair tools.This program covers Samsung 2023 TVs, along with their remotes, and monitors released throughout the past year or so. Additionally, the…
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Netflix grabbed the most Oscar nominations, with stiff competition from Disney and Apple
23 Jan

Netflix grabbed the most Oscar nominations, with stiff competition from Disney and Apple

John RoutledgeLatest News
It’s that time of year again. Oscar nominations are in, setting off a firestorm of debate and speculation until the awards ceremony in March. This year, the streamers absolutely ruled the roost. Netflix snagged 18 nominations, including best picture, which technically puts it in first place, according to a breakdown from Variety.I say Netflix “technically” received the most nominations because…
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France fines Amazon $35 million over ‘intrusive’ employee surveillance
23 Jan

France fines Amazon $35 million over ‘intrusive’ employee surveillance

John RoutledgeLatest News
France’s data privacy watchdog organization, the CNIL, has fined a logistics subsidiary of Amazon €32 million, or $35 million in US dollars, over the company’s use of an “overly intrusive” employee surveillance system. The CNIL says that the system employed by Amazon France Logistique “measured work interruptions with such accuracy, potentially requiring employees to justify every break or interruption.”Of course,…
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How Disney’s A Real Bug’s Life docu-series turns insects into giants
23 Jan

How Disney’s A Real Bug’s Life docu-series turns insects into giants

John RoutledgeLatest News
Pixar‘s 1998 movie, A Bug’s Life, brought tiny CGI ants to the world’s largest screens. National Geographic’s new docu-series, A Real Bug’s Life inverts that, turning insects into giants in our homes. The only thing digital about the critters featured in the Disney+ series, though, is the technology filming them. But like its animated counterpart, the show explores the world…
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Apparel supplier for North Face, Vans admits its cyberattack led to a data breach of 35 million customers
23 Jan

Apparel supplier for North Face, Vans admits its cyberattack led to a data breach of 35 million customers

John RoutledgeLatest News
Major apparel supplier VF Corp followed up on its December cyberattack disclosure, with its latest Securities and Exchange Commission form admitting to a data breach impacting up to 35.5 million customers. That means if you've purchased from its major brands like Vans, North Face, Timberland, Dickies and more, you may have been impacted. But VF Corp still insists that the…
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