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eBay Files Lawsuit Against Amazon Over ‘Seller Recruitment’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BBC: EBay has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the U.S. retail giant of using illegal tactics to recruit sellers. It says Amazon representatives abused eBay’s internal email system to contact sellers — a violation of the marketplace’s policies. Amazon declined to comment on the case, which follows a letter from eBay demanding an end to the activity. It had previously said that it was investigating the claims. In the lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County, California, eBay says Amazon representatives created eBay accounts to solicit sellers, often sending messages within minutes of setting up their profiles. The activity dates back to at least 2015 and involved dozens of Amazon representatives, who each sent hundreds of emails, it says. EBay was alerted to the issue a few weeks ago by a seller and asked Amazon to stop.
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Source:: Slashdot
Flaws in telepresence robots allow hackers access to pictures, video feeds
Vendor has patched two of five reported bugs. Three patches are in the works. …read more
Source:: ZDNet
Is this cuttlefish really all that cosmic? Ubuntu 18.10 arrives with extra spit, polish, 4.18 kernel
El Reg vulture gets his claws into Canonical’s latest OS
Ubuntu 18.10 is about to make its scheduled appearance: Cosmic Cuttlefish will take centre stage from previous incumbent, Bionic Beaver.…
Source:: TheRegister
Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy, EU establish $114 million clean energy investment fund – CNET
The pilot fund will help European companies develop clean energy technologies and bring them to market, the European Commission says. …read more
Source:: CNet
Pai claims report findings validate net neutrality repeal – CNET
Broadband providers are investing in their networks again thanks to the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality, says FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. …read more
Source:: CNet
New Cyber Espionage Campaign Reuses Code from China’s APT1
US, Canadian organizations in crosshairs of group with apparent links to a Chinese military hacking unit that wreaked havoc several years ago. …read more
Source:: DarkReading
A Chinese city plans to replace street lights with its own moon – CNET
Chengdu, in southwestern China, hopes to launch an “illumination satellite” in 2020. …read more
Source:: CNet
All through the house, not a creature was stirring… especially Samsung smartwatches: Batteries empty at 3AM
Firmware update fingered for draining power as folks sleep
Samsung Gear smartwatch owners are complaining the batteries in their strap-on gizmos are mysteriously and rapidly draining overnight – and it’s only just started happening.…
Source:: TheRegister
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