They’ve unleashed the Ghost! …read more Source:: CNet

Thanks to GDPR requests, I’ve deleted hundreds of emails and got off lots of mailing lists, which actually benefits the senders. Meanwhile, smart companies are using the new law to reduce the amount of data they keep and improve their business processes, according to an IBM survey …read more Source:: ZDNet

You may laugh off the ukulele as a toy or joke instrument, and admittedly, their starting price tag and the quality that usually comes with such a price tag doesn’t help much to get a different opinion on that. But it also makes it the perfect instrument for your next project. After all, they’re easy…

Unknown third parties appear to be exploiting the Chrome Store’s ‘theme’ section to offer visitors access to a wide range of pirate movies including “Black Panther”, “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Rampage.” From a report: When clicking through to the page offering Ready Player One, for example, users are presented with a theme that apparently allows…

Europe is proposing a ban on single-use plastic items such as cutlery, straws and cotton buds in a bid to clean up the oceans. From a report: The European Commission wants to ban 10 items that make up 70% of all litter in EU waters and on beaches. The list also includes plastic plates and…

Plan echoes offerings from rivals Spotify and Apple Music. …read more Source:: CNet

An invisible layer of scum on the sea surface can reduce carbon dioxide exchange between the atmosphere and the oceans by up to 50%, scientists have discovered. From a report: Researchers from Heriot-Watt, Newcastle and Exeter universities say the findings, published in the journal Nature Geoscience on Monday, have major implications for predicting our future…

Longtime reader theodp writes: Nonprofit Code.org, which is bankrolled by the likes of Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Infosys, has teamed up with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and is “calling on all educators and parents” to “help us build a database of all schools that teach (or don’t teach) computer science” (via direct…

Yep, there are a total of five different Deadpool 2 post-credits scenes, and they’re all wonderful. Spoilers ahead! …read more Source:: CNet

Spoilers: Wait, isn’t he dead?! …read more Source:: CNet