Day: March 16, 2020

Browser minnow Brave nips at Google with GDPR complaint

Claims ‘don’t stand up to serious scrutiny’ retorts Google Browser-flinger Brave’s chief privacy and industrial relations officer, Dr Johnny Ryan, has written to five European data protection commissions to complain of claimed breaches of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by Google.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere To Sell Them

Amazon cracked down on coronavirus price gouging. Now, while the rest of the world searches, some sellers are holding stockpiles of sanitizer and masks. From a report: On March 1, the day after the first coronavirus death in the United States was announced, brothers Matt and Noah Colvin set out in a silver S.U.V. to…


Coronavirus updates: New York closes gyms and bars, Italy sees biggest single-day increase in cases – CNET

Also: Germany imposes border controls and New York City closes schools. Here’s the latest on COVID-19. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla Model Y: Every Easter egg surprise packed into the electric SUV – Roadshow

It’s Tesla: Of course the Model Y packs fun surprises. …read more Source:: CNet


With coronavirus hoaxes flooding social media, governments scramble to fight misinformation – CNET

To social media — the cause of and solution to all of misinformation’s problems. …read more Source:: CNet


Yanking on the space supply chain: Rocket Lab goes Interplanetary with Sinclair acquisition

Sadly, no room for a ZX Spectrum on the way to the Moon Flinger of small satellites Rocket Lab has made a move to tighten up its supply chain with the acquisition of Toronto-based Sinclair Interplanetary.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Get this $50 Instant Pot delivered to your door by Wednesday – CNET

Plus a $15 dollar coffee maker and powerful juicer for less than $70 at Best Buy. …read more Source:: CNet


Uber Eats waives delivery fees amid coronavirus outbreak – CNET

The online delivery platform is helping local restaurants. …read more Source:: CNet


Tesla Model Y battles cold temperature range losses with a heat pump – Roadshow

It’s the first time Tesla has used a heat pump to boost efficiency when the weather turns cold. …read more Source:: CNet


S&P 500 Triggers Trading Halt For Third Time in Six Days Despite Fed Rate Cut

Stocks fell sharply on Monday even after the Federal Reserve embarked on a massive monetary stimulus campaign to curb slower economic growth amid the coronavirus outbreak. From a report: The S&P 500 dropped 9.3% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2,174 points, or 9.4%. The Nasdaq Composite traded 9.3% lower. Those losses put the…