How to use TikTok without handing over personal data to China

How to use TikTok without handing over personal data to China

I’ve been saying it for months: Get TikTok off your phone. It’s not the only China-based app you need to worry about. Temu, the app that lets you “shop like a billionaire,” isn’t worth the deals. That’s not all. If you still want to use TikTok, you can without handing over all your information to communist China. Why not just …

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Top restaurants trawl social media to please guests

Top restaurants trawl social media to please guests

When he heard a table of tourists at Eleven Madison Park longing for a New York hot dog to complete their trip to the city, then co-owner Will Guidara rushed into action. So, in the middle of a lunch rush at the three Michelin-star restaurant in Flatiron years ago, he made a mad dash for a cart in Madison Square …

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Ex-FTX lawyer Dan Friedberg was SBF’s ‘fixer,’ paid ‘hush money’ to whistleblowers: lawsuit

Ex-FTX lawyer Dan Friedberg was SBF's 'fixer,' paid 'hush money' to whistleblowers: lawsuit

Former FTX “chief regulatory officer” Dan Friedberg allegedly helped to steal billions of dollars in customer funds at the cryptocurrency platform while serving as a personal “fixer” for disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a bombshell lawsuit. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Delaware bankruptcy court, FTX’s current caretakers alleged that Friedberg – a lawyer with ties to the notorious …

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Google reportedly violates its standards in third-party ad deals

Google reportedly violates its standards in third-party ad deals

Google violated its promised standards when placing video ads on other websites about 80% of the time — a dismal rate that raises questions about the search giant’s transparency’s online ad business, according to an explosive report. The new research from ad campaign analytics firm Adalytics cited a lack of transparency in Google’s proprietary TrueView platform, which offers viewers choice-based …

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7 hidden features you can use on your computer mouse to make work way easier

7 hidden features you can use on your computer mouse to make work way easier

No matter how long you’ve been using computers, it feels great to discover a new shortcut that makes life easier. The Windows key is a relative newcomer to keyboards, where many standard keys date back to typewriters. It’s hard to imagine a desktop computer without a mouse. Like keyboards, these little peripherals have shortcuts. They’re universal and work on various …

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FTX begins talks to relaunch international crypto exchange: report

FTX begins talks to relaunch international crypto exchange: report

Bankrupt FTX is moving ahead with efforts to revive its flagship international cryptocurrency exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday citing CEO John Ray. The company “has begun the process of soliciting interested parties to the reboot of the FTX.com exchange,” Ray said, according to the Journal’s report. The failed crypto company has been holding talks with investors about backing a potential restart of …

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Musk trains with Lex Fridman ahead of fight with Zuckerberg

Musk trains with Lex Fridman ahead of fight with Zuckerberg

Martial arts rookie Elon Musk was pictured Tuesday sparring during an “impromptu” training session for his potential cage match with Mark Zuckerberg. Podcaster, AI researcher and Brazilian jiujitsu black belt Lex Fridman tweeted photos of Musk holding him in a headlock and flipping him onto his back on Tuesday. “I did an impromptu training session with @elonmusk for a few …

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Marc Jacobs uses AI, ChatGPT for NYC fashion show

Marc Jacobs uses AI, ChatGPT for NYC fashion show

It was over and done with in a New York minute — or three. The Marc Jacobs fall 2023 runway show took over the New York Public Library on Monday for the third year in a row, delivering innovation and sophistication with 29 looks in three minutes flat. While catwalks are historically punctual, this one — which began at 7:30 p.m. …

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Richard Branson’s $450K spaceflights under fire after Titan tragedy

Richard Branson's $450K spaceflights under fire after Titan tragedy

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial spaceflight, expected to launch Thursday, is drawing comparison to last week’s Titan submersible tragedy. The company, a part of billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, announced this week it will send three Italians and a Virgin Galactic flight instructor on the Galactic 01 mission, as it sells tickets for future space tours for $450,000. When the social …

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Law targeting organized retail crime takes effect, but how much will it help?

Law targeting organized retail crime takes effect, but how much will it help?

The Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act – a law designed to make it more difficult for organized retail crime groups to sell illicit goods through online marketplaces like Amazon or Facebook — took effect Tuesday.  The bipartisan legislation requires online marketplaces to protect consumers from counterfeit, unsafe and stolen goods from bad actors.  It is part …

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