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MoviePass Bought a Stake in Gotti, Which Might Be the Worst Movie of the Year
Gotti.Screenshot: Gotti (YouTube) MoviePass, the movie-ticketing startup whose whole business model is essentially subsidizing enough impossibly cheap tickets with investors’ money that it gains leverage over theaters, is fast hemorrhaging cash. But with the firm possibly running out of funds by the end of next month (or turning to a line of credit) and trying…
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FTC Puts Tech Support Scammer Who Stole Millions from Consumers Out of Business
A headset hangs on a cubical wall after the last telemarketing shift at Spectrum Marketing Services, Inc. September 26, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo: Getty The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement this week with a notorious scammer who worked with telemarketers to pose as large technology firms and offer fake tech support services to the…
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Word Salad President Demands ‘Really Long Strike’ Against Jeff Bezos
Trump shaking hands with Bezos at a White House event in 2017.Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) In between bragging, retweeting himself, and managing to repeat the phrase “Russian Collusion” four times in one tweet, Donald Trump found the time on Sunday to rev back up his ongoing feud with billionaire Jeff Bezos, who controls two…
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Oh Cool, Amazon is Peddling Conspiracy Theories Now
A general view of atmosphere during the Amazon Prime Summer Soiree hosted by Erin and Sara Foster held at Sunset Towers on July 16, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.Photo: Getty Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service you turn to when Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for, is best known for shows like Transparent, The…
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A Paper Straw Factory Is Opening Up in Britain Before a Planned UK Single-Use Plastics Ban
A plastic McDonald’s straw.Photo: AP The first paper straw factory in the “last several decades” in Britain is planning to launch in Wales as fast-food chains prepare for a planned ban on single-use plastic products throughout the UK, the Guardian reported, with some chains already preparing their own plans to phase out plastic in favor…
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Google Translate Can’t Provide Consent for a Police Search, Judge Rules
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Silicon Valley Invents Shoes
Screenshot: Vimeo Silicon Valley firms crunched their hardest in 2017 to rebrand ordinary merchandise long produced by other industries as uniquely innovative product lines. Some of them were pretty obnoxious, like Lyft’s totally-not-just-a-bus shuttle service, or WeLive’s attempt to market living in communal housing as a lived experience, or the company selling a “private pop-up…
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18. Juni in der Geschichte: der erste Flug von Moskau nach Vancouver ohne Landung, Streckenrekord übertragung von Wi-Fi und Microsoft Surface Tablet-Ausgabe
18. Juni 1937 die sowjetischen Flieger flogen im Flugzeug Ant-25 von Moskau zu erreichen Vancouver, nicht Begehen dabei weder eine Landung. Die Besatzung Bestand aus drei Mann: Kommandant V. P. Chkalov, der zweite Pilot G. F. Байдукова und Cox A. V. Belyakov. Seit 20. Juni gemacht wurde, eine erfolgreiche Landung in Vancouver (Washington). Die Länge…
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18 juni i historia: första flygning från Moskva till Vancouver utan att landa en post överföring avstånd av Wi-Fi och utgivningen av Microsoft Surface tablet
18 Jun 1937, Sovjetiska piloter flög ANT-25 från Moskva att komma till Vancouver utan att någon landning. Besättningen bestod av tre personer: commander V. S. Chkalov, co-pilot G. F. Baidukov och Navigator-A. V. Belyakov. Den 20 juni hade gjort en lyckad landning i Vancouver (Washington). Längden på flygningen var 9130 km och varaktigheten är 63…
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Ordet Salat President Krav Virkelig Lang Strike ” Mot Jeff Bezos
Trump riste hender med Bezos i det Hvite Hus begivenheten i 2017.Foto: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) I mellom skryt, retweeting seg selv, og klarer å gjenta setningen “russisk Samarbeid” fire ganger i en tweet, Donald Trump funnet tid på søndag for å rev opp igjen sin pågående feide med milliardær Jeff Bezos, som kontrollerer to…