Judge dismisses Genius lawsuit against Google over ‘stolen’ lyrics

Last year, Genius made headlines when it used a “watermark” made up of alternating styles of apostrophes that spelled out “red handed” in Morse code to highlight what it said was Google scraping… Link: Judge dismisses Genius lawsuit against Google over ‘stolen’ lyrics

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Former employees claim Talkspace mined therapy transcripts for marketing

According to The New York Times, Talkspace, an iOS and Android app people can use to message a certified therapist, routinely mined the transcripts of its users to give it a competitive edge…. View original post here: Former employees claim Talkspace mined therapy transcripts for marketing

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Hackers defaced dozens of Reddit communities with pro-Trump messages

If your favorite Reddit community looked like a political billboard on August 7th, you can blame it on hackers. Both Motherboard and ZDNet report that hackers defaced dozens of subreddits with… Visit link: Hackers defaced dozens of Reddit communities with pro-Trump messages

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Facebook removes massive QAnon group over hate and harassment claims

Facebook just took down one of the larger targets in its crackdown on QAnon conspiracy theories. The social network told Reuters that it had removed Official Q/Qanon, a group with almost 200,000… See original here: Facebook removes massive QAnon group over hate and harassment claims

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Amazon may turn dying JC Penney and Sears stores into warehouses

The department stores that anchor shopping malls have struggled to survive in the face of online shopping, but those spaces might find a new lease on life through their greatest foe. Wall Street… See the original post here: Amazon may turn dying JC Penney and Sears stores into warehouses

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