John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly
The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the ongoing right-to-repair movement that seeks to free devices from manufacturers' arbitrary repair DRM.
LAPD Officers Ignore Robbery in Progress to Catch Snorlax in Pokémon Go
The officers claimed they couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ‘chase this mythical creature.’
No, Popcorn Time Is Not Dead ... It's Unkillable
The ‘Netflix for Piracy’ is just a video player that streams decentralized torrents. As long as the internet exists, it will never die.
Better.com CEO Called Top Investor ‘Sewage,’ Said Making Company Money Would Earn Employees ‘Freedom’
Months before laying off 900 employees over a Zoom call, Vishal Garg disparaged a top venture capital investor, which later sued Better.com. He also monologued about why declaring Indigenous People’s Day a company holiday would be a waste of money.
Nonprofit Plans to Display 3D-Printed Assisted Suicide Pod in Canada Next Year
Exit International believes it has legal authority to use the ‘Sarco’ in Switzerland and says it’s making additional devices for Canada and Australia.
AWS Outage Grinds Amazon Warehouses and Deliveries to a Halt
There’s a mix of frustration and joy from workers as AWS outages cause chaos with Amazon’s delivery infrastructure during its busy season.
CEO Feels Terrible About Laying Off 900 Employees Over Video Chat, Does It Anyway
"If you’re on this call, you are part of the unlucky group that is being laid off," mortgage lender Better.com CEO Vishal Garg said.
FYI: ‘Square’ Is Now ‘Block,’ Jack Dorsey Is Now Fully a Crypto Laser Eyes Guy
Jack Dorsey is no longer the Twitter guy and is now building a cryptocurrency empire instead.
Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter CEO, Again
In an email sent to staff, Dorsey said he would be replaced by current CTO Parag Agrawal.
‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc.
ConstitutionDAO tried to buy the Constitution. Now it has a $40 million mess on its hands and entire refunds are being wiped out by high fees.
Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public
In a major shift in policy, Apple says it will sell the parts and tools necessary for DIY iPhone repair.