Kodi users are facing a crisis – after one of the most popular add-ons decided to call it a day, according to BirminghamMail. Kodi was was originally created for the Microsoft Xbox and Xbox Media Center (XBMC). But the software ...
Read More »Tesla launches solar roof tiles pre-order today
CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company will be accepting orders for the tiles from later this afternoon. Although only two of the four possible tile styles are being made available at this point, according to TechCrunch. Responding to a ...
Read More »Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities
Uber has acknowledged the software, known as “Greyball,” helped it identify and circumvent government officials who were trying to clamp down on Uber in areas where its service had not yet been approved, such as Portland, Oregon, according to Reuters. ...
Read More »Facebook to hire 3,000 workers to monitor content
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook said that this would be in addition to the 4,500 people already working in this capacity. What is not clear is whether these are full-time employees or contractors, and how screeners will, in effect, ...
Read More »Reuters: Tesla’s Klaus Grohmann ousted after clash with CEO Musk – sources
The Silicon Valley luxury electric carmaker is counting on Grohmann Engineering’s automation and engineering expertise to help it ramp up production to 500,000 cars per year by 2018, according to Reuters. At the time of the purchase, it described Klaus ...
Read More »United Airlines reaches settlement with passenger who was dragged off plane
Dao’s lawyers announced the deal Thursday, but did not disclose the financial terms of the settlement, CNN reports. The announcement includes praise for United CEO Oscar Munoz from Thomas Demetrio, one of Dao’s lawyers. “Mr. Munoz said he was going ...
Read More »European court rules ‘fully loaded’ Kodi boxes are illegal
A landmark verdict has found that using a streaming service to access pirated movies and TV shows is the same as downloading them, Joinfo.com reports with reference to MailOnline. Kodi uses software that is legal to own and use, but ...
Read More »McDonald’s isn’t just a fast-food chain—it’s a brilliant $30 billion real-estate company
About 85% of the company in 2016 was represented by franchisee-run locations—people who agree to operate individual McDonald’s restaurants with a licensed privilege to the branding. But rather than collect a lot in royalties or sell its franchisees cooking equipment, ...
Read More »Tesla is making a big expansion to its Supercharger network
Tesla will have more than 10,000 high-speed Supercharger electric car chargers by the end of the year, the company revealed today, a doubling of where it was at the beginning of 2017, according to The Verge. It also will expand ...
Read More »Oregon teen sells $1 million in custom socks
It’s no simple hobby: Agranoff is the founder and CEO of HoopSwagg, and he has already sold $1 million in custom socks, Joinfo.com reports with reference to CBS News. “I have enough socks in this warehouse to wear every day ...
Read More »Exxon Mobil denied permission to resume Russian oil work
The US Treasury Department said that, after talks with Mr Trump, it would not waive trade sanctions on Russia for US firms seeking to restart work,Joinfo.com reports with reference to the BBC. It had been reported that Exxon, the world’s ...
Read More »Rimmel mascara ad banned because it exaggerated Cara Delevingne’s eyelashes
The advert promoted the brand’s Scandaleyes Reloaded promising “dangerously bold lashes” and “extreme volume”, Joinfo.com reports with reference to BusinessInsider. A viewer complained to the ASA in December 2016 saying the ad was misleading. In a statement the ASA said: ...
Read More »Tesco sorry for Good Friday beer advert
The ad ran in some newspapers to promote “great offers on beer and cider” in the run-up to Easter. The supermarket said it would not run the ad again after it attracted criticism from some religious figures, Joinfo.com reports with ...
Read More »Facebook launches first ‘Communities Summit’
Facebook is inviting hundreds of Group administrators from across the U.S., who, as Facebook described, have a “passion and dedication” in leading these communities. The event is free, including hotel and food, but attendees must pay for their own travel, ...
Read More »Twitter launches ‘lite’ version for data-starved users
The company calls the version Twitter Lite and it will be aimed largely at users outside the United States. Twitter Lite works through a web browser, not a stand-alone phone application, but its appearance and functionality are nearly identical to ...
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