In “Mainstream,” Andrew Garfield stars in a role like you’ve never seen him before. He is Link, a mysterious but charismatic stranger who fascinates Frankie (Maya Hawke), a struggling filmmaker. What follows next is a fun satire on internet stardom. From writer/director Gia Coppola, “Mainstream” from IFC Films is now out in select theaters and […]
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A Palm Desert man accused of arranging to meet up with a 13-year-old girl over the internet for sex pleaded not guilty Monday to several felony charges. Marino Aaron Lopez, 30, was arrested last Tuesday in Palm Desert at the conclusion of an undercover operation orchestrated by the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. Lopez […]
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(CNN) — During the coronavirus pandemic, people are finding a creative way to stay connected: through video games. From weddings and graduation ceremonies to classes, people are taking the extra time they have indoors to meet up online. More than half of America is officially urged to stay home during the growing pandemic. New Jersey residents Sharmin Asha and Nazmul […]
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(CNN) — It all started with a tweet from a concerned big sister. “Can’t believe how awful kids are,” Ellis Landreth, 24, wrote on Friday, explaining that her little brother was being bullied for setting up an Instagram account to review his favorite books. “Kids in his new school have seen it and have created […]
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Microsoft is suing a mysterious North Korean hacking group for allegedly stealing “highly sensitive information” from computers in the United States. A new lawsuit targets two unnamed people who Microsoft claims work for Thallium, which the suit describes as a “cybertheft operation” that has worked to gain access to “high-value” computer networks. Thallium targeted government employees, think tanks, university staff and […]
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Microsoft president Brad Smith thinks it’s time antitrust laws are updated for the digital age. Rather than the traditional method of calculating a company’s market share, Smith said regulators should also consider how much consumer data it possesses when determining whether it is a monopoly. That method could spell trouble for the other tech giants, like Google and Facebook, that […]
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The White House will host internet and technology companies Friday for a summit focused on violent extremism online, the first public engagement meetings convened following last weekend’s deadly shootings. The summit comes just a few months after the Trump administration refused to sign the Christchurch Call, a push by the governments of New Zealand and France to […]
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Users were reporting issues across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Wednesday. Facebook and Instagram said on their Twitter accounts around 12:15 p.m. ET that “some people” were were having trouble uploading or sending images and videos. The issue also affected file sharing on Facebook’s apps, the company said. All three social networks are owned by Facebook, Inc. Outage […]
