Progress Continues in Restoration Efforts
HUDSON VALLEY – Electric service has been restored to more than two-thirds of the 110,000 Central Hudson Gas & Electric customers impacted by Friday's powerful nor'easter that interrupted electricity to more than 2 million households from Maine to Virginia. As of 7 a.m. on Sunday, approximately … Read More
SOS: Months of waiting results in doubled rebate for Verizon customer
A Verizon public relations manager and Customer Care team responded within days when SOS contacted the company with Baker's concerns. As luck would have it, … Val Roman reported last week that a check for $506.95 from Appliance Service Pros arrived at her home on Feb. 24, which was also … …
Snapchat Hands-Free Mode Enters Testing
If you've ever feel irked by having to hold down the record button in Snapchat then you'll certainly be happy to find out that a hands-free mode is now being tested by Snap, albeit quietly. The latest version of Snapchat's beta app enables users to record up to 60 seconds …
Accused stalker says to ex on Snapchat, ‘I got bail money’ cops say
Police also spoke with Saunders, who said she had broken up with Faison, but that he communicated with her by Snapchat, telling her, "Okay call the cops if you want I'll kill you b—-," "I got bail money won't hurt a bit and a loaded clip" and "Say good bye …
Facebook Gets As Big As It’s Going To Get In The US
None of the others on the list, such as Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Twitter, and WhatsApp, are used by more than 40 percent of Americans. However, YouTube, a new addition to the survey, jumped over Facebook and is now used by 73 percent of Americans. The video-sharing website was … Read …
As Italy votes, Europe fears populist, euroskeptic gains
ROME — Italians voted Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years and one that could determine if Italy will succumb to the populist, euroskeptic and far-right sentiment that has swept through Europe. The campaign was marked by the prime-time airing of neofascist rhetoric and anti-migrant … Read More
Dozens of leading brands pull ads from far right conspiracy site InfoWars’ YouTube channel
Several leading brands have reportedly sought to pull their ads from YouTube channels of the far-right conspiracy site InfoWars. Ads from a number of major firms and organisations – including Nike, 20th Century Fox, Expedia, the Mormon Church, Alibaba and the National Rifle Association – were being … Read More
Alex Jones says YouTube is shutting him down, but it seems like he’s actually full of shit
Last week, a report came out that human-sized garbage monster Alex Jones and his conspiracy theory distribution network InfoWars were facing a ban from YouTube after amassing two “strikes” against the video site's policies on bullying and harassment. Specifically, Jones had supposedly gotten in … Read More
YouTube tests new feature that replaces video background images
While artificial intelligence may one day evolve into the godhead, right now it's being put to a more prosaic use: funny backgrounds in YouTube videos. Engineers at Google have developed a new tool that uses AI and machine learning to filter out and replace the background in videos much like …
Ten Reasons To Accept A Job Offer, But Keep Your Job Search Going
If you get the great job you've been hoping for, then you can shut your job search engine down. You can write to all your friends and thank them for supporting you while you were job-hunting. You can update your LinkedIn profile and give yourself a huge pat on the …