Day: December 22, 2019

Airbnb is a platform not an estate agent, says Europe’s top court – means they don’t have to collect taxes for counties either

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Airbnb will be breathing a sigh of relief today: Europe’s top court has judged it to be an online platform, which merely connects people looking for short-term accommodation, rather than a full-blown estate agent. The ruling may make it harder for the “home sharing” platform to be forced to comply with local property regulations — Read more about Airbnb is a platform not an estate agent, says Europe’s top court – means they don’t have to collect taxes for counties either[…]

IBM Research Created a New Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion, uses seawater instead of nickel and lithium

Posted on by Robin Edgar

scientists at IBM Research have developed a new battery whose unique ingredients can be extracted from seawater instead of mining. The problems with the design of current battery technologies like lithium-ion are well known, we just tend to turn a blind eye when it means our smartphones can run for a full day without a Read more about IBM Research Created a New Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion, uses seawater instead of nickel and lithium[…]

A Data Leak Exposed The Personal Information Of Over 3,000 Ring Users – Really, just don’t get one of these things!

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The log-in credentials for 3,672 Ring camera owners were compromised this week, exposing log-in emails, passwords, time zones, and the names people give to specific Ring cameras, which are often the same as camera locations, such as “bedroom” or “front door.” Using the log-in email and password, an intruder could access a Ring customer’s home Read more about A Data Leak Exposed The Personal Information Of Over 3,000 Ring Users – Really, just don’t get one of these things![…]

HP loses appeal vs 123inkt for suddenly borking non-HP ink cartridges in their printer with a software update

Posted on by Robin Edgar

HP is being held liable for damages to 123inkt customers who bought the ink cartridges which they suddenly couldn’t use any more. From personal experience I know how annoying this is as several printers have started doing very sketchy things suddenly which were magically ‘fixed’ by inserting HP ink cartridges. It’s ink, people, there’s no Read more about HP loses appeal vs 123inkt for suddenly borking non-HP ink cartridges in their printer with a software update[…]