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‘Diablo Immortal’ is being investigated for false advertising

Legal firm Migliaccio & Rathod LLP has announced that it is investigating Blizzard Entertainment‘s Diablo Immortal over false advertising claims. In an article published by the legal firm, Migliaccio & Rathod LLP says it is looking into “Activision Blizzard’s false advertisement of the effect of a purchasable, in-game item in Diablo Immortal.” The item in question is Blessing of the Worthy, a five-star legendary gem that provides significant upgrades and can be bought through microtransaction bundles. However,…

Law Firm Investigating Diablo Immortal For False Advertising

Blizzard's free-to-play Diablo Immortal could find itself in legal trouble, as a law firm specializing in class-action lawsuits is investigating the game for false advertising.Specifically, the Migliaccio & Rathod law firm has announced it is looking for players who purchased a specific Legendary gem, Blessing of the Worthy, which was sold in various in-game bundles that could cost up to $100. At upgrade level one and two, the gem's description originally declared that it would grant users a 20%…

A complete breakdown of all confirmed, rumored and false factors

Every article you can find online about Google ranking factors will tell you there are at least ~200 or so odd variables that contribute to how a site will perform in the SERPs.  That being said, there’s an enormous difference between what might impact SEO, what’s actually confirmed as a ranking factor, and what is simply a good principle to rank well. It might sound like semantics, but “best practices” don’t just automatically translate into confirmed ranking factors in and of…

Apple iPhone 14 series’ Crash Detection feature continues to raise false alarms from skiers

The Apple iPhone 14 and 14 Pro models and the Apple Watch's Crash Detection feature is continuing to send false alarms from skiers. Reports state that it is now also dialing 911 even for minor skiing stumbles. As the name suggests, the Crash Detection features in the new Apple iPhone 14 series and Apple Watch models use the sensors available on the devices to detect a crash and automatically inform the authorities.  AppleInsider reported that Apple devices of skiers in the US state had sent…

iPhone 14 crash detection feature continues to send false alarms from skiers

Apple iPhone 14 and 14 Pro models, as well as the Apple Watch's Crash Detection feature, have continued to send false alarms from skiers as now it's dialling 911 even for inconsequential skiing stumbles.Apple devices of skiers in the US state had sent automated crash warnings to dispatchers at the Summit County 911 Center, which saw a 22 per cent surge in hang-ups, open lines, and misdialed 911 calls last December compared to December 2021, reports the New York Post."We're still running in that 15 to 25 percent increase…

This Oft-Repeated ‘Fact’ About The Moon And The Ocean Is Totally False : ScienceAlert

"We know more about the Moon than the deep sea."This idea has been repeated for decades by scientists and science communicators, including Sir David Attenborough in the 2001 documentary series The Blue Planet.More recently, in Blue Planet II (2017) and other sources, the Moon is replaced with Mars.As deep-sea scientists, we investigated this supposed "fact" and found it has no scientific basis. It is not true in any quantifiable way.So where does this curious idea come from?Mapping the deepThe earliest written record is…

Six YouTube Channels Exposed for Spreading False Information, PIB Tweets

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) on Thursday exposed six YouTube channels for "working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information" about the government, elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament of India, the president and the prime minister.Last December, the Centre flagged three channels peddling fake news.In an official statement, the Press Information Bureau (PIB)'s Fact Check Unit pointed to six channels on YouTube — Nation TV, Samvaad TV, Sarokar Bharat, Nation 24,…

Does a ‘fake news’ label help audiences identify false information?

News organizations’ labeling false or misleading information as “fake news” may be backfiring – undermining public trust while doing little to improve audiences’ ability to recognize genuine stories, according to research by Emily Van Duyn, a professor of communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Credit: L. Brian Stauffer Emily Van Duyn is a professor of communication at the University of Illinois…

Apple’s Crash Detection feature is triggering false 911 calls from snowmobiling

Apple's new Crash Detection feature is getting turned on by accident and initiating false 911 calls to emergency services.As reported by MPR News in Minnesota, the feature, which launched with the new iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch Ultra, and Apple Watch Series 8, is kicking off false alarm 911 calls. The report specifically calls out a number of instances where snowmobiling or skiing has kicked off accidental calls to emergency services despite no such crash or accident occurring.The feature, which is designed to…

South Korea fines Elon Musk’s Tesla to the tune of $2.2 million for false advertising- Technology News, Firstpost

Mehul Reuben DasJan 04, 2023 14:56:33 ISTSouth Korea’s antitrust regulator, the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) announced that it will be imposing a fine of $2.2 million or 2.85 Korean Won on Tesla, for failing to inform customers that the driving range of all of their electric cars drops significantly during cold winters. According to South Korea’s antitrust regulator the driving range of all Tesla EVs drops by up to 50.5 per cent in cold weather, a fact that Tesla hid from their customers. The charging times of