k Ask Engadget: How have you dealt with faulty Joy-Cons? By www.engadget.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:00:26 -0400 This week we’re asking you for answers. Earlier we asked you to submit your user reviews of the Joy-Con controllers that come with Nintendo’s handheld Switch gaming system. Now we want to hear what you’ve done to fix the flaws that many users have en... Full Article ask engadget askengadget feature gaming gear joy-con joycon nintendo switch thebuyersguide
k Canadians OK with empty sports arenas, wary of attending games, poll finds By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:16:00 EDT An Angus Reid online survey conducted May 1-4 asked a randomized sample of 1,527 Canadians how they felt about sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Article
k Damien Cox: Michael Jordan might have chosen to stick to sports, but LeBron James decided not to be like Mike By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 17:32:00 EDT The former Bulls star saw himself as a basketball player. The current Lakers star sees himself as something more. “I have a responsibility to lead,” James says. Full Article
k Gregor Chisholm: Rehabbing Blue Jays lefty Ryan Borucki is making the most of a second off-season, with the help of a friend By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 18:27:04 EDT Borucki and catcher Jansen, who usually work out together in the winter, both stayed in the Dunedin area while most of their teammates went home. Full Article
k Former CFL quarterback Travis Lulay leaves B.C. Lions organization By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 19:53:06 EDT “My family and I have made the decision to return to Oregon,” the 36-year-old said in a video address posted Thursday on the Lions website. Full Article
k Leafs forward Alex Kerfoot has a leg up on fellow players during the lockdown — his family has a rink By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 20:25:08 EDT NHLers aren’t used to being off skates this long but Kerfoot thinks they’ll have time to get up to speed. Full Article
k Dave Feschuk: The Brendan Leipsic misogynistic group chat is a form of violence that leaves scars By www.thestar.com Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 20:57:08 EDT There’s a culture around the way men at their worst treat women, Dave Feschuk writes. It’s not just a problem in sports, but in society, and it requires attention. Full Article
k Sound of silence: Baseball thinking ahead to silent stadiums By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 08:24:16 EDT Whenever baseball returns after the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there’s an element that might come into play like never before: the sound of silence. Full Article
k Mailbag: Wayne Gretzky is saving the NHL again By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:28:00 EDT With the league on pause, The Great One seems to be singularly keeping the league’s news-flow going. This Mailbag owes a great deal to No. 99 as well. Full Article
k Raptors to open practice facility to players starting next week By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:01:00 EDT The province announced Friday it was easing restrictions on Ontario’s professional sports teams to open their doors, subject to municipal guidelines. Full Article
k South Korea’s K-League kicks off with no crowd, but big broadcast interest By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 11:38:20 EDT The league, which paid for 1,100 tests on players and staff at the end of April that all came back negative, has shortened its season from 38 games to 27. Full Article
k Capitals cut ties with Brendan Leipsic after leak of disparaging and misogynistic social media comments By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 12:49:00 EDT The former Leafs forward commented on the physical appearances of Vancouver forward Tanner Pearson’s wife and Edmonton captain Connor McDavid’s girlfriend. He also called Capitals linemates Garnet Hathaway and Nick Dowd losers. Full Article
k Michael Jordan’s game-worn sneakers could fetch $150,000 at Sotheby’s auction By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 13:07:23 EDT The legendary athlete has returned to the spotlight following the recent release of “The Last Dance” documentary series. Full Article
k Leafs assistant coach Paul McFarland returning to head coaching job in Kingston By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 14:59:26 EDT The 34-year-old from Richmond Hill returns to Kingston, where he spent three seasons as coach of the OHL’s Frontenacs. Full Article
k Gregor Chisholm: Father still knows best as Jays shortstop Bo Bichette prepares for his sophomore season By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:43:40 EDT It helps to have a former big-leaguer as a dad if you want to stay sharp during a pandemic. Full Article
k CFL, CFLPA resume talks on potential contingency plans for 2020 season By www.thestar.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 18:55:33 EDT CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said the CFL lost collectively about $20 million last year and its future is “very much in jeopardy.” Full Article
k Newsletter: Nike tells Amazon, 'I'm just not that into you' By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:00:06 -0500 The sportswear giant says it will pull its products — from shoes to jerseys — from the e-commerce behemoth because it wants to create its own direct ties to online shoppers. Full Article
k Unionizing L.A. bus workers and their CEO come together over fighting climate change By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:00:23 -0500 Factory workers at Proterra, a Silicon Valley e-bus startup, have joined a union that also represents L.A. oil refinery workers. Full Article
k PayPal just struck L.A.'s biggest ever tech deal By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:12:25 -0500 PayPal is buying Honey, whose popular browser extension is used to compare prices at online shopping sites, for $4 billion. Full Article
k Google workers protest suspensions of activist employees By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:59:05 -0500 Protests within Google over how the company handles employee activism continue to grow. Full Article
k Newsletter: Those Black Friday deals? They're not as good as you think By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:00:09 -0500 The dirty little secret of Black Friday — and its cousin, Cyber Monday — is that the best deals are still to come. Full Article
k Google fires four for accessing internal documents. Workers say it's retaliation By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:58:21 -0500 Google terminated four employees for what the tech firm said were "repeated violations of our data security policies." At least one of them, Rebecca Rivers, had spoken out publicly against company initiatives including Google's past work with government agencies. Full Article
k Column: These holiday scams are heavy on naughty, totally lacking in nice By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:00:03 -0500 From gift-card rackets to online fraud, consumers are under near-constant assault amid what some analysts are calling the country's first-ever trillion-dollar holiday season. Full Article
k Newsletter: Privacy-minded consumer groups say the kids aren't all right By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 08:00:51 -0500 Coalition calls on FTC to review how companies are marketing to children and tracking them online. Full Article
k Looking ahead: In 2020, we look to Mars, fake meat and the allure of wishful thinking By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:33:17 -0500 What will 2020 bring? There'll be plenty to roar about. Concerts and playoffs. Electric highways and robots that bring your pizza. The future is right now. Full Article
k California is rewriting the rules of the internet. Businesses are scrambling to keep up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:01:23 -0500 A new law that will let you opt out of the online data economy goes into effect on Jan. 1 — assuming businesses can figure out how to make that happen in time. Full Article
k New labor laws are coming to California. What's changing in your workplace? By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:00:33 -0500 For California businesses, 2020 will be a year of reckoning. Sweeping new laws curbing long-time employment practices take effect, aimed at reducing economic inequality and giving workers more power in their jobs. Full Article
k Seeing those opt-out messages about your personal information on websites? Thank California's new privacy law By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 09:57:01 -0500 "Do not sell my info" links popped up on websites New Year's Day as companies scrambled to comply with California's sweeping new consumer privacy protection law. Full Article
k Major union launches campaign to organize video game and tech workers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2020 08:00:37 -0500 One of the country's largest unions is targeting video game and tech companies — and hired a Southern California organizer to spearhead the project Full Article
k Long hours and 'a pile of white dudes': Annual survey looks at game industry working conditions By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:29:56 -0500 A rare, insider look at the highly secretive game industry from the Game Developers Conference. Developers share thoughts on working conditions, the need for unionization, attempts to diversify and more. Full Article
k Riot Games accuses regulators of 'questionable tactics' to block gender bias settlement By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:00:13 -0500 California state agencies argue that women who worked at the video game company could deserve up to $400 million. The company—and the lawyers for women who worked there—strongly disagree. Full Article
k Ring app shares your personal data with Facebook and others, report finds By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 07:00:11 -0500 The high-tech doorbell maker's app is rife with unlisted third-party trackers that collect data from users' devices, according to a report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Full Article
k Ad industry seeks to delay new California data privacy law By www.latimes.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:57:00 -0500 Some of the advertising industry's biggest trade associations are asking California's attorney general to delay enforcement of the state's new privacy law — which is set for July 1— by at least six months. Full Article
k AB 5 is already changing how Uber works for California drivers and riders By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 09:00:56 -0500 Responding to a new California labor law, Uber making concessions drivers have long sought. But it may change the service in ways that displease drivers and riders alike. Full Article
k Snap is still in comeback mode. But investors are getting impatient By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 08:00:43 -0500 Snap's stock took a tumble after a disappointing year-end earnings report, but analysts say there's ample reason to think the company's upward trajectory will continue. Full Article
k Misinformation about the coronavirus abounds, but correcting it can backfire By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:00:16 -0500 With so much false information circulating about the coronavirus outbreak, health officials are trying to set the record straight. Here's why that can backfire. Full Article
k Column: Equifax left unencrypted data open to Chinese hackers. Most big U.S. companies are just as negligent By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:28:32 -0500 Equifax, like most large U.S. companies, failed to encrypt the databases that store some of the most sensitive details of people's lives. Full Article
k Bernie Sanders dominates Democrats in donations from tech workers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 06:00:04 -0500 Bernie Sanders, who has criticized Amazon's treatment of its blue-collar workforce, led the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls in donations from Amazon employees, with support from both warehouse workers and software engineers. Full Article
k Apple store workers should be paid for time waiting to be searched, court rules By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:57:07 -0500 A group of Apple workers filed a class-action lawsuit alleging they were required to submit to searches before leaving the stores but were not compensated for the time those searches required. Full Article
k Happy Valentine's Day. Play a video game about breaking up By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 07:00:24 -0500 Apartment: A Separated Place is an interactive tale about moving on. Full Article
k New California labor law AB 5 is already changing how businesses treat workers By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:39 -0500 California employers may dislike the new law on independent contractors, but they're devising a host of strategies to comply. Full Article
k Lazarus: It's time to regulate internet service like any other utility By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:00:41 -0500 Telecom companies will do everything possible to protect shareholder value. That means offsetting losses in TV subscribers by increasing revenue from internet-only customers. Full Article
k The new burger chef makes $3 an hour and never goes home. (It's a robot) By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:19:39 -0500 Robotic arms like Flippy from Miso Robotics are getting cheap enough to make financial sense for low-wage work. But there's an argument in the industry. Full Article
k Twitter tells employees to work from home as tech firms react to coronavirus By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 19:34:19 -0500 As fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. grow, Twitter became the first major company to urge its stateside employees to work from home Full Article
k Facebook to remove misleading Trump census ads By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 15:42:18 -0500 Facebook will remove more than 1,000 Trump campaign ads that urge people to fill out a mailer that looks like official 2020 census forms. Full Article
k EBay bans sales of masks and hand sanitizer in response to coronavirus price gouging By www.latimes.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 16:42:02 -0500 EBay is refusing listings for N95 and N100 masks, hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes and says it's working to remove listings with inflated prices. Full Article
k Google website can help you get tested for coronavirus — so long as you aren't sick By www.latimes.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 03:13:55 -0400 A website created by Google sister company Verily is screening people in the Bay Area for coronavirus testing, but telling anyone with symptoms they're not eligible. It's not the only mystery around the project. Full Article
k Delivery workers are keeping California fed. They say no one's keeping them safe By www.latimes.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 08:00:04 -0400 Coronavirus relief efforts are leaving some delivery workers unprotected, they say. Full Article
k Google, Facebook offer paid leave to parents amid coronavirus school closures By www.latimes.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:59:50 -0400 The Silicon Valley giants have often led the field in employee benefits—but the new policy doesn't extend to contract workers Full Article
k Column: You can thank the coronavirus for plunge in robocalls By www.latimes.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 09:00:23 -0400 With call centers in India, the Philippines and elsewhere shut down for the coronavirus, many robocall companies have simply stopped making calls. Full Article