The compensation is from a $9.75m class action lawsuit settled last year.
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Bitcoin falls further as China cracks down on crypto-currencies
The price of Bitcoin fell below $34,000 for the first time in three months after China imposed fresh curbs.
How retail tech could change how we shop in the future
Concept store Cornershop is trialling retail technology to find out what people want from stores.
Charlie Bit My Finger video to be auctioned as an NFT
The viral video of brothers Harry and Charlie – now 17 and 15 – will be taken off YouTube.
Six announcements from Google I/O
Google’s annual conference unveils their latest tech. Here’s what we found interesting.
Google AI tool can help patients identify skin conditions
The tech giant says its “dermatology assist” tool can recognise 288 different skin ailments.
Amazon investigated by German anti-trust watchdog
New German laws mean the regulator can take faster action to prohibit any anti-competitive behaviour.
Elon Musk impersonators earn millions from crypto-scams
Losses to fraudsters pretending to be celebrities rose 1,000% in a year, say US consumer officials.
SolarWinds hack: Russian denial ‘unconvincing’
The director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service denied it was behind the cyber-attack.
Amazon in talks to buy MGM Studios for $9bn – reports
The deal would give the e-commerce giant’s streaming service a vast library of content.
Universities keeping lectures online into autumn term
A student petition calls it “ridiculous” as some UK universities keep lectures online for next term.
Porn blocker ‘missing’ from Online Safety Bill prompts concern
Campaigners are “astonished” that a promised age check for porn is not in the Online Safety Bill.