Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Cite Landmark Gun Ruling in Bid to Stave Off Charges
Hunter Biden’s legal team is invoking a Supreme Court decision his father has denounced as an affront to “common sense and the Constitution.”…
Instagram explains its recommendations and ‘shadowbanning’
Instagram is, once again, trying to explain how its recommendations work in an attempt to dispel “misconceptions” about how the app’s algorithm works and whether or not the company engages in “shadowbanning” of certain creators.…
South Africa considering BRICS change of venue – Reuters
Officials are reportedly discussing the idea of moving the upcoming summit to China due to ICC charges against Vladimir Putin
Pretoria may ask Beijing to host the BRICS summit in August, so it would not have to deal with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against the Russian president, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing an anonymous government official.…
Bitcoin, Crypto Prices Brace for Downturn in Coming Liquidity Shock, Observers Say
Improving liquidity conditions so far this year has lifted risk assets such as cryptocurrencies, but the trend is poised to turn once the U.S.…
6 monitor and TV innovations remind us that trade shows still exist
Enlarge / Samsung Display imagines its unfurling screen embodying future portable monitors. (credit: Samsung Display)
Believe it or not, technology trade shows are a thing in 2023.
At the French Open, Djokovic Storms the Court and Into Controversy, Again
In recent days, the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has inserted himself into the mounting international crisis in Kosovo.
Texas Governor Names Interim Attorney General After Paxton Impeachment
Gov. Greg Abbott chose John Scott, a former deputy attorney general, to head the office while Attorney General Ken Paxton faces impeachment charges.…
Stop shoving crypto ‘down people’s throats’ — Pudgy Penguins CEO on NFTs
Luca Netz suggested that Pudgy Penguins is pushing for Web3/blockchain as a “back end not front end” approach, as it makes its IP as accessible as possible.…
Two new Macs with M2 Max & M2 Ultra being tested ahead of WWDC
A last-minute rumor suggests Apple is testing the M2 Max and upcoming M2 Ultra processor in a pair of unannounced, high-end Macs before WWDC.…
Crunch deal to raise US debt ceiling passes through House of Representatives
A crunch deal to raise the US debt ceiling has been voted through by the House of Representatives.
Trump Was Taped Discussing Sensitive Document He Had After Leaving Office
Federal prosecutors obtained the recording as part of their investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents.
Trump admitted keeping classified doc on Iran – CNN
US prosecutors have reportedly obtained a recording in which the ex-president acknowledges a document on a potential attack against Tehran
Former US President Donald Trump has admitted to retaining a classified document on a potential attack against Iran, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing an audio recording obtained by federal prosecutors investigating his alleged mishandling of state secrets.…
New Desktop Macs With M2 Ultra and M2 Max Chips Could See WWDC Debut
Apple is testing two desktop Macs that are equipped with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.…
How Will Bitcoin Perform in June? Here Is What History Tells Us
Bitcoin is on course to close May down a little over 7%, marking the first negative month for the world’s largest cryptocurrency since last December.…
Conservatives Complain Chick-fil-A Has ‘Gone Woke’ Over D.E.I.
The fast-food chain, once a darling of conservatives, has joined other corporations in pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion policies, prompting some on the right to accuse it of going “woke.”…
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules New Abortion Bans Unconstitutional
An older law still prohibits most abortions in the state, but it is less strict about exceptions for medical emergencies.
Best iPad stands in 2023
What do you look for in an iPad stand? Maybe you need something to hold your excellent tablet in place while you charge it, or perhaps you want a gadget to lift it off your desk, so you can view the screen without holding it.…
Mississippi Schools Are Offering Lessons for America on Education
The state shows that poverty is no excuse for failing to teach kids to read.
Critical Role Has a Custom Zelda TTRPG, and We Might Never See It
Last night, Critical Role played a Legend of Zelda-inspired tabletop roleplaying game, and we might never get to see it, play it, or hear about it ever again.…
Tata Consultancy Services most valuable Indian brand: Interbrand
Interbrand India has released its 2023 ‘Best Indian Brands Report'
Lightmatter’s photonic AI hardware is ready to shine with $154M in new funding
Photonic computing startup Lightmatter is taking its big shot at the rapidly growing AI computation market with a hardware-software combo it claims will help the industry level up — and save a lot of electricity to boot.…
Can resale programs make fast fashion sustainable? Zara is trying to find out
Fashion retailers face a tricky balance regarding environmental efforts.
Researchers tell owners to “assume compromise” of unpatched Zyxel firewalls
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Firewalls made by Zyxel are being wrangled into a destructive botnet, which is taking control of them by exploiting a recently patched vulnerability with a severity rating of 9.8 out of a possible 10.
Amazon settles with FTC for $25M after ‘flouting’ kids’ privacy and deletion requests
Amazon will pay the FTC a $25 million penalty as well as “overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards” to avoid charges of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to spruce up its AI.…
Three US Marines attacked by mob of teens (VIDEO)
Nine people have been arrested in connection with the assault over Memorial Day weekend near a California beach
Police have arrested at least nine teenagers for their alleged roles in an attack by dozens of people on three US Marines over the Memorial Day weekend near a Southern California beach.…
Best Crypto to Buy Now 31 May – Solana, The Graph, Filecoin
The cryptocurrency market has been affected this week by uncertainty surrounding the U.S. debt ceiling vote and potential interest rate hikes.…
Actor Danny Masterson Found Guilty of Raping 2 Women in Retrial
The case against a star of the sitcom “That ’70s Show” drew widespread attention because of accusations that the Church of Scientology had tried to discourage his accusers.…
NASA UFO Panels Says It’s Pushing U.S. To Collect Better Data
A task force has not found any evidence that unidentified anomalous phenomena represent signs of extraterrestrial visits.
Facebook Accuses FTC of Power Grab Over Proposed Changes to $5 Billion Privacy Settlement
Lawyers for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, are accusing the Federal Trade Commission of attempting to exert more power than the agency is granted by law.…
AI-expanded album cover artworks go viral thanks to Photoshop’s Generative Fill
Enlarge / An AI-expanded version of a famous album cover involving four lads and a certain road created using Adobe Generative Fill.
