$100M Theranos investor did little vetting for fear of upsetting Elizabeth Holmes
Theranos was “hand-picking” investors to keep company private, jury hears. Enlarge / Former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes goes through security after arriving for court at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on Septe.....»»
Apple Q3 2023 earnings could be ‘largest revenue drop since 2016,’ analysts fear
Apple is set to report its fiscal Q3 2023 earnings on Thursday, and analysts appear to be less than optimistic about what’s to come. As detailed by a new report from Reuters, analysts are predicting that Apple will report its “largest Q3 revenue.....»»
Prized 750-ton rain tree moved to new home—critics fear it won"t survive.
A majestic rain tree has lived through 100 years of nasty weather, surviving torrential flooding, fierce storms and powerful hurricanes. But some worry the landmark tree won't survive its latest test, a journey of 50 feet that moved it closer to the.....»»
Foldable iPhone in 2025 would help segment hit $100M/year within two years
While it was at one point predicted that Apple would launch the first foldable iPhone in 2023 – something that obviously isn’t going to happen – it’s clearly a question of “when” rather than “if.” 2025 has been suggested as another.....»»
Elizabeth Warren and Lindsey Graham want a new agency to regulate tech
Two US senators are calling for the creation of a new federal agency to regulate tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in the latest push by members of Congress to clamp down on Big Tech......»»
Hollywood writers fear losing work to AI
US movie and TV writers have been on strike since May with artificial intelligence a core issue......»»
Dealmaster: Save on laptops, vacuums, and back-to-school supplies
From pens and school supplies to laptops, save on your back-to-school shopping list. Enlarge / House full of kids got you down? Fear not, school's coming soon! (credit: Flatiron School) Whether you need a new laptop to c.....»»
OneTrust raises $150 million to accelerate platform innovation
OneTrust announced a $150 million funding round. This capital will bolster OneTrust’s continued growth to meet customer demand for trust intelligence software. The round was led by new investor Generation Investment Management with participatio.....»»
Tourists help scientists reveal microplastic pollution on remote Arctic beaches
Tourists acting as citizen scientists have helped a research team detect microplastics on remote Arctic beaches. The global scale of plastic production means that these tiny fragments of plastic are now ubiquitous, and scientists fear that ocean curr.....»»
Musk subpoenas Elizabeth Warren days after she called for Tesla investigation
Warren urged SEC to examine Musk's actions while running Twitter and Tesla. Enlarge / Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (credit: G.....»»
Fear, loathing, and excitement as Threads adopts open standard used by Mastodon
Meta promised to make Threads compatible with W3C open standard for social media. Enlarge (credit: Jacqui VanLiew/Wired) Days after Meta launched its new app, Threads, this month, a software engineer at the company named.....»»
As interest rates soar, new study reveals insecure workers are "trapped" and 42% fear job losses
Researchers from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University say the notion that people are choosing to stay in insecure work for the "perk" of flexibility is flawed—as almost half (46%) would find another job if given the chance......»»
Anger and fear after popular diabetes app breaks
The manufacturers of a popular diabetes app have removed it from the App Store after it broke......»»
Six weeks in, Holmes projected to get out of prison early for good behavior
Prison records show her projected release date was updated to shave off 20 months. Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Bryan, Texas, US, on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (.....»»
Elizabeth Holmes could be released from prison two years earlier than expected
Disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could be out of prison nearly two years earlier than expected, according to the projected release date posted by the Bureau of Prisons......»»
Ex-VW CEO Winterkorn among executives ordered to testify in German investor suit
VW's main line of defense since the scandal broke in 2015 has been to blame a small group of engineers that it said colluded to rig the software and hid their tricks from company leadership......»»
Threads app signs up 100m users in less than a week
Meta's rival to Twitter has surpassed a record set by Open AI's ChatGPT app since its launch......»»
Reddit mods fear spam overload as BotDefense leaves “antagonistic” Reddit
Mod-made tool claims to have banned 144,926 spambot accounts. Enlarge / There could soon be much more of this on Reddit. (credit: Getty) The Reddit community is still reckoning with the consequences of the platform's API.....»»
Millennials and Gen-Z have higher rates of climate worry, finds study
Millennials and Gen-Z experience greater levels of fear, guilt and outrage about the impacts of climate change compared to older Gen-X, baby boomer and post-war groups, new research suggests......»»
Micropatches: What they are and how they work
In this Help Net Security video, Mitja Kolsek, CEO at Acros Security, discusses micropatches, a solution to a huge security problem. With micropatches, there are no reboots or downtime when patching and no fear that an official update will break prod.....»»
Fear of being exploited is stagnating our progress in science, say researchers
Science is a collaborative effort. What we know today would have never been, had it not been generations of scientists reusing and building on the work of their predecessors......»»