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"Meme Stock" Rally Rescues AMC Theaters From $600 Million Debt

This week's bizarre "meme stock" rally, which has delivered lottery-like windfalls for holders of GameStop stock, also wiped out $600 million in debt owed by the AMC theater chain. Polygon reports: That's because, on Wednesday, a private equity firm.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJan 30th, 2021

Government interventions can reduce deadly air pollution in South Asia, study finds

Air pollution, driven in large part by practices like crop burning, contributes to 2 million deaths a year in South Asia and persists as a public health emergency. But a new study co-led by Brown University researcher Gemma Dipoppa found that governm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

50% of financial orgs have high-severity security flaws in their apps

Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 76% of organizations in the financial services sector, with 50% of organizations carrying critical security debt, according to Veracode. Financial s.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Super Micro’s stock rose 3000% in the AI wave — then its auditor quit, saying it doesn’t trust the management

Super Micro’s stock rose 3000% in the AI wave — then its auditor quit, saying it doesn’t trust the management.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Elon Musk buys $35 million Texas compound for his kids, their mothers, NYT reports

Elon Musk buys $35 million Texas compound for his kids, their mothers, NYT reports.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Elon Musk skips Philadelphia court hearing over $1 million voter giveaway

Elon Musk skips Philadelphia court hearing over $1 million voter giveaway.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

The mortality rate of bats at modern-day swimming pools is comparable to that at Messel 47 million years ago

More than 500 bat fossils have been discovered at the Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Site over 42 years. A new study, published today in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, investigates whether the high number of fossils is due t.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Largest U.S. healthcare data breach exposes medical records of 100 million customers

Largest U.S. healthcare data breach exposes medical records of 100 million customers A staggering new update has confirmed that February’s UnitedHealth data breach has impacted over 100 million Americans, now marking it as the largest hea.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Scientists witness stunning, unprecedented carnage in the ocean

Scientists observed the largest-ever predatory event in the ocean when a mass of Atlantic cod consumed over 10 million capelin in the Barents Sea off of Norway. On an unassuming morning off the Norwegian coast, millions of small fish called cap.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

No "island of garbage" here, Puerto Rico"s new marine reserve

The Caribbean US territory of Puerto Rico, likened to a "floating island of garbage" at a Republican rally in New York, on Wednesday announced the creation of a new marine reserve to protect manatees and other species......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

New broadband UV frequency combs offer unprecedented spectral resolution

Researchers have developed a new ultrafast laser platform that generates ultra-broadband ultraviolet (UV) frequency combs with an unprecedented one million comb lines, providing exceptional spectral resolution. The new approach, which also produces e.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

AT&T praises itself after getting caught taking too much money from FCC program

AT&T obtained subsidies for duplicate users and non-users, will pay $2.3 million. AT&T improperly obtained money from a government-run broadband discount program by submitting dup.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

When does Deadpool & Wolverine start streaming?

After a record-setting run in theaters, Deadpool & Wolverine is finally heading to stream. Find out when the superhero film arrives on Disney+......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Reddit just achieved something for the first time in its 20-year history

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time in its history, and its daily user base has grown to almost 100 million users......»»

Category: topSource:  telegraphRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Reddit just achieved something for the first time in its 20-year history

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time in its history, and its daily user base has grown to almost 100 million users......»»

Category: topSource:  telegraphRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

This Alienware gaming laptop with RTX 4090 is $600 off today

Want to take your PC gaming on the go? Save $600 today when you order the Alienware m18 R2 Gaming Desktop through Dell......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

This massive 83-inch Samsung OLED TV just got $2,800 discount

Here's your chance to buy the massive 83-inch Samsung S90C OLED 4K TV with a huge discount, as Samsung slashed its price by $2,800 to bring it down to $2,600......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Apple"s new M4 Mac Mini is likely the most powerful desktop under $600

Take a look at what Apple shared so far about the new M4 Mac mini and why it's positioned to be the most powerful desktop and quality AI solution under $600......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Gold bugs: New fossil arthropod preserved in fool"s gold

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, have unveiled a spectacular new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod (the group that contains spiders, centipedes, and insects). Besides.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

eROSITA survey unveils asymmetries in temperature and shape of our Local Hot Bubble

Our solar system dwells in a low-density environment called the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), filled by a tenuous, million-degree hot gas emitting dominantly in soft X-rays. A team led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024