Advertisements


Appeals Court Vacates $1 Billion Piracy Damages Award Against Cox, Orders New Trial

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the $1 billion piracy damages award against Internet provider Cox Communications. While the ISP remains contributorily liable for pirating subscribers, a finding of vicarious copyright infringement was.....»»

Category: internetSource:  torrentfreakFeb 21st, 2024

Tax whistleblower laws boost state revenue: Study

The federal tax gap—money people and companies owe Uncle Sam but fail to pay on time—has climbed to historic highs: $696 billion in 2022, according to the IRS. It's money that—if recouped—could fund infrastructure or education or pay down gov.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News10 hr. 37 min. ago

App Store faces Epic Games-style antitrust lawsuit from Chinese developer

The developer of an app dropped from the App Store in China has filed a lawsuit that challenges Apple's overall practices, as well as damages of $420,000.China and the App StoreApple has consistently been bowing to pressures from China and dropping a.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated News17 hr. 37 min. ago

Apple celebrates Veterans Day with Apple Watch Activity Challenge and more

Today is Veterans Day and Apple is celebrating in a handful of different ways. There is an Apple Watch Activity Challenge available with a limited-time award as well as a new Time to Walk episode available through Apple Fitness+. You’ll also not.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts

Lawsuit seeks "at least $1.76 billion that was fraudulently transferred" by SBF. The bankruptcy estate of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has sued the company's former rival.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Range Rover’s first electric SUV has 48,000 pre-orders

There are already 48,000 pre-orders for the Range Rover Electric, the brand’s first fully electric vehicle to be launched before year end......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

Youth social media: Why proposed legislation won"t fix harms related to data exploitation

Ontario school board lawsuits against social media giants including Meta, Snapchat and TikTok are seeking damages— money paid as a remedy—for the disruption of the educational system......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 10th, 2024

Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can’t punish us for selling user location data

Carriers claim location data isn't protected, say they have right to jury trial. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are continuing their fight against fines for selling user location dat.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from Cambrian rocks of Grand Canyon

Since soon after our planet formed, Earth's 4.6 billion-year-long history was dominated by single-celled life. Something dramatic happened about 500 million years ago called the Cambrian "explosion," during which an incredible diversity of life forms.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects

Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. One frustrated customer wants to force Intel to pay untold millions in damages, claiming the company decept.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

India"s Hindus bathe in holy river defiled by pollution

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred but sewage-filled Yamuna river, a grim display of environmental degradation in India's capital......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

The UK government wants to help businesses make trustworthy AI products

The UK Government hopes to unlock £6.5 billion with a plan to build public trust in AI......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Ancient unicellular organism indicates embryonic development might have existed prior to animals" evolution

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before the appearance of the first animals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

More than two years after a historic Supreme Court decision ended the national right to an abortion, some states are fighting back—but the future of abortion rights remains in doubt......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

"Shallow" sports and "deep" social hierarchies: Not all pecking orders are created equally

University of Michigan researchers have added a new dimension to the mathematics used to predict the outcomes of all manner of competitions, including sports, games and social hierarchies in both humans and animals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

The high cost of complexity: New study explores energy needs of multicellular life

Between 1.8 billion and 800 million years ago, earthly life was in the doldrums. During this period, called the "boring billion," the complexity of life remained minimal, dominated by single-celled organisms with only sporadic ventures into multicell.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Food security in Africa: Managing water will be vital in a rapidly growing region

Sub-Saharan Africa's population is growing at 2.7% per year and is expected to reach two billion by the year 2050. The region's urban population is growing even faster: it was at 533 million in 2023, a 3.85% increase from 2022......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Volcanic ash as a source of nutrients: How the Hunga Tonga eruption affected ecosystems in the South Pacific

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) in January 2022 ejected about 2.9 billion tons of volcanic material into the atmosphere and across the South Pacific. In early 2022, a scientific expedition (GEOTRACES GP21) investigated the impact of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Extreme weather already cost vulnerable island nations US$141 billion—and 38% is attributable to climate change

Two years ago, when the curtain fell on the COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, developing nations on the frontline of climate change had something meaningful to celebrate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system"s origins

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system more than 4.6 billion years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.

Universal sues Believe, a music distributor in over 50 countries. Universal Music Group yesterday sued a music firm that allegedly distributes pirated songs on popular streaming s.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024