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Binance to pay $2.7 billion fine after hiding shady transactions from feds

Binance’s former compliance-control officer must also pay a $1.5 million fine. Enlarge / Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ," in May 10, 2022, in Rome, Italy. (credit: Antonio Masiello / Contribut.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailDec 19th, 2023

The universe"s biggest explosions made elements we are composed of, but there"s another mystery source out there

After its "birth" in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the 13.8 billion years between.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

The refreshed 2024 Hyundai Elantra N remains a darn good enthusiast car

Good engine, great front-end feel, so-so manual gearshift, and under $34,000. Enlarge / The regular Hyundai Elantra is a perfectly fine compact sedan. But once the boffins at Hyundai N got hold of it, they transformed it into so.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 1st, 2024

Mountain building linked to major extinction event half a billion years ago

As life on Earth rapidly expanded a little over 500 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion, Earth had tectonic plates slowly crashing into each other, building mountains and starting a series of unfortunate events that led to a mass extincti.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Nissan CEO sees 30% salary cut since April over supplier payments

Nissan was reprimanded by the Japan Fair Trade Commission in March over slashing payments to top suppliers by about 3 billion yen between January 2021 and April last year......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Google just announced 7 big Android updates. Here’s what’s new

Google's latest feature drop imagines you making PayPal transactions on a watch, controlling appliances from home screen widgets, and fixing message mistakes......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account

UniSuper's 647,000 users faced two weeks of downtime because of a Google Cloud bug. Enlarge Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when UniSuper, a $135 billion Australian pension.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

Climate and health benefits of wind and solar dwarf all subsidies

By displacing fossil fuels, wind and solar saved the US $250 billion over 4 years. Enlarge (credit: Ashley Cooper) When used to generate power or move vehicles, fossil fuels kill people. Particulates and ozone resulting.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Rich nations met $100 bn climate finance goal two years late: OECD

Wealthy countries met their target of providing $100 billion in annual climate aid to poorer countries for the first time in 2022 though two years later than promised, the OECD said Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

EV startup VinFast considers delaying $4 billion U.S. assembly plant, report says

The Vietnamese company originally planned to complete the factory in July 2024 but later pushed back the start of operations to 2025. It is considering another delay, Reuters reported......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 29th, 2024

Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally

About a third of the food produced globally each year goes to waste, while approximately 800 million people suffer from hunger, according to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

T-Mobile is buying one of the largest carriers in the U.S.

T-Mobile has just announced a $4.4 billion deal to acquire one of the biggest carriers in the U.S. Here's what that might mean for customers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Tonic Textual extracts, governs, and deploys unstructured data for AI development

Tonic.ai launched secure data lakehouse for LLMs, Tonic Textual, to enable AI developers to seamlessly and securely leverage unstructured data for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems and large language model (LLM) fine-tuning. Tonic Textual.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Buried kelp: Seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought

Deep in the ocean lies the world's largest active carbon reservoir, which plays a pivotal role in buffering our planet's climate. Of the roughly 10 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide we emit each year, about 3 billion metric tons are taken up and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Italy could be the next country to receive a billion-dollar AWS boost

Amazon Web Services could invest billions into Italy’s tech sector to expand its data center and cloud footprint......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Tesla shareholders advised to reject Musk"s $56 billion pay

Tesla shareholders advised to reject Musk"s $56 billion pay.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

There’s new word game hiding on your iPhone that’s way harder than Wordle or Connections

If you’re a Wordle obsessive, you’ll be pleased to know that the latest iOS 17.5 software update included more than a critical bug – which … The post There’s new word game hiding on your iPhone that’s way harder than Wordle or.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

How to protect your parents, family (and yourself) from scam calls and fraud

In 2023, US residents over 60 lost $3.4 billion to fraudsters, and 87% of those losses were linked to personal information theft – here’s how to stop scam calls. more….....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

Study details strategies for successful urban tree planting initiatives

Collaborative research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst outlines five essential themes to promote equitable and sustainable urban tree planting initiatives (TPIs), which is especially timely given the $1.5 billion for urban and communit.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Dell is hiding something about the new XPS 13

The upcoming XPS 13 already includes an impressive list of specs, but Dell hid the most exciting aspect of this device......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Google’s “AI Overview” can give false, misleading, and dangerous answers

From glue-on-pizza recipes to recommending "blinker fluid," Google's AI sourcing needs work. Enlarge / This is fine. (credit: Getty Images) If you use Google regularly, you may have noticed the company's new AI Overviews.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024