Bitcoin ad banned for "misleading pensioners"
The ad targeted individuals who were unlikely to know the risks involved, a watchdog's ruling said......»»
Arizona limits building as groundwater dries up
New houses that rely on dwindling groundwater supplies around one of the United States' biggest cities are to be banned, officials said Thursday, in a sign of the strains that drought and climate change are causing across the US west......»»
US govt banned NSO’s Pegasus, but said to buy rival spyware Paragon Graphite
The US government banned the use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware 18 months ago, but a new report today says that at least one government agency is using very similar malware from a rival company: Paragon Graphite. Graphite reportedly has the same capabil.....»»
TikTok—banned or not, it’s probably here to stay, an Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Experts discussed the legal impossibility of a nationwide TikTok ban......»»
Blacklist untrustworthy apps that peek behind your firewall
With an increasing number of endpoints and expanding attack surfaces, dodgy apps can offer a way around your firewall. Due to data privacy concerns, Montana has passed the first bill in the United States to ban TikTok. Previously, India has banned 59.....»»
China imposes sales restrictions on Micron as it escalates tech battle with Washington
China has banned Chinese companies working on key infrastructure projects from buying products from US semiconductor manufacturer Micron, in a major escalation of an ongoing battle between the world's top two economies over access to crucial technolo.....»»
Researchers unveil key predictors of bitcoin returns
Blockchain technology, investor sentiment, and economic stress levels are significant predictors of bitcoin returns, according to a groundbreaking paper from Illinois Institute of Technology researchers that provides empirical evidence to help guide.....»»
Apple posts 28 new AI positions in May, says generative AI will ‘transform’ iPhone
It surfaced yesterday that Apple has banned the use of AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, however, that doesn’t mean the company isn’t working diligently on its own generative AI plans. In the first three weeks of May alone, Apple has added 28 ne.....»»
TikTok has been banned in Montana, but chances of the law surviving are slim
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed legislation to ban TikTok from the state, but it won't go into effect until January 1 and could be overturned.A state-level TikTok ban has been passed in MontanaThere have been many calls to ban TikTok in th.....»»
How seaweed has been misleading scientists about reef health
For decades, scientists have looked to seaweed as an indicator of the health of coral reefs lying underneath......»»
Mining Bitcoin in the US might soon no longer be worth it
The US government has recently proposed a massive tax on cryptocurrency miners, potentially making the activity less worth it. There is a reason why mining for cryptocurrency is so popular. This is because of the value of cryptocurrencies.....»»
Researchers find long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean
I was part of a team that recently discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth—the Atacama Trench, which goes down to a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls.....»»
OpenAI gives in to Italy’s data privacy demands, ending ChatGPT ban
Italy requested a PSA showing users how to opt out of ChatGPT data sharing. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) In March, an Italian privacy regulator temporarily banned OpenAI's ChatGPT, worried th.....»»
ChatGPT accessible again in Italy
The chatbot was banned in Italy at the start of April over privacy concerns......»»
Telegram founder says app may leave Brazil as it has been banned again by local court
Telegram is one of the most popular messaging apps, and it became known for offering end-to-end encrypted chats long before some of its competitors. However, Telegram has already faced a lot of problems with different governments due to its policy o.....»»
Apple removes original Bitcoin whitepaper from the latest macOS Ventura beta
A few weeks ago, users discovered that every copy of macOS has the original Bitcoin whitepaper hidden in its internal files. Apple never discussed the reason for this, although we believe that the existence of the file there was just a joke among Ap.....»»
Bitcoin whitepaper removed in macOS Ventura 13.4 beta 3
Apple quietly removed the Virtual Scanner II app and, with it, the Bitcoin whitepaper in the latest macOS Ventura 13.4 beta.Apple removed the Bitcoin whitepaperThere are numerous Easter eggs and hidden files in macOS that won't appear without some ki.....»»
Intel unceremoniously dumps its year-old Blockscale chips for bitcoin mining
ASICs were meant to mine "without compromising the supply of new CPUs or GPUs." Enlarge (credit: Intel) In April 2022, Intel announced a new Blockscale series of application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) meant for.....»»
Twitch: Kai Cenat banned from streaming platform
The streamer holds the record for most subscriptions, with more than 300,000 at its peak......»»
Environmental toxin PCB found in deep sea trench
PCB has been banned in most countries since the 1970s, but that doesn't mean it no longer exists. Now, deep-sea researchers report that they have found PCB at the bottom of the Atacama Trench in the Pacific Ocean......»»
NPR quits Twitter over "government-funded" label
The not-for-profit news outlet says the description is misleading and undermines its credibility......»»