DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts
The frequency, sophistication, and impact of cyber-attacks on financial institutions have been rising. Given the economic system’s interconnected nature, disruptions in one institution can have cascading effects on the broader financial market,.....»»
Risk of soil degradation and desertification in Europe"s Mediterranean may be more serious than realized
Europe's Mediterranean countries produce a significant portion of the world's wines, olives, nuts and tomatoes. But research shows that the region's farms and orchards are the most susceptible in Europe to soil degradation and desertification......»»
Volcanic lightning streaks sky over fiery Mount Etna
A particularly powerful eruption of Mount Etna has created a volcanic storm that sent bolts of lightning dramatically across the sky over eastern Sicily......»»
Investigating the way pandemic signage turns health compliance back on individuals
The use of COVID-19 health warnings and regulation in posters and public signage has effectively turned much of the responsibility and policing of compliance back on individuals, say sociology experts at Flinders University......»»
Comment: 27 percent App Store commission is Apple treating regulators with disdain again
Apple’s latest response to antitrust regulation is to announce a 27 percent App Store commission instead of the standard 30 percent for apps that offer alternative payment systems. Not worldwide, of course. Apple is still reacting on a country.....»»
Studying the evolution of mammals to uncover gene regulation connecting pregnancy and cancer metastasis
Researchers from UConn Heath and Yale University have made new advances connecting the evolution of pregnancy and cancer metastasis......»»
Big Tech increases funding to US foreign policy think tanks
Tech giants battle US moves toward stricter regulation using anti-China lobbying. Enlarge (credit: Financial Times) The world’s largest technology companies are pouring money into the biggest foreign policy think tanks in th.....»»
Cryptocurrency has an impact on economies: That"s why some fear it, and some welcome it
One month into 2022 and the debate on cryptocurrency is already heating up, with calls for regulation causing a rift between jurisdictions that are "crypto friendly" and those that aren't. Which will determine the future of the market?.....»»
US to reimpose limits on power plants" mercury emissions
The US government announced Monday it wants to revive a regulation limiting air emissions of mercury and other toxic substances from fossil fuel-fired power plants that had been undermined by the previous administration......»»
Copy or innovate? Study sheds light on chimp culture
Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while others declined to do so even when offered tools, research published on Monday found, and the difference could shed light on their culture......»»
Broadband providers may soon have to display service "nutrition labels" under proposed FCC regulation
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would be taking a page out of the Food and Drug Administration's rulebook and applying it to internet service providers (ISP). A proposed set of rules approved by all four commissi.....»»
Congress"s Big Tech Stock Stakes Make Regulation Awkward
A proposed antitrust bill has cast a spotlight on the immense portfolios of dozens of lawmakers. From a report: At a December press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked her opinion of proposed restrictions on stock trading by members of C.....»»
Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with tools, but need to lea.....»»
Transcriptional regulation mechanism of hard clams against heat and hypoxia stress
Temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO) can affect a series of physiological and biochemical responses and drive the expression of regulatory genes. When water temperature increases, the solubility of oxygen decreases, leading to hypoxia......»»
New discovery on regulation of organelle contacts
A pioneering study has revealed how cellular compartments (organelles) are able to control how much they interact and cooperate......»»
Fortnite is about to get very, very frightening with thunder bolts and lightning
Fortnite received a new update that introduces dynamic weather conditions and an all-new weapon......»»
Detailed Footage Finally Reveals What Triggers Lightning
The first detailed observations of lightning's emergence inside a cloud have exposed how electric fields grow strong enough to let bolts fly......»»
China"s New AI Policy Doesn"t Prevent It From Building Autonomous Weapons
The Next Web's Tristan Greene combed through a recently published "position paper" detailing China's views on military AI regulation and found that it "makes absolutely no mention of restricting the use of machines capable of choosing and firing on t.....»»
Reserve Bank of India : Representation on facilitating compliance with Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT)
Backdrop In March 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released “Guidelines on Regulation of Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways” under S. 10(2) of the Payment Systems and Settlement Act, 2007. The Guidelines recognise Payment Aggregator.....»»
Gene repression can be sex-specific
Researchers have shown for the first time that embryonic cells destined to become either egg or sperm rely on different methods of repressive gene regulation......»»
"Decentralization Illusion": Central Bank Group Urges Regulation of DeFi Crypto Platforms
The central bank of central banks is worried about "decentralized finance." From a report: The Bank for International Settlements, an umbrella group for central banks, said in a report this week that it's concerned there's a "decentralization illusio.....»»