Ex-eBay Exec Pleads Guilty To Terrorizing Couple With Spiders, Funeral Wreaths
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A former eBay executive pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included the delivery of live spiders and other disturbing i.....»»
Danish Torrent Tracker Crackdown Leads to Another ‘Mild’ Sentence
As part of a widespread torrent tracker crackdown in Denmark, the National Unit for Special Crime investigated and prosecuted more than two dozen suspects. The most recent defendant, a 48-year-old man from East Jutland, pleaded guilty to his involvem.....»»
eBay introduces AI-powered "shop the look" features
eBay, joining the likes of Google and Amazon, is adding an artificial intelligence tool to help shoppers on its iOS app. eBay is adding an AI-powered feature to its iOS app to help shoppers discover personalized fashion suggestions. The platfor.....»»
How to use Force Quit and Activity Monitor to close persistent apps
No matter what you use your Mac for, there may come a time when Command + Q just doesn't cut it. For closing out those persistently frozen apps that just won't go away, there are a couple of ways to get the job done.For those apps that just won't clo.....»»
Flash droughts are becoming more common in Australia. What"s causing them?
Flash droughts strike suddenly and intensify rapidly. Often the affected areas are in drought after just weeks or a couple of months of well-below-average rainfall. They happen worldwide and are becoming more common, including in Australia, due to gl.....»»
Amateur performers embrace VR porn on Apple Vision Pro
The Apple Vision Pro is still in its early days, but a married couple found that the headset can play a role in the adult entertainment industry.VR porn may be the Apple Vision Pro's killer appVirtual reality (VR) has seen various technological innov.....»»
Forgot your Mac password? Here’s how to reset it
Forgetting your MacOS password is never a great feeling, but there’s a couple of ways you’ll be able to reset this key login info. Here’s a guide to help......»»
Amazon Prime Video free trial: Stream for a month for free
There are a couple of ways to get Prime Video, but it's not free. If you're looking for an Amazon Prime Video free trial, we've got the scoop right here......»»
Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years
Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity. Enlarge (credit: Malte Mueller | fStop) A high-level Iowa hospital systems administrator, Matthew Kierans, has admitted to stealing a coworker'.....»»
Gulf States Toyota names longtime exec Williamson as president
Gulf States Toyota, which distributes vehicles to 150-plus Toyota dealerships in five states, has named Eric Williamson as its new president. He succeeds Jeff Parent, who left last year to become COO of AutoNation......»»
Apple on what makes the M3 MacBook Air the perfect travel laptop
Apple launched the new M3 MacBook Air last month, offering more powerful performance, a more durable Midnight finish, and other upgrades. In a new interview this week, Apple product marketing exec Evan Buyze offered an interesting look at how Apple o.....»»
Catching vibes: Novel approach captures arthropod-driven vibrations
It was summer in northern Mississippi, rich in relative humidity and deciduous forests and wolf spiders. Noori Cho, then a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, was dedicating two months to sharing a cabin with mice while on a res.....»»
One Couple"s Quest to Ditch Natural Gas
Two climate journalists decided to decarbonize their home. Here's what happened......»»
Toyota exec touts dealer-driven digital tools over Amazon option
Toyota Motor North America executive Jack Hollis said during the Automotive Forum New York that his company will not work with Amazon like Hyundai is doing......»»
New Renders Show a Better Look at the Pixel 9
We might get three Pixel flagship variants this year. The post New Renders Show a Better Look at the Pixel 9 appeared first on Phandroid. A couple of months back, several design renders showing the supposed Google Pixel 9 were shared onlin.....»»
Male and female crab spiders found to "cooperate" to mimic a flower to fool prey and predators
A pair of environmental scientists at Yunnan University, in China, has found an instance of a pair of spiders, one male, the other female, working together to create the image of a flower, thereby fooling both prey and predators......»»
Research uncovers a rare resin fossil find: A spider that aspires to be an ant
Arachnophobia can make humans flee at the sight of a brown recluse, black widow or even a daddy long legs, but animal predators of spiders know no such fear......»»
Shadow AI is the latest cybersecurity threat you need to prepare for
Shadow IT – the use of software, hardware, systems and services that haven’t been approved by an organization’s IT/IT Sec departments – has been a problem for the last couple of decades, and a difficult area for IT leaders to manage effective.....»»
Veritas Backup Exec enhancements protect SMBs’ critical data
Veritas Technologies announced enhancements to Veritas Backup Exec, the unified backup and recovery solution. The latest updates include malware detection capabilities, role-based access control and additional optimizations for fast backup and recove.....»»
Microsoft Edge is getting smarter with new AI tools
Microsoft is working on a couple of AI tools for its Edge browser that include an image editor and also Copilot Notebook. The post Microsoft Edge is getting smarter with new AI tools appeared first on Phandroid. Browsers used to be relativ.....»»
USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update
Issues seem to be related to security fixes made in Apple's latest OS. Enlarge A couple of weeks ago, Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.4 with the usual list of bug fixes, security patches, and a couple of minor new featur.....»»