False Reassurance
The Covid crisis has generated an extraordinary amount of what I like to call “false reassurance.” Consider how many times you heard something general like the following some time in 2020. Everything is going to be ok. We will get through.....»»
Fact checks, not false tags, counter COVID-19 misinformation
New Cornell University research finds journalistic fact checks are a more effective counter to COVID-19 misinformation than the false news tags commonly used by social media outlets......»»
Police arrest Mesa County clerk who promoted Trump’s false election claims
Tina Peters was filmed kicking leg toward officer and likely faces charges. Enlarge / Tina Peters. (credit: Tina Peters' campaign website) Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters—who was recently barred from overseeing an election and.....»»
Second class action suit targets Powerbeats Pro battery life, charging issues
A Powerbeats Pro owner has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for its "false, misleading and deceptive" advertising over the wireless headphones battery life and charging case.An existing class action suit claims that Powerbeats Pro don't las.....»»
American "hero" plotted massive land grab and broke peace treaty, map discovery reveals
A once-in-a-lifetime archival discovery reveals that a rare map hiding behind a false identity in Washington D.C. was the work of William Clark, the once revered but now increasingly controversial American explorer, Indian agent and territorial gover.....»»
For T-cells, omicron is nothing unusual
T-cell response from earlier infection or vaccination is down, but not by much. Enlarge / False-color image of a T-cell (orange) latching on to a cell in preparation for killing it. (credit: Getty Images) From the start, the o.....»»
Blue Box Game Studios YouTube Hacked, Warns Users Of False Pre-Order Emails
Blue Box Game Studios has revealed that its YouTube account has been hacked. The post Blue Box Game Studios YouTube Hacked, Warns Users Of False Pre-Order Emails appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios.....»»
NASA"s "Nuclear Option" May Be Crucial for Getting Humans to Mars
After decades of false starts, a new push for nuclear-powered rocketry could make or break the space agency’s plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Towards quantum simulation of false vacuum decay
Phase transitions are everywhere, ranging from water boiling to snowflakes melting, and from magnetic transitions in solids to cosmological phase transitions in the early universe. Particularly intriguing are quantum phase transitions that occur at t.....»»
Microsoft Defender Log4j Scanner Triggers False Positive Alerts
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is currently showing "sensor tampering" alerts linked to the company's newly deployed Microsoft 365 Defender scanner for Log4j processes. BleepingComputer reports: The alerts are reportedly mainly shown on Windows Serv.....»»
LastPass accidentally scared users witless with false breach alerts
A system error resulted in many users getting notified of an attempted login......»»
EV Startup Nikola Agrees To $125 Million Settlement
Long-time Slashdot reader bird writes: Without admitting wrong-doing, would-be electric truck maker Nikola has agreed to a $125,000,000 settlement to settle charges that it defrauded investors with false claims about their EV vehicle technology. You.....»»
Amazon Issues False Copyright Strike Against New World YouTuber for Reporting Bug
segaboy81 writes: Amazon Games is new to the AAA games space, finding tremendous success with their title New World. Since its release in September, YouTubers like Sethphir and Video Game Databank have begun to carve out their own niche in the New Wo.....»»
Ted Cruz asks how “regular watchers of Fox News” can trust Biden FCC nominee
Senate Republicans also lobbed false accusations at Sohn in nomination hearing. Enlarge / Gigi Sohn answering questions on December 1, 2021 at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on her nomination to the Federal Communications Commissi.....»»
Twitter is the social network most resistant to conspiracy theory beliefs
Social media platforms have become one of the main channels for disseminating information and content, and are consulted by millions of users every day. These communication channels do not always reflect reality, and encourage the spread of false new.....»»
Nikola founder Milton unloads $284 million of stock since criminal indictment
Milton made false and misleading statements regarding almost all aspects of Nikola’s business, according to a criminal indictment unsealed in July......»»
Researchers identify technique to detect false positive COVID-19 results
Researchers have developed and tested a process to identify potential false-positive COVID-19 results. The method could help other laboratories prevent unnecessary quarantining and repeated testing of people who are not actually infected......»»
Autism affects the microbiome, not the other way around
Microbiome composition is associated with dietary choices, not a diagnosis of autism. Enlarge / False color image of bacteria on a human tongue. (credit: STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/ Getty Images) An altered microbiome has been associa.....»»
During COP26, Facebook Served Ads With Climate Falsehoods, Skepticism
Facebook advertisers promoted false and misleading claims about climate change on the platform in recent weeks, just as the COP26 conference was getting under way. From a report: Days after Facebook's vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, tou.....»»
Theranos gave woman false-positive HIV result, then ghosted her
Court hears about ignored patient, missed revenue projections, and more. Enlarge (credit: Nitat Termmee | Getty Images) Before his firm’s investment in Theranos, Brian Grossman acknowledged certain risks. The company may not.....»»
Life on Mars search could be misled by false fossils, study says
Mars explorers searching for signs of ancient life could be fooled by fossil-like specimens created by chemical processes, research suggests......»»