FCC plays whack-a-mole with telcos accused of profiting from robocalls
One Owl Telecom on verge of having all of its calls blocked by US carriers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thamrongpat Theerathammakorn) A suspicious phone company is on the verge of having all its calls blocked by US-b.....»»
Study clarifies how "junk DNA" influences gene expression
For decades, scientists have known that, despite its name, "junk DNA" in fact plays a critical role: While the coding genes provide blueprints for building proteins, which direct most of the body's functions, some of the noncoding sections of the gen.....»»
Apple chip secrets case: Rivos countersues, says iPhone maker makes staff scared to leave
Rivos, a stealth startup, was accused of stealing Apple chip secrets by poaching staff who took with them “gigabytes of sensitive System-on-a-Chip specifications and design files.” The startup has now countersued the iPhone maker. The counters.....»»
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers
New rules make it a bit harder for VoIP providers to access numbering system. Enlarge In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Inter.....»»
Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge
Google had been asked to update its maps in the nine years before the father of two's death......»»
FCC plays whack-a-mole with telcos accused of profiting from robocalls
One Owl Telecom on verge of having all of its calls blocked by US carriers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thamrongpat Theerathammakorn) A suspicious phone company is on the verge of having all its calls blocked by US-b.....»»
Revealing the role of anthropogenic water regulation in shaping riverine dissolved organic carbon fluxes
Riverine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) plays a crucial role in supporting microbial ecosystems in rivers and oceans while also contributing to greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater systems......»»
Southern California has the worst smog in the nation. So how do major polluters avoid paying fines?
A coalition of environmental organizations has accused Southern California air regulators of allowing heavy emitters of smog-forming pollution to avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in federally mandated financial penalties......»»
iPhone versus Huawei battle back on; US National Security Advisor comments; China fights back [U]
Update: In seeming response to the White House comments, China has now accused the US of hacking Huawei servers and stealing data. The iPhone versus Huawei battle is back on in China, following the launch of the Mate 60 Pro (yeah, that’s not an.....»»
Weakening of the relationship between winter precipitation over southern China and the Asian–Pacific Oscillation
Pacific Oscillation (APO), a dominant mode of atmospheric variability characterized by a seesaw variation in the upper-tropospheric temperature between Asia and the North Pacific, plays important roles in the atmospheric circulation and climate of Ea.....»»
YouTube suspends Russell Brand from advert income
The comedian and actor is accused of historical rape and sexual assaults, which he denies......»»
Witchcraft accusations an "occupational hazard" for female workers in early modern England
While both men and women have historically been accused of the malicious use of magic, only around 10–30% of suspected witches were men by the 16th and 17th centuries......»»
TikTok hit with €345 million fine over privacy settings for children
TikTok accused of steering teenagers, children toward privacy-intrusive options. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) TikTok has been hit with a €345 million EU fine over the way it processes the perso.....»»
Judge in US v. Google trial didn’t know if Firefox is a browser or search engine
Google accused DOJ of aiming to force people to use “inferior” search products. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Today, US District Judge Amit Mehta heard opening statements in the Department of Ju.....»»
In the age of ChatGPT, what"s it like to be accused of cheating?
While the public release of the artificial intelligence-driven large-language chatbot, ChatGPT, has created a great deal of excitement around the promise of the technology and expanded use of AI, it has also seeded a good bit of anxiety around what a.....»»
Researcher discusses marine plankton and ecosystems affected by climate change
Marine plankton plays an important role in the food chain, which is said to be undergoing a transformation due to climate change......»»
ACE Shuts Down Three Piracy Rings in Egyptian Whack-a-Mole
Anti-piracy coalition ACE reports that Egyptian law enforcement authorities have shut down three anti-piracy rings, which operated sports, TV, and movie piracy sites. These successes are the result of close cooperation between rightsholders and the l.....»»
Researchers close in on the elusive neutrino
The humble neutrino, an elusive subatomic particle that passes effortlessly through normal matter, plays an outsized role among the particles that comprise our universe. To fully explain how our universe came to be, we need to know its mass. But, lik.....»»
Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink
Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC......»»
A new route for universal polarization transformations of spatially varying polarization fields
Polarization describes the orientation of oscillations in a light wave, and it plays an essential role in various optical applications—from enhancing visibility in sunglasses and camera lenses to facilitating advanced optical communication and imag.....»»
Apple security chief must face bribery charges over firearms permits
Apple's chief security officer Thomas Moyer is again facing criminal charges over allegedly bribing officials for gun licences, after an appeals court overturned an earlier ruling.Thomas Moyer (Source: LinkedIn)In 2020, Moyer was accused of offering.....»»