George Santos is now on Cameo as a "former congressional icon"
Disgraced Congressman George Santos has opened a Cameo account. It's his first post-Congress gig. If you were hoping to start the new year free of the dramatic machinations of ousted former Congressman George Santos, dream on.The Republican was.....»»
From Hair to Eternity: locks of US presidents heading to space
George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are going on a hair-raising journey into outer space......»»
How hackers can cause physical damage to bridges
In this Help Net Security video, Daniel Dos Santos, Head of Security Research at Forescout, talks about recent research, which has revealed how attackers can move laterally between vulnerable networks and devices found at the controller level of crit.....»»
Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.7.4 with Safari Favorites icon fix
Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.7.4 with a fix for grayed-out or missing icons in Safari Favorites — no other updates or security patches were mentioned.New macOS Big Sur update fixes Safari iconsmacOS Big Sur was originally released in 2020, b.....»»
iPhone SOS and what it means when your carrier info disappears
T-Mobile suffered a major outage across parts of the United States last night, impacting voice, data, and messaging services. For iPhone users in particular, this outage meant that the “SOS” icon was displayed in the status bar. Here’s what th.....»»
Study shows California counties overseen by a coroner who is also sheriff underreport officer-involved deaths
High-profile incidents of deaths by police officers, such as in the cases of George Floyd in Minneapolis and, more recently, Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, have been lightning rods for social movements demanding systemic change in American polic.....»»
5 unmade movies we want to see
George Miller's Justice League movie. Darren Aronofsky's Batman: Year One. These unmade movies are among the most intriguing that we never got to see......»»
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
As the video goes public of Black police officers in Memphis beating Tyre Nichols to death, it is a stark reminder of George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020. That set up the largest protests in U.S. history and a national recko.....»»
Tracking online hate speech that follows real-world events
A machine-learning analysis has revealed patterns in online hate speech that suggest complex—and sometimes counterintuitive—links between real-world events and different types of hate speech. Yonatan Lupu of George Washington University in Washin.....»»
Manchin writes bill to stop temporary electric vehicle tax credits
The senator wants his domestic minerals requirement implemented immediately. Enlarge / "The IRA and the EV tax credits must be implemented according to the Congressional intent to ensure the United States, as the superpower of th.....»»
Elio Antonio de Nebrija: From academic icon to object of mockery
Professor Lola Pons, of the Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literature at the University of Seville, has just published a study of a satirical work on marriage written in the 17th century by an anonymous author. Joking about courtship.....»»
FTC: Shkreli may have violated lifetime pharma ban, should be held in contempt
Shkreli's latest company, Druglike, may run afoul of his lifetime pharma ban. Enlarge / Martin Shkreli, former CEO of Turing, smirked his way through a congressional hearing. (credit: CSPAN) Infamous ex-pharmaceutical ex.....»»
Spotify rant demands decisive action against Apple
A consortium led by Spotify has written to the European Union claims that Apple is defying courts and regulators, so it wants "urgent action" from courts and regulators.Spotify's App Store icon (left), Apple Music (right)Spotify previously got the EU.....»»
Microsoft Defender goes haywire, deletes Start menu icon, Taskbar and more
Some sort of a fix has been issued, but many users are still having problems with lost and invisible icons......»»
Carl Hahn, VW CEO who led automaker"s China expansion, dies at 96
During Hahn's decade-long tenure, VW built factories in China, established the Beetle as an American pop culture icon, and started Audi's transition to the luxury-car segment......»»
Apple"s workhorse MacBook Air is 15 years old
It's now barely recognizable from the original in all but name, but whether it's the new M2 MacBook Air or any other version, this superb line was unveiled on this day in 2008.Cast your mind back to the last year of the George W. Bush Administration......»»
5 things we want to see in Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving horror movie
Horror icon Eli Roth is about to direct his next movie, Thanksgiving, based on his fake trailer from Grindhouse -- and fans are eager to feast upon this film......»»
Apple rolls out AI-narrated audiobooks, and it’s probably the start of a trend
"This audiobook features 'Madison'—a digital voice based on a human narrator." The Apple Books icon on a Mac. [credit:.....»»
TikTok algorithm to be more transparent, after concerns about harmful recommendations [U]
Update: TikTok says it is today launching a new tool to provide greater transparency on how videos are added to a user’s feed. For any video, you can tap the Share panel then the question-mark icon called “Why this video?”. So far, it appears.....»»
Where to watch Ticket to Paradise
Find out where to stream the 2022 romantic comedy Ticket to Paradise, starring Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and Kaitlyn Dever......»»
A Schoolhouse Rock! tribute to honor the passing of its last surviving creator
George Newall, a former ad exec who co-created the influential series, has died at 88......»»