How a well-timed hashtag made Juneteenth an official holiday for millions
The movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday in the U.S. is gaining steam -- and it's mostly thanks to a well-timed social media campaign......»»
Earth Day: How a senator"s idea more than 50 years ago got people fighting for their planet
Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to some 8 billion humans and asso.....»»
Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts
Attacks coming from nearly 4,000 IP addresses take aim at VPNs, SSH and web apps. Enlarge (credit: Matejmo | Getty Images) Cisco’s Talos security team is warning of a large-scale credential compromise campaign that’s.....»»
Crypto miner arrested for skipping on millions in cloud server bills
A Nebraska man ‘cryptojacked’ two cloud providers in a scheme with bleak economic and environmental implications......»»
These are the PC apps you’re still using — but probably shouldn’t be
These apps are installed on millions, and sometimes even billions, of PCs, even if they shouldn't be......»»
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked
Google would really like it if everyone just paid for YouTube Premium instead. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chris McGrath ) YouTube is putting third-party ad-blocking apps on notice. An ominous post on the official Y.....»»
Motorola just announced three new phones, and I need them right now
The Motorola Edge 50 series of smartphones is official, and they look pretty darn impressive. Here's a look at the latest Pixel 8 and Galaxy S24 rivals......»»
Millions of gamers advance biomedical research by helping to reconstruct microbial evolutionary histories
Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research, according to a new study published today in Nature Biotechnology......»»
Japan"s Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began
Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo—famous for skiing—on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said......»»
Toronto Wants to Manage Storms and Floods—With a Rain Tax
Outcry reached such a crescendo last week that the city canceled public hearings on the tax, which is intended to help offset the hundreds of millions spent managing stormwater and basement flooding......»»
TSMC’s $65 billion bet still leaves US missing piece of chip puzzle
TSMC will begin making 2 nm chips in Arizona starting in 2028. Enlarge / President Biden speaking at the official opening of TSMC’s first Arizona fabrication plant in December 2022. The Taiwanese chipmaker plans to start manufa.....»»
Unfortunately, a surprise million-dollar App Store windfall for some developers is a bug
Some developers had an exciting morning, as a bug in App Store Connect misreported millions in earnings from apps in the App Store for a while.App Store ConnectApp Store Connect provides developers with analytics and figures relating to apps submitte.....»»
More than two dozen Colorado water systems exceed EPA"s new limits on "forever chemicals"
Twenty-nine of the more than 2,000 water treatment facilities in Colorado do not meet strict new federal limits on the amount of dangerous "forever chemicals" in their drinking water supplies and it will cost millions to clean those toxins out of the.....»»
Dune: Part Two Leaks Early on Pirate Sites ‘In Memory of EVO’
High-quality pirated copies of 'Dune: Part Two' have leaked on pirate sites over the past few hours, beating the movie's official digital debut. The release is labeled 'WEB-DL' which indicates that the file was downloaded from an online source, but w.....»»
ContentCore Aims to Be a ‘Content ID’ Equivalent for Independent Video Platforms
New York-based technology company WebKyte specializes in automated video recognition. The company has a library of millions of fingerprints that can detect infringing videos on platforms including VK, Dailymotion and Vimeo. Rightsholders, including.....»»
"Joker: Folie à Deux" trailer shows Lady Gaga in action as Harley Quinn
The trailer for musical "Joker: Folie à Deux" sees Joaquin Phoenix return as the Joker, and introduces Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. The official teaser trailer for musical Joker: Folie à Deux is here, and it looks like the Clown Prince of.....»»
"Speak No Evil" trailer: James McAvoy is an awful host in chilling horror remake
The "Speak No Evil" American remake trailer features James McAvoy and Mackenzie Davis in the adaptation of the 2022 Danish horror. The official trailer for the American Speak No Evil remake is here, and it looks every bit as disturbing as the o.....»»
Official Spotify song remixing coming, so artists get paid (kinda)
It’s not uncommon for younger music fans to create their own song mixes for social media posts, especially on TikTok. The problem is that artists don’t get paid for these unofficial mixes, and that’s something an upcoming Spotify song remixing.....»»
Ghost roads speed destruction of Asia-Pacific tropical forests, finds study
Researchers mapping tropical forests have found many more roads than declared by official sources, which is raising fears of a huge increase in environmental degradation as the pace of road building increases......»»
New advances promise secure quantum computing at home
The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford University Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. This advance promises to unlo.....»»
Scientists create octopus survival guide to minimize impacts of fishing
Octopuses have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but did you know that most only live for a few years, dying soon after mating or laying eggs? Until now that hasn't been a problem, but octopus catches have doubled in recent decades as th.....»»