How The FCC Is Cracking Down On Robocallers
There were four billion robocalls a month in 2020, but the FCC is working to cut down on those numbers. There were four billion robocalls a month in 2020, but the FC.....»»
Cracking the mystery of nitrogen ice dynamics on Pluto
Sputnik Planitia, a basin on the surface of Pluto filled with nitrogen ice, displays an astonishing pattern of flat polygons separated by narrow troughs. This feature is a sign of thermal convection within the icy mass that constantly renews its surf.....»»
New Zealand is cracking down on cigarettes for future generations
If you were born after 2008 in New Zealand, you'll never, ever be allowed to buy a pack of cigarettes there. In new legislation expected to take hold next year, no cigarette or tobacco products will be available for people to purchase legally in the.....»»
Dry rice: Cracking the core molecular and physiological traits of drought-tolerant rice
For many smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia, rice is more than a staple food—it's a livelihood. Generations of smallholder farmers have relied solely on rainfall to irrigate their crops, but the increasing frequency and severity of dry.....»»
Facebook will now ban the sale of protected Amazon rainforest land on Marketplace
Facebook is cracking down on the ability of people to use its e-commerce platforms to sell large parcels of land in the protected Amazon rainforest......»»
Google will prevent climate change deniers from making money from ads
Google is cracking down on the ability of climate change deniers to make money off its platforms and to spread climate misinformation through advertisements......»»
Cracking the blue crab"s genetic code
Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science have sequenced the genome of the blue crab. The best way to understand an organism is to understand its genetic makeup, also known as its genome. Once the code is understood, i.....»»
YouTube is cracking down on anti-vaccine misinformation
YouTube will remove videos spreading misinformation about any approved vaccine, not only those aimed at preventing Covid-19, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday......»»
Several Apple, Tesla, and Qualcomm suppliers halt production amid China energy use restrictions
China isn't just cracking down on transactions that involve cryptocurrencies. The country's next target is industrial energy consumption, which has surged amid a global crunch to satisfy demand for a variety of products, including electronics and car.....»»
Cracking open strong field quantum electrodynamics
A newly published theoretical and computer modeling study suggests that the world's most powerful lasers might finally crack the elusive physics behind some of the most extreme phenomena in the universe—gamma ray bursts, pulsar magnetospheres, and.....»»
Spanish volcano still packs a punch 5 days after eruption
A volcano in Spain's Canary Islands kept nerves on edge Friday for a fifth day since it erupted, producing loud explosions, a huge ash cloud and cracking open a new fissure that spewed out more fiery molten rock......»»
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens
The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in the Northern District of California by law firm Bursor and Fisher. It follows last week's investigation into the cracking reports by Washington, DC-based Migliaccio & Rathod LLP, which also investigated the Surface.....»»
Rezilion raises $30M to help security operations teams with tools to automate their busywork
Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams.....»»
Rezilion raises $30M help security operations teams with tools to automate their busywork
Security operations teams face a daunting task these days, fending off malicious hackers and their increasingly sophisticated approaches to cracking into networks. That also represents a gap in the market: building tools to help those security teams.....»»
Apple faces potential class-action lawsuit over cracking M1 MacBook screens
Washington, DC-based Migliaccio & Rathod LLP, which investigated the Surface Pro 4's screen flickering issues three years ago, is now repeating its actions from that case by asking M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air owners to fill in a questionnaire. The.....»»
Researchers show that orangutans do not need to be taught how to use a hammer
Using an object to crack nuts is considered one of the most complex tool-using behaviors in the animal kingdom. So far, only chimpanzees, capuchins and macaques have been observed cracking nuts with such tools in the wild. In a new study, Dr. Elisa B.....»»
Cracking one more layer of genetic code will finally enable personalized medicine, researcher says
When the Human Genome Project reached its ambitious goal of mapping the entire human genome, it seemed the world was entering an era of personalized medicine, where evidence from our own specific genetic material would guide our care......»»
China is cracking down on data privacy. That"s terrible news for some of its biggest tech companies
China spent months clipping the wings of some of its tech champions over concerns that they were crowding out the competition. Now Beijing is seizing on data privacy as the next step in a sweeping campaign that threatens to cut companies off from glo.....»»
A Banking App Has Been Suddenly Closing Accounts, Sometimes Not Returning Customers" Money
Chime, a "neobank" serving millions, is racking up complaints from users who can't access their cash. The company says it's cracking down on an "extraordinary surge" in fraudulent deposits. That's little consolation to customers caught in the fray. P.....»»
EU Device-Cracking Platform To Receive Major Upgrade
The European Union has allocated $4.7 million in funding to upgrade Cerberus, a platform used by EU law enforcement agencies to crack passwords and access encrypted devices. From a report: Developed in 2019 for an initial cost of $2.7 million, Cerber.....»»
Cracking the bitumen puzzle
While atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy have provided information on the morphology of bitumen surfaces in the past, it was not known whether surface and chemical composition correlate with each other. However, the chemical com.....»»