Massachusetts Wants To Pull the Plug On Robinhood
Regulators in Massachusetts are seeking to revoke Robinhood's broker-dealer license in the state, after accusing the company of failing to properly account for fractional shares traded by customers on its platform. They also say the company "continue.....»»
Google Play crackdown makes Amazon, Barnes & Noble pull digital purchases
Digital goods vendors would rather have no purchases than Google Play purchases. Enlarge / The Nook 10" HD. (credit: Barnes & Noble) The great Google Play billing crackdown is finally here. Developers selling digital goods in.....»»
Million-year-old Arctic sedimentary record sheds light on climate mystery, researchers find
New research, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published recently in the journal Climate of the Past, is the first to provide a continuous look at a shift in climate, called the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, that has puzzled scientist.....»»
MIT Reinstates SAT/ACT Requirement For Incoming Classes
"The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced it will once again require applicants to take the SAT or ACT, reversing a Covid-era policy that made the standardized tests optional and rejecting the idea that the tests hurt diversity," reports C.....»»
How Boa Constrictors Can Breathe Even as They Crush Their Prey
New research shows the snakes activate different sections of their rib cage, using their lungs as bellows to pull in air......»»
Two men face 20 years in prison over $1.1 million NFT rug pull scam
The Department of Justice is charging 20-year-olds Ethan Nguyen and Andre Llacuna for allegedly running the Frosties NFT project, which saw its 8,888 NFTs, each priced at around $180, sell out within an hour of their public launch......»»
HP Elite Folio vs. Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
The HP Elite Folio and Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio are almost identically designed pull-forward 2-in-1s. But that's where their similarities end......»»
Nasuni nabs $60M to simplify cloud file storage for enterprises
Boston, Massachusetts headquartered Nasuni, a company known for providing cloud-native file storage and sync services to enterprises, has received $60 million in growth funding, as organizations worldwide continue to accelerate cloud transformation e.....»»
Silicon wafer suppliers continue to see orders from foundries despite end-market slowdown concerns
Silicon wafer companies and other upstream chipmaking material providers continue to see their production capacities fully utilized by the still strong pull-in of orders from foundries, which are commencing their aggressive capacity expansion project.....»»
Court ruling against Honda dealership’s obstructionist landlords upheld
The landlords of a proposed Honda dealership engaged in extortion and wrongfully delayed construction of the store for more than two years, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled......»»
Midwestern US Has Lost 57.6 Trillion Metric Tons of Soil Due To Agricultural Practices, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: A new study in the journal Earth's Future led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that, since Euro-American settlement approximately 160 years ago, agricultural fields in the midwestern.....»»
Midwestern US has lost 57.6 trillion metric tons of soil due to agricultural practices, study finds
A new study in the journal Earth's Future led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that, since Euro-American settlement approximately 160 years ago, agricultural fields in the midwestern U.S. have lost, on average, two millimeters of soil.....»»
Commute in style with this seated folding electric scooter on sale
SAVE 15%: If you've been eyeing e-scooters, now's a good time to pull the trigger. The EverCross Electric Scooter is on sale for $679.99 as of March 14 — that's $120.00 (15%) off its regular price of $799.99.With gas prices as obscenely hi.....»»
AMD is returning to budget CPUs with $99-and-up Ryzen 4000 and 5000 chips
New CPUs (and one APU) use Zen 2 and Zen 3 to plug the gap in AMD's lineup. Enlarge (credit: AMD) When AMD introduced its first Ryzen 5000-series chips and the Zen 3 architecture in late 2020, the lineup notably did not includ.....»»
How a Massachusetts salt marsh is changing what we know about New England"s coast
New research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst into the life and times of a New England salt marsh fundamentally changes our understanding of how salt marshes acquire the sediment that keeps them viable. This research, published recently.....»»
Compeq to embrace strong 1Q22
HDI PCB specialist Compeq Manufacturing is poised to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2022, thanks to improvement in logic chip shortages and a pull-in of customer orders, according to market sources......»»
NADA will offer training for retailers on EV selling
The online, interactive program, created with the Center for Sustainable Energy and Plug In America, will provide "quick, easily digestible talking points" to salespeople......»»
Sony PlayStation becomes latest big brand to boycott Russia
Sony has stopped selling PlayStation consoles and software in Russia, making it the latest major brand to pull out of the country over the war in Ukraine......»»
Anthony seeks a wife in new Bridgerton season 2 trailer
Anthony Bridgerton has pledged to marry for reasons other than love. But can he withstand the pull of his heart in Bridgerton season 2?.....»»
Tens of Thousands of Russian Gig Workers Left Behind as Tech Platforms Pull Out
U.S. tech companies are scrambling to react to sanctions and public pressure after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. From a report: When Arina, a 22-year-old illustrator in Russia, first started using the freelance work platform Upwork last year, it chan.....»»
Cloudflare refuses to pull out of Russia, says Putin would celebrate shutoff
Cloudflare: "We believe the Russian government would celebrate us shutting down." Enlarge / Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince speaks during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, California on Monda.....»»