Pirate Site Shut Down For Trademark, Cybersquatting & Copyright Violations
A popular pirate site specializing in content from South Korea has been shut down by a court in the United States. Wavve Americas, a coalition of Korean broadcasters, filed a complaint against Kokoa TV in 2023, alleging trademark infringement, cyber.....»»
EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring
EU probes Facebook/Instagram owner for possible Digital Services Act violations. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) The European Commission today accused Meta of violating rules related to deceptive advertising, p.....»»
Asbury Automotive says 10 dealerships are up for sale
Asbury Automotive Group said it entered Q2 with $243 million in assets for sale — including 10 dealerships — after selling a Jim Koons Lexus site in Delaware to MileOne Autogroup in March......»»
Message-scraping, user-tracking service Spy Pet shut down by Discord
Bot-driven service was also connected to targeted harassment site Kiwi Farms. Enlarge (credit: Discord) Spy Pet, a service that sold access to a rich database of allegedly more than 3 billion Discord messages and details.....»»
ByteDance would rather shut down US TikTok than sell it
TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly will not sell to a US firm if it is unable to convince a court to overturn President Biden's day-old law forcing a sale or ban.TikTok may be cease to be available in the USAccording to the bill signed into law by Pre.....»»
NASA astronauts arrive for Boeing"s first human spaceflight
The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing's first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff......»»
Congo accuses Apple of using illegal conflict minerals in its supply chain
The Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using illegally exploited minerals sourced in the eastern regions, involving violence, child labor and other human rights violations. This allegation disagrees with Apple’s published Conflic.....»»
2024 Apple Watch Rumors Have Been Utterly Confusing
A new report has outlined another potential change coming to the Apple Watch and it only adds to the confusion surrounding this year’s flagship model. According to hit-or-miss publication Digitimes, a site that reports information gleaned from.....»»
Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time
Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until 2025. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Will Chrome, the world's most popular browser, ever kill third-party cookies? Apple and Mozilla both killed.....»»
We may have spotted the first magnetar flare outside our galaxy
Not all gamma-ray bursts come from supernovae. Enlarge / M82, the site of what's likely to be a giant flare from a magnetar. (credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team) Gamma rays are a broad category of high-energy.....»»
Apple"s generative AI may be the only one that was trained legally & ethically
As copyright concerns plague the field of generative AI, Apple seeks to preserve privacy and legality through innovative training methods for language learning methods, all while avoiding controversy.Apple's AI may be the only legally-trained one on.....»»
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: April 24, 2024
Blockchain Security Researcher StarkWare | Israel | On-site – View job details The Security Researcher will be responsible for conducting in-depth research and analysis on the security of blockchain systems, protocols and the infrastr.....»»
New JWST observations reveal black holes rapidly shut off star formation in massive galaxies
New research published in Nature showcases new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that suggest black holes rapidly shut off star-formation in massive galaxies by explosively removing large amounts of gas......»»
A critical security flaw could affect thousands of WordPress sites
Forminator can be used to upload malware to the site, Japan's researchers say......»»
Apple"s FineWoven case and Apple Watch band lineup may have been cut short
A new rumor claims that Apple has shut down the FineWoven production lines for good, possibly spelling the doom of the controversial accessory material.Apple's FineWoven iPhone caseApple put a big marketing push behind its leather alternative FineWov.....»»
"Forgotten city:" the identification of Dura-Europos" neglected sister site in Syria
The Dura-Europos site in modern-day Syria is famous for its exceptional state of preservation. Like Pompeii, this ancient city has yielded many great discoveries, and serves as a window into the world of the ancient Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman p.....»»
We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute......»»
Crypto influencer guilty of $110M scheme that shut down Mango Markets
Fraudster charged with crypto market manipulation defended Mango Markets scheme. Enlarge (credit: apomares | E+) A jury has unanimously convicted Avi Eisenberg in the US Department of Justice's first case involving crypt.....»»
Author granted copyright over book with AI-generated text—with a twist
Copyright Office changed course after initially denying request. (credit: Getty Images) Last October, I received an email with a hell of an opening line: “I fired a nuke at the US Copyright Office this morning.” The.....»»
SteamWorld Heist 2 headlines Nintendo’s loaded Indie World Showcase
Thunderful unveiled SteamWorld Heist 2, a pirate themed sequel to a fantastic strategy game, at Nintendo's April 2024 Indie World showcase......»»
YouTube Doubles-down on Ad Blockers once Again
YouTube (via Google) has again reiterated that it will not condone the use of third-party ad-blockers on the site. The post YouTube Doubles-down on Ad Blockers once Again appeared first on Phandroid. YouTube has had a long and colorful his.....»»