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Profile of Keith Gill, Who Drove the GameStop Reddit Mania

The investor who helped direct the world's attention to GameStop, leading a horde of online followers in a bizarre market rally that made and lost fortunes from one day to the next, says he's just a normal guy. From his profile by The Wall Street Jou.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJan 29th, 2021

Team lays groundwork for future ultra-precise timing links to geosynchronous satellites

Last year, scientists drove up Mauna Loa volcano on Hawai'i, aimed a laser at a reflector positioned on Haleakala peak on Maui, and beamed rapid pulses of laser light through 150 kilometers of turbulent air. While the pulses were exceedingly faint, t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

Reddit API backlash continues, with moderators demonetizing subreddits

The Reddit API backlash continues, with moderators finding a new way to protest: They’ve come up with a simple way to demonetize their subreddits, to ensure the company cannot profit from them. The latest development has seen moderators removed, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

Nucleoside analogs for messenger RNA metabolic labeling and sequencing

High-throughput RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) is widely used to profile global cellular gene expression and gain insights into cellular biological processes; however, effectively tracking dynamic changes in cellular mRNA expression remains a challenge. Be.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

How Greyhound Racing Drove the Evolution of a Superparasite

The greyhound racing industry has been implicated in the rise of drug resistance in hookworms—which can infect dogs and humans.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsJun 21st, 2023

Q&A: Scientist shares glycomics protocols with the scientific community

Every organism has an associated glycome, a unique profile of associated carbohydrates also known as sugar chains or glycans. Glycomics, the study of individual glycomes, may lead to the development of new strategies for disease diagnosis, cancer det.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2023

Drone imagery analysis to help increase soybean yield in wake of climate change

In recent years, Purdue University's Katy Rainey and Keith Cherkauer have worked to predict soybean biomass from drone imagery in Indiana......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2023

Reddit usage metrics fall thanks to CEO’s plan to boost revenue

While CEO Steve Huffman may be dismissive of the thousands of subreddits going dark to protest his planned API changes, new Reddit usage metrics show that the protests had a definite effect. Analytics data shows that daily visits dropped steadily as.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 20th, 2023

Reddit hacker demands $4.5M and a change to new API rule

Ransomware group BlackCat has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Reddit in February and is now demanding a $4.5 million payment......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 20th, 2023

Hackers threaten to leak stolen data if Reddit doesn’t reverse API changes

The situation surrounding Reddit’s changes to its API continues to get even weirder. Earlier this year, a ransomware group used a sophisticated phishing attack to steal 80GB of data from Reddit. Now, ransomware group BlackCat is claiming responsib.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023

Reddit got hacked, and that"s not even the most ludicrous news about it today

The protest against Reddit's API changes continue, with hackers demanding API cost changes as part of a ransom demand, while subreddits tap the power of John Oliver and Tim Cook.Reddit's management is currently under fire from users over a decision t.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023
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Why is Reddit full of pictures of John Oliver?

Some of the biggest subreddits are now only allowing posts featuring the British comedian......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023

Reddit protesters bombard site with John Oliver pictures

Some of the biggest subreddits are now only allowing posts featuring the British comedian......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023

The BlackCat ransomware gang is now threatening to leak stolen Reddit data

BlackCat claims to have 80GB of stolen data from Reddit, and is threatening to leak it if no agreement is met......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023

Alibaba founder Jack Ma gives first class as visiting professor at University of Tokyo

Alibaba founder Jack Ma gave a lecture as a visiting professor to the University of Tokyo, as the high-profile Chinese entrepreneur retreats further from his business empire following Beijing's regulatory crackdown......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJun 19th, 2023

7 awesome Reddit alternatives you should try right now

If you're looking to spend your online time somewhere other than Reddit, these are the sites you should be looking at......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 18th, 2023

Reddit"s fight with its most powerful users enters new phase as blackout continues

After nearly a week of mass protests on Reddit directed at its management, the company's strategy appears to be simple: power through......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJun 16th, 2023

Reddit tyrant-in-chief finds more fuel for the dumpster fire with threat to replace moderators

“Anyone else feel like it’s getting hot in here?” That’s what Reddit CEO Steve Huffman would ask if he was remotely aware of the dumpster fire that he continues to fuel around the community he helped build. Instead, the former cofounder and.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 16th, 2023

Apple subreddit reopens after moderation team threatened with removal

The Apple subreddit has reopened under duress after a protest about API fees was squashed by threats from the company's CEO to remove the moderation teams of closed subreddits.Reddit coerces mods to reopen subredditsReddit's Data API was updated in A.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 16th, 2023

Apple subreddit reopens after entire moderation team was threatened with removal

The Apple subreddit has reopened under duress after a protest about API fees was squashed by threats from the company's CEO to remove the moderation teams of closed subreddits.Reddit coerces mods to reopen subredditsReddit's Data API was updated in A.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 16th, 2023