RARBG Shut Down in the Middle of a Bulgarian Piracy Crackdown
When RARBG shut down at the end of May 2023, Bulgaria was conducting a piracy crackdown. A major IPTV operation was carried out with EU assistance and the United States was helping out too. In the same month, USPTO delivered an IP workshop to 40 Bulg.....»»
Nigerian Police Bust Pirate Site Operators After Actress Suffers Panic Attacks
The Criminal Investigations Department of Nigeria's police has arrested five suspects in one of the largest online piracy actions ever carried out in the country. The suspects were identified following complaints from filmmakers, including actress To.....»»
Publishers Target Z-Library Domains With Millions of DMCA Takedowns
Little over a year ago, the U.S. Government attempted to shut down Z-Library. Two suspects were arrested and both risk lengthy prison sentences. While that could act as a deterrent, the shadow library remains online today. Hoping to make it less acce.....»»
Vietnam’s Pirate Site Blocklist Quietly Adds Torrent Sites
Vietnam has become a focal point in the international battle against online piracy. Rightsholders have repeatedly spurred on the government to take action and while grave concerns remain, Vietnam has recently expanded its site-blocking efforts by tar.....»»
ACE Shuts Down Popular Pirate Sites, 27+ ‘Instant Pirate Sites’ Fall Over
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, in partnership with TrueVisions, Thailand’s leading pay-tv provider, announced the shutdown of all domains associated with two popular pirate sites. ACE has labeled one of the targets a Piracy-as-a-Ser.....»»
Russia Piracy Takedowns Up By 100%, “Western Rightsholders to Blame”
Russian telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor is reporting a huge increase in the amount of infringing content it either blocked or deleted in 2023. The finger of blame for the 100%+ uplift over figures reported in 2022 can be found pointing towards Western.....»»
‘Canada is a Video Piracy Hotspot While Brazil Sees Piracy in Decline’
A recent report estimated that there were over 141 billion visits to pirate sites in 2023. This number is large, but rather meaningless without proper context. Today, we take a look at how piracy trends are evolving in different countries. Canada em.....»»
ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC
Right now, dozens of domains linked to live football piracy sites are redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domains began displaying the ACE seizure banner on Saturday and the list has been growing ever since. Once complete, A.....»»
Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super review: the awkward middle child
The RTX 4070 Ti Super delivers on Nvidia's promises, but it still falls into the same segmentation trap as the original version......»»
How to delete a page in Word (including a blank page)
If you need to know how to delete a page in Word, this guide will show you tricks for deleting pages at the end, in the middle, and anywhere else......»»
League of Legends publisher Riot Games lays off over 500 employees, shutters Riot Forge
Legend of Legends publisher Riot Games has laid off over 500 employees and shut down its Riot Forge label entirely......»»
It is time to draw down carbon dioxide but shut down moves to play God with the climate
The global effort to keep climate change to safe levels—ideally within 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures—is moving far too slowly. And even if we stopped emitting CO2 today, the long-term impacts of the gas already in the air would continu.....»»
Researchers discover rare phages that attack dormant bacteria
In nature, most bacteria live on the bare minimum. If they experience nutrient deficiency or stress, they shut down their metabolism in a controlled manner and go into a resting state. In this stand-by mode, certain metabolic processes still take pla.....»»
Heavy snow, freezing rain hobble European travel
Severe winter weather in northern Europe prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights Wednesday at Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, while heavy snow in Scandinavia shut down air travel in Oslo for several hours......»»
The "old American Dream died," Realtor details salary needed to buy a home, afford a middle class life in 2024
The "old American Dream died," Realtor details salary needed to buy a home, afford a middle class life in 2024.....»»
Apple TV+ falls flat at Critics Choice Awards
Despite being nominated in 16 categories for the 2024 Critics Choice Award, Apple TV+ managed only a single win.Billy Crudup in "The Morning Show" (Source: Apple)Apple TV+ hit "Ted Lasso" was already shut out of the 2024 Critics Award by receiving ju.....»»
Leaf Blower Statistics 2024
Introduction Leaf Blower Statistics: Gardening has become the favorite […] Introduction Leaf Blower Statistics: Gardening has become the favorite activity of old age as well as middle-aged people. For many, it has become a hobby. In t.....»»
Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users, film studios say
Reddit says First Amendment rights protect it from having to disclose users' info. Enlarge (credit: Getty) For the third time in less than a year, film studios with copyright infringement complaints against a cable Inte.....»»
Valve request takes down Portal 64 due to concerns over Nintendo involvement
It's not the use of Portal, it's the use of an N64 SDK that's the issue. Enlarge / Valve took a look inside Portal 64, saw itself inside near something involving Nintendo, and decided to shut down the experiment. (credit: Valve/J.....»»
Researcher: Healthy cities aren"t a question of boring or exciting buildings but about creating better public space
The US developers of a 300-ft glowing orb, set to be built in the middle of Stratford, east London, and accommodate upwards of 21,500 concert goers, have withdrawn their planning application......»»
An undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election
Though domestic issues tend to motivate most U.S. voters, the war in the Middle East may be the dominant issue in mind for an increasingly important voting block: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans......»»