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.....»»
Resecurity partners with Spire Solutions to protect organizations in the MEA region
Resecurity announced a partnership with Spire Solutions, the Middle East & Africa region’s preferred security & data partner and leading value-added distributor. The partnership is aimed at addressing the growing challenges of cybersecurity and.....»»
Ultimate showdown: New Apple Pencil USB-C vs old Apple Pencils
Apple's latest Apple Pencil is the company's cheapest stylus and one offering USB-C support. Here's where it fits into the Apple stylus landscape.First-generation Apple Pencil [Top], Second-generation Apple Pencil [Middle], Apple Pencil USB-C [Bottom.....»»
Movie Piracy is Strongly Linked to Box Office Revenue
New research from piracy tracking firm MUSO shows that movie piracy is strongly linked to box office revenues. When pirated downloads peak or slow down, movie theater visits show a similar trend. While this may sound counterintuitive, the finding is.....»»
Anti-Piracy Agency Credited With BitTorrent Victory, IPTV & Streaming Take on Both
French audiovisual/telecoms regulator/anti-piracy agency Arcom is being credited for the decline in BitTorrent-related piracy over the past 12 years. In 2010, eight million French pirates used the protocol but in 2022 that figure was down to just two.....»»
Hollywood and Netflix Flag ‘Priority’ Piracy Threats
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has submitted its latest overview of 'notorious' foreign piracy markets to the US Trade Representative. The Pirate Bay and other usual suspects secured entries and for the very first time, the MPA also highlights.....»»
How An Undercover Lawyer Helped to Topple Denmark’s Torrent Tracker Scene
A few days ago, yet another former operator of a Danish torrent tracker received a suspended prison sentence, the latest conviction following the successful dismantling of Denmark's thriving piracy scene. This unprecedented crackdown started in 2020,.....»»
Advising Pirates to Use VPNs is “Positive News” Says Piracy Blocking Chief
Massimiliano Capitanio, head of Italian telecoms regulator AGCOM, believes the country's all-new internet blocking system will deliver a bright future in the fight against pirate IPTV services. After receiving news that pirate operators are making VP.....»»
Pirate Sites Exploit ‘Interplanetary File System’ Gateways, Publishers Warn
The Association of American Publishers has shared its overview of notorious piracy markets with the U.S. Trade Representative. The organization sees shadow libraries, including LibGen and Sci-Hub, as key problems, with the relatively new meta-search.....»»
‘Terminating Internet Access over Piracy Claims is Drastic and Overbroad’
Internet provider Grande Communications hopes to overturn a jury verdict that awarded $47 million in piracy damages to several record labels. The ISP is supported by several telecom industry groups, who all object to disconnecting subscribers' intern.....»»
Private Torrent Tracker FileList to Shut Down After 16 Years
One of the world's largest private BitTorrent trackers, Filelist, has announced it will shut down soon. The site has been in operation for sixteen years and enjoys millions of monthly visits, mostly from Romania. Site admin EboLLa has chosen to devot.....»»
Police Raid Pirate IPTV Provider Offering Sky TV, Seized Material “Identifies Users”
A man suspected of operating a pirate IPTV service in Italy faces the dubious honor of becoming a prosecution and sentencing guinea pig under the country's new anti-piracy law. Police shut down the provider following an investigation into piracy of S.....»»
SNL"s Weekend Update returns, addresses Middle East crisis and Trump"s Hezbollah comments
Colin Jost and Michael Che are back at SNL and they addressed the biggest news of the week: the Israel-Hamas conflict. Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update returned with the comedy show's season premiere this weekend. Hosts Colin Jost and Micha.....»»
Climate Misinformation Persists in New Middle School Textbooks
Students could be taught for the next decade that humans are only partly responsible for climate change.....»»
U.S.-Mexico border congestion delays auto, supplier shipments
Texas' border-security crackdown at commercial crossings has left at least 19,000 trucks hauling $1.9 billion of goods idling in Mexico......»»
Broken U.S.-China Science Cooperation Needs Repair, Not Persecution
Science plays an enormous unseen role in keeping international avenues of contact open, even when political doors slam shut. We need to keep those channels open with China.....»»
Starlink’s satellite cell phone service will launch next year
I can’t wait to be in the middle of a backpacking trip and take a FaceTime call. I’ve personally been waiting for Starlink to start … The post Starlink’s satellite cell phone service will launch next year appeared first on BGR.....»»
India arrests Chinese smartphone executive in fraud probe
An executive at Vivo, one of China's top smartphone makers, has been arrested in India in connection with a money laundering probe, raising fears of a renewed crackdown on Chinese businesses in the country......»»
Research finds dramatic increase in cranial traumas as the first cities were being built, suggesting a rise in violence
The development of the earliest cities in Mesopotamia and the Middle East led to a substantial increase in violence between inhabitants. Laws, centralized administration, trade and culture then caused the ratio of violent deaths to fall back again in.....»»
BeStreamWise: New IPTV Anti-Piracy Campaign Begins With Fake Site ‘Scam’
A new awareness campaign to deter use of pirate IPTV services has launched with curiously little fanfare. The BeStreamWise portal opens with the statement “Illegal Streams Let Criminals In" and even has its own fake IPTV service called MalStreams......»»
ACE Applauds ‘SVICLOUD’ Raids But IPTV Juggernaut Will Take Some Stopping
Global anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment is celebrating action by Taiwanese Police after they carried out a raid against distributors of pirate set-top boxes and made several arrests. The devices provided access to SVICL.....»»