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.....»»
There"s a growing split in the middle of the economic distribution for Americans nearing retirement age
A study by health policy researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and University of Southern California projects that the expected health and economic well-being of Americans nearing retirement age in the lower half of the e.....»»
3D printers printing without consent is a cautionary tale on cloud reliance
Bambu Lab says it will help with repairs, replacement parts. Enlarge / Bambu Lab's P1S 3D printer. (credit: Bambu Lab) Imagine waking in the middle of the night to the sound of your 3D printer, printing away. You know.....»»
Ringing protons give insight into early universe
In the middle of the last century, physicists found that protons can resonate, much like a ringing bell. Advances over the last three decades have led to 3D pictures of the proton and significant insight into its structure in its ground state. But li.....»»
Scientists design novel nonlinear circuit to harvest clean power using graphene
Obtaining useful work from random fluctuations in a system at thermal equilibrium has long been considered impossible. In fact, in the 1960s eminent American physicist Richard Feynman effectively shut down further inquiry after he argued in a series.....»»
Manga Piracy Apps Stay Up on Google & Apple, Publisher Moves to Unmask Devs
Back in June, a law firm acting for Japanese manga publisher Kadokawa sent copyright complaints to both Google and Apple listing five apps offering allegedly infringing manga content. For reasons that aren't immediately clear, neither company took th.....»»
End of the road: The Xbox 360 game marketplace will shut down
Players will still be able to download previously purchased games. The Xbox 360. (credit: Thomas Hawk) The digital storefront for purchasing games and other media on the Xbox 360 game console will be shut down next summe.....»»
Anonymous file-sharing site has shut down after "years of abuse"
Anonfiles operators grew tired of trying to remove malicious content being uploaded constantly......»»
Microsoft will shut down the Xbox 360 Store next year
Microsoft will shut down the Xbox 360 Store next year, preventing players from buying new games, DLC, movies, and TV shows......»»
Where summer heat hits hard: Mideast and North Africa
Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot. Many in Iraq, Syria, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia still labour in the heat......»»
US watchdog teases crackdown on data brokers that sell Americans" personal information
The US government plans to rein in the vast data broker industry with new, privacy-focused regulations that aim to safeguard millions of Americans' personal information from data breaches, violent criminals and even artificial intelligence chatbots......»»
This Bold Plan to Kick the World’s Coal Habit Might Actually Work
Novel climate-financing deals are promising to shut off dirty energy plants in developing countries and retrain their staff to work in the green economy......»»
Rockstar Games acquires modding team that it previously banned
If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em. Enlarge / Artist's rendering of FiveM operating free and clear as part of Rockstar after years of Rockstar claiming it was "facilitating piracy." (credit: FiveM) Longtime readers might rem.....»»
Microsoft finds vulnerabilities it says could be used to shut down power plants
Exploitation is hard and patches are already out, but the potential risk is great. Enlarge (credit: Rockwell Automation) On Friday, Microsoft disclosed 15 high-severity vulnerabilities in a widely used collection of tool.....»»
It looks like Disney will be coming after password sharers too
It appears that Disney wants to follow in Netflix’s footsteps and crackdown on password sharing on Disney+. Not too long ago, Netflix announced that they would be cracking down on password sharing, meaning that users who aren’t stayin.....»»
Disney announces price hike for Disney+ and Hulu, crackdown on password sharing
Disney is shaking up its portfolio of streaming services starting next month. The company announced today that it would increase the pricing for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu while also saying that it is “actively exploring” ways to crack down on pass.....»»
Ford shuts down in Brazil, and China’s top EV maker comes to the rescue
BYD is wrapping up negotiations with Ford to buy a shut-down factory in Camaçari, about 30 miles north of Salvador, the state capital of Bahia......»»
Is this the protein plant of the future? New study finds "sweetness gene" that makes lupins tastier
If you walk into a bar in Italy, you might be served a dish of salty, nutritious snacks: lupin beans, a legume that has been eaten around the Mediterranean and in parts of the Middle East and Africa for thousands of years......»»
One of 2023"s most extreme heat waves is happening in the middle of winter
Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—.....»»
Apple could reveal iPhone 15 on September 12
Apple's special event could take place in the middle of September, a report claims, with the first iPhone 15 units potentially shipping from September 22.iPhone 15 Pro renderApple is expected to continue its tradition of holding its iPhone special ev.....»»
iPad hardware rumors, new Apple Watch colors, iOS 17 fingerprinting crackdown
Benjamin and Chance discuss all the Apple news of the past week including rumors about new colors for Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra, the thin-bezel future of the iPad hardware design, new AirTag generation coming in 2024, Screen Time bug.....»»