Russians are downloading Wikipedia en masse as possible ban looms
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine is now entering its fourth week with no end in sight. Thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions, the country has largely been cut off from the West as a result – whether it be through sanctions a.....»»
Another cyclone looms for India, week after deadly storm
A severe cyclone is brewing off India's eastern coast, the nation's weather bureau warned Sunday, as the death toll rose from a major storm that wreaked havoc in the west of the virus-hit nation last week......»»
It"s California wildfire season. But firefighters say federal hotshot crews are understaffed
As another wildfire season looms over California, the U.S. Forest Service is running short of the most experienced and elite firefighters in the country—the forestry crews known as hotshots, who travel the nation putting out wildfires, according to.....»»
The best hi-res audio and music download sites
Music connoisseurs relish HD and hi-res audio, but scouring the web for the best streaming and downloading sites can be a pain. Luckily, we've done it for you......»»
Scared of ransomware attacks? Try Windows 10"s built-in "Ransomware protection" feature
There are the obvious methods, of course: backup your data to offline, local drives regularly, keep important files in more than one secure location and avoid downloading suspicious media or opening fishy emails (and somehow avoid sharing a network w.....»»
Antarctica is headed for a climate tipping point by 2060, catastrophic melting if carbon emissions aren"t cut quickly
While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet......»»
Reminders on rise as WhatsApp update deadline looms
Users yet to accept new terms and conditions will now receive "persistent" reminders......»»
Bill To Ban TikTok On US Government Devices Passes Committee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill that would ban U.S. federal workers from downloading the popular app TikTok onto U.S. government devices, Senator Josh Hawley, a bill sponsor, said in a press s.....»»
Handshake raises $80M at a $1.5B+ valuation as its diversity-focused recruitment network for grads passes 18M users
Job-hunting for those close to leaving or just out of college is a different ballgame these days than it used to be. Gone (at least for now) are the open job fairs and so-called milk rounds where prospective employers go en masse to tap student bodie.....»»
Sony goes all-in on mirrorless, discontinues its last DSLRs
Sony Alpha Rumors was the first to report that Sony’s website no longer shows any A-mount cameras. Similarly, retailer B&H lists the Sony Alpha a99 II DSLR as no longer available. A quick check of the Sony A-mount camera list over on Wikipedia reve.....»»
Optimism reigns at consumer trading services as fintech VC spikes and Robinhood IPO looms
You could be excused for expecting the boom in consumer asset trading to keep going up and to the right. But will it? There are data in both directions. With the Coinbase direct listing behind us and the Robinhood IPO ahead, it’s a heady.....»»
Veoneer"s losses narrow in Q1 as chip shortage looms
Despite the effects of the pandemic and a shortage of semiconductors, Veoneer stood by guidance for like-for-like sales growth of more than 25 percent this year......»»
Where are the women on the Spanish-language Wikipedia site?
With its more than 40 million articles in 301 different languages, Wikipedia is one of the largest human collaboration efforts in history. One of the main pillars on which this wish to bring together the sum of all knowledge is based is the achieveme.....»»
For startups choosing a platform, a decision looms: Build or buy?
Platforms exist to help startups get to users and customers faster and should be used as means to an end, but everyone must get their piece. TX Zhuo Contributor Share on Twitter.....»»
Want to solve the misinformation crisis? We already have a proven solution at our fingertips
What would Wikipedia do? The most dystopian feature of our time is not that we face formidable challenges; in a different era we might have had enough shared beliefs to navigate a bloodless presidential transition, vaccine hesitancy, racial tension,.....»»
Epic vs Apple case on pause in Australia as focus shifts to US trial for now
The Epic Games vs Apple saga continues today with the news that an Australian judge has ruled to temporarily suspend the case in the country while the trial looms for the US lawsuit. The decision comes after Apple asked for a permanent suspension of.....»»
Apple officially opens Find My network to third-party products as AirTags launch looms
Apple may not have found the right time to launch its long-rumored AirTags locator products yet, but the infrastructure behind the scenes is expanding today. Apple has officially announced the launch of support for using its Find My network with thi.....»»
Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia paused as US trial looms
An Australian judge has ordered a stay on the Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia as the two companies continue to battle it out in the U.S.Credit: Epic GamesIn addition to the ongoing legal dispute in the U.S., Epic Games also levied a legal claim.....»»
American, Russians dock at International Space Station
A trio of Russian and American space travelers launched successfully and reached the International Space Station on Friday......»»
Access to rural-broadband funding plagued by delays
Applications are stuck in limbo as the deadline for valuable broadband vouchers looms......»»
Myanmar Citizens Find Ways Around Crackdown on Internet
Sidestepping a crackdown on internet use since the military seized power almost two months ago, hundreds of thousands of protesters and citizens in Myanmar are finding different ways to communicate online, downloading tools to bypass censorship restr.....»»