Soldiers Angrily Speak Out about Being Blocked from Repairing Equipment by Contractors
Matt Stoller: Louis Rossmann is an important YouTube personality who talks about, among other things, the fact that big firms block their customers from repairing equipment so they can extract after-market profits with replacement parts. And he's ver.....»»
US judge blocks Ohio Republicans’ “troublingly vague” social media law
Judge calls law "breathtakingly blunt instrument" for reducing harm to children. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Matt Cardy ) A federal judge blocked an Ohio state law that would prevent minors from using social networks.....»»
Humanity faces the Fall of Reach in new Halo season 2 trailer
Master Chief and the Spartan super soldiers may be the heroes that humanity needs as the Covenant strikes Reach in the epic new trailer for Halo season 2......»»
US verges on vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths: FDA
Top regulatory officials call for clinicians to speak up and drown out misinformation. Enlarge / A child with measles. (credit: Greene, Charles Lyman) The US may be heading to a "dangerous vaccination tipping point," wit.....»»
Hey Calendar approved by App Review after tongue-in-cheek Apple history calendar addition
Hey faced another App Review battle with its Calendar app, but was ultimately approved despite not getting reader status like Netflix.Hey CalendarFighting with App Review is nothing new for Hey, as Apple previously blocked updates to Hey Email for no.....»»
Teen Instagram and Facebook accounts will have harmful content blocked
Meta has announced that teen Instagram and Facebook accounts will in future block a wide range of harmful content, including posts about self-harm, graphic violence, and eating disorders. The move is being made in response to lawsuits by the majority.....»»
Freedom of thought is threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. What we can do to protect it
The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece—in part because it served a politician's interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new Athenian democracy, which the politician Cleisthenes both.....»»
Questions about NASA"s Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 100 contractors last week and will scale back part of the first-ever effort to bring pieces of Mars to Earth, after a cost-cutting order from NASA that lawmakers called "short-sighted and misguided.".....»»
NASA expected to push back moon missions
NASA is holding a briefing Tuesday in which it is widely expected to push back the timeline for the Artemis missions to return astronauts to the moon, amid delays to the delivery of key components by contractors......»»
SpaceX completes static fire test in push toward third Starship launch
The rocket and test equipment looked undamaged after the test. Enlarge / Ship 28 is seen after being moved to SpaceX's launch site in South Texas. (credit: SpaceX) Just one month after the second flight of its massive St.....»»
Nearly half of Buick dealers take buyout rather than sell EVs
Buick offered buyouts to dealers who did not want to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars on tooling, equipment and training to prepare to sell and service EVs as the brand goes all-electric by the end of the decade......»»
A soldier"s iPhone stopped a bullet, saving his life
An Israeli soldier's life was saved by his iPhone when it stopped a bullet, so he and his fellow soldiers were gifted new ones by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rabi Shai Graucher.iPhone 15The iPhone is rated against dust, water, and some extr.....»»
Characterizing the role of oxidized tryptophan residues in repairing damaged photosystem II protein
Photosynthesis refers to the fundamental biological process of the conversion of light energy into chemical energy by chlorophyll (a green pigment) containing plants. This seemingly routine process in plants sustains all the biological life and activ.....»»
iOS 17.2 released, Stolen Device Protection, Beeper blocked
iOS 17.2 is finally here, and Benjamin and Chance break down all the new features. iOS 17.3 introduces new opt-in measures to protect against shoulder surfing thieves. Also, Apple blocks Beeper Mini, launches a USB-C case for AirPods Pro 2, and plans.....»»
Florida"s garden equipment helps it lead the nation in this type of pollution
Florida leads the nation in emissions of at least two pollutants from gas-powered lawn equipment, according to the federal government's latest National Emissions Inventory......»»
How to get people to speak up in meetings
An appointed devil's advocate could be one of the many strategies to encourage people to share ideas in meetings, according to new research from the University of Sydney Business School and Lund University......»»
Apple begins scheduling Vision Pro training for retail employees as launch nears
Apple is ramping up its preparation for Vision Pro’s retail launch, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Apple has reportedly started scheduling Vision Pro training sessions for retail workers, while also sending retail stores the equipment th.....»»
Apple confirms it blocked Beeper Mini citing security risks
Apple has officially responded to the Beeper Mini controversy, confirming it cut off the Android app's access to iMessage citing "significant risks to user security and privacy."The shutdown of Beeper Mini's access to the iMessage network on Friday w.....»»
Industry veteran Julie Fream to step down as CEO of auto suppliers association
Collin Shaw, the manufacturers association's chief commercial vehicle officer and COO for its Original Equipment Suppliers group, will succeed Fream on April 1......»»
Apple blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage Android app, but Beeper will keep pushing
Co-founder denies Apple's claims of security and privacy concerns for its users. Enlarge / Beeper Mini's promises of "Blue bubbles" on Android have been halted, at least temporarily, by Apple's countermeasures. (credit: Beeper).....»»
Apple appears to have blocked Beeper Mini’s iMessage app in less than a week
Co-founder: "All data indicates that" Apple has cut off Beeper Mini's reverse-engineering. Enlarge / Beeper Mini's promises of "Blue bubbles" on Android seemed to have been nixed by a certain Cupertino-based firm on Friday. (cred.....»»