Twitter proposes a $809 million settlement to end a Securities Exchange Act lawsuit
On Monday, Twitter issued a press release stating that it would settle a 2016 class-action lawsuit for $809.6 million. The suit alleged that the company had misled investors in 2014 about its growth and monthly active user (MAU) count in violation of.....»»
Why the ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ AI Post Is Going Viral on Social Media
Nearly 45 million Instagram users have shared an AI-generated image depicting tent camps and a slogan that reads “all eyes on Rafah." Nearly 45 million Instagram users—including celebrities like Bella Hadid and Nicola Coughl.....»»
International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind ‘Likely the World’s Largest Botnet Ever’
Officials say Chinese national Yunhe Wang made at least $99 million over a decade by selling access to a network of zombie residential computers he hacked to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud......»»
Ticketmaster Data Breach May Affect More Than 500 Million Customers. What to Know
Live Nation confirmed in a regulatory filing with the SEC that Ticketmaster has suffered a data breach. Live Nation confirmed in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that its subsidia.....»»
Volkswagen lawsuit in Illinois tied to warranty work reimbursement dismissed
The change in warranty flat-rate time reimbursements equates to a 50 percent increase per service operation, VW's suit said......»»
361 million account credentials leaked on Telegram: Are yours among them?
A new trove of 361 million email addresses has been added to Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP), the free online service through which users can check whether their account credentials and other data has been compromised in one or more data breaches. Have I B.....»»
Molecular stop signal identified: The surveillance system of cell division
Several million cells divide every second in our bodies. During nuclear division (mitosis), the genetic material must be distributed correctly and completely between the daughter cells—errors in this process can lead to defective developments or ge.....»»
A half-century later, a $62 million plan to finally clean up hazardous waste dump in Florida"s Broward County
A half-century later, officials are taking significant steps toward a $62 million cleanup of one of the nation's worst hazardous waste dumps, a sludge-like mess that's lurked underground around a Pembroke Park property......»»
Researchers create winning strategy to combat vaccine misinformation on X
A new in-depth analysis shows that users who reply to misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a positive attitude, politeness, and strong evidence are more likely to encourage others to disbelieve the incorrect.....»»
"Life in the ocean touches everyone": US rolls out first national ocean biodiversity strategy
Roughly 2 million species live in the world's oceans. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With extinctions on the rise and biodiversity threatened worldwide, many species are in danger of vanishing before researchers can identify t.....»»
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X
It remains unclear if X can detect nonconsensual sex images at scale. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Adult content has always proliferated on Twitter, but the platform now called X recently clarified its.....»»
Why Ford went to great lengths to renovate historic Michigan Central station
The automaker spent roughly $950 million renovating the 30-acre Michigan Central campus, which is slated to have 2,500 workers by the end of 2028, plus another 2,500 non-Ford employees......»»
Discovery of 48-million-year-old daddy longlegs with their iridescent, metallic appearance intact
A new study involving Christian Bartel and Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and Sonja Wedmann from the Senckenberg Forschungsstation Grube Messel describes several 48-million-year-old daddy longlegs (harvestmen) from the Messel min.....»»
Fresh findings: Earliest evidence of life-bringing freshwater on Earth
New Curtin-led research has found evidence that fresh water on Earth, which is essential for life, appeared about 4 billion years ago—5 hundred million years earlier than previously thought......»»
Why Ford went to such great lengths to renovate historic Detroit train station
The automaker spent roughly $950 million renovating the 30-acre Michigan Central campus, which is slated to have 2,500 workers by the end of 2028, plus another 2,500 non-Ford employees......»»
Crosby-Schøyen Codex: Ancient Coptic manuscript reveals sermon that spurred violence against Jews
The Crosby-Schøyen Codex, an important early Christian book containing five distinct texts all copied by the same scribe, is going up for auction in June at Christie's in London. If you have a spare £2–£3 million, don't miss this opportunity to.....»»
How worms shaped Earth"s biodiversity explosion
One of Earth's most consequential bursts of biodiversity—a 30-million-year period of explosive evolutionary changes spawning innumerable new species—may have the most modest of creatures to thank for the vital stage in life's history: worms......»»
Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday......»»
Fake iPhone return scam cost Apple $12 million in losses, five people charged of fraud
We have seen these kind of scams before, but this particularly case is on a ginormous industry-like scale. Five people have been charged on counts of fraud for their involvement in a fake iPhone return scheme. Essentially, people would take near-w.....»»
AirTag crucial to recovery of $5 million of stolen tools in Metro DC
After getting fed up with overnight thefts of tools, a Northern Virginia carpenter planted AirTags on his tools, leading police to series of storage facilities full of stolen goods.Stolen goods recovered from a tool theft ringTwice, an unnamed carpen.....»»
New video highlights ongoing struggles between Apple and union members
The conflict between Apple and its Reston retail store union members is on full display in a new video, highlighting negotiation struggles, discipline disparities, and more.Apple Towson Town CenterThe video was shared to X, formerly Twitter, on Frida.....»»