Two More ‘Ringleaders’ of Torrent Site ‘Asgaard’ Sentenced in Denmark
Following investigations by anti-piracy group Rights Alliance, police have been rounding up people who played prominent roles at Danish private torrent site Asgaard. This week two more people were convicted of copyright infringement offenses. Both we.....»»
Thousands of homes underwater after floods hit Vietnam
The ancient Vietnamese city of Hue, a world heritage site popular with tourists, was underwater Wednesday after heavy rain flooded thousands of homes and blocked highways......»»
A lithium mine for EV batteries is coming to Arkansas, says Exxon
With EV incentives tied to domestic battery content, US lithium mines are needed. Enlarge / These are piles of lithium harvested in Bolivia; Exxon's site in Arkansas will look almost entirely unlike this as it will use direct li.....»»
Omegle changed cybersex forever, for better or worse
Omegle is shutting down 14 years after its creation. Here's how the anonymous video chat site changed cybersex and sexual communication, for better or worse. Picture this. It’s 2009. You’ve just finished school and you’re head.....»»
Owner of Tumblr confirms site’s shift from “surging” to “small and focused”
CEO confirms Tumblr has lost "well north of $100M" since acquisition. Enlarge / "You'll never be bored again" is one of the more fitting slogans attached to Tumblr. (credit: Getty Images) Tumblr will lose a majority of i.....»»
New site documents #landback movement, supporting return of land to Indigenous owners
Returning land to original Indigenous owners has long been a personal and family interest to Sarah Deer. As the #landback movement has gained momentum on social media in recent years, Deer and a fellow University of Kansas researcher have launched a.....»»
Tumblr is reportedly on life support as its latest owner reassigns staff
"600+ person-years of effort" have not stopped the site from losing $30M a year. Enlarge / "You'll never be bored again" is one of the more fitting slogans attached to Tumblr. (credit: Getty Images) It's not quite the en.....»»
Omegle shut down: Video chat website closed after abuse claims
The founder of controversial firm Omegle said the site was no longer "psychologically" sustainable......»»
Former Okla. Kia, Mitsubishi dealer gets nearly 11 years for fraud, tampering
U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot sentenced Bobby Mayes to 130 months in prison for defrauding car lenders at his Big Red Dealerships Group and a concurrent 65 months for tampering with his case after his conviction. He must also forfeit $1 million i.....»»
Lithuania’s Media Watchdog Fines Over Two Dozen ‘Private’ Torrent Tracker Users
Lithuania's Radio and Television Commission (LRTK) is using newly gained legal authority to penalize online pirates. This new power has resulted in several rulings already and this week the media watchdog upped the ante by issuing more than two dozen.....»»
YTMP3 Wants Google to Identify Alleged DMCA Fraudsters
YTMP3.nu, one of the largest YouTube ripping sites on the web, has requested Google's help to identify senders of allegedly fraudulent takedown notices. The site's parent company CreativeCode hopes the search engine can provide additional information.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 11/06/2023
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'A Haunting in Venice' tops the chart, followed by 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One'. ‘Five Nights at Freddy's' completes the t.....»»
Naver Webtoon: “150 Pirate Sites Shut Down” After Cloudflare DMCA Subpoena
In October we revealed details of a DMCA subpoena application filed by Naver Webtoon in the United States which listed over 350 'pirate' domains offering the company's comics illegally. Late last week, Naver suggested that after obtaining site operat.....»»
Police Arrest Pirate Site Operators Following 3-Year Investigation
Following a three-year investigation involving a prosecutor's office, a police economic crime unit, and a regional police force, three men linked to piracy portal Ogladaj (Watch) have been arrested in Poland. Police say they seized luxury cars, silve.....»»
Cyberattack to blame for major ChatGPT outage
After a major ChatGPT outage on Wednesday, OpenAI confirmed it was due to a DDoS attack. A cyberattack is to blame for recent ChatGPT outages. OpenAI confirmed this Wednesday on its status monitoring site saying, the outages are "due to an abno.....»»
Elastic simplifies data investigations with piped query language, ES|QL
Elastic has unveiled Elasticsearch Query Language (ES|QL), its new piped query language designed to transform, enrich and simplify data investigation with concurrent processing. ES|QL enables site reliability engineers (SREs), developers an.....»»
iPhone China shipments down more than expected, says Kuo
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple's shipments of iPhones in China declined more than he expected.Futian District, ShenzhenKuo linked some of the downturn to Foxconn's Zhenghzhou factory, which is used to produce iPhones. That factory was the site.....»»
YouTube is done giving chances to users who use ad blockers
YouTube is now getting even more aggressive against users who use ad blockers on its site, giving them no more chances. The post YouTube is done giving chances to users who use ad blockers appeared first on Phandroid. Earlier this year, Yo.....»»
Gotion to invest $2.36 billion in Michigan battery component factory
Gotion's U.S. subsidiary has signed agreements to acquire land and site preparation, with lead assistance from the state of Michigan, for the project......»»
Unlocking pathways to break down problem proteins presents new treatment opportunities
When targeting problem proteins involved in causing or spreading disease, a drug will often clog up a protein's active site so it can't function and wreak havoc. New strategies for dealing with these proteins can send these proteins to different type.....»»
MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 Launches Soon
The launch date was posted by the company's official account on Chinese social media site Weibo. The post MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 Launches Soon appeared first on Phandroid. Fans of MediaTek’s high-end mobile chipsets might ha.....»»