A reward for information leading to the arrest of Ruja Ignatova, known as the Missing Cryptoqueen, has been increased by US authorities to $5m (£4m)....
An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA after a small piece of debris fell from space and smashed through the roof of their Florida home, a law firm said Friday....
Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app Yotta went missing weeks ago, according to one of the lenders involved....
You mean they're doing what everyone said they should have done to begin with - release an affordable consumer product that will in turn attract more developers?
Western capitalists are dominant globally. They enjoyed a multi decade head start. Yes, all capitalists are bad but western capitalists have been the most destructive.
Nearly two in five (37 percent) managers, directors, and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO. And their beliefs are well-founded: One in four (25 percent) VP and C-suite executives and one in five (18 percent) HR pros admit they...
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
My gf and I have had discussions about teaching morals to kids. In that vein, I asked myself, would I teach piracy to my kids? Yes, it’s technically illegal and carries inherent risks. But so does teenage sex carry the risks of teenage pregnancy, and so we have an obligation to children to teach them how to practice safe sex....
Homes in England are more cramped than those in New York City, according to new analysis that showed UK property offers the worst value for money in the developed world....
In a world of globalized trade, an industry of piratical lawyers has arisen to help transnational corporations seize the assets of supposedly sovereign states. ( daily.jstor.org )
For centuries, there was little real distinction between trade and piracy....
Reward for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ raised to $5m ( www.bbc.co.uk )
A reward for information leading to the arrest of Ruja Ignatova, known as the Missing Cryptoqueen, has been increased by US authorities to $5m (£4m)....
NASA faces $80,000 claim after space debris hit family home ( phys.org )
An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA after a small piece of debris fell from space and smashed through the roof of their Florida home, a law firm said Friday....
Nearly $109 million in deposits held for fintech Yotta’s customers vanished in Synapse collapse, bank says ( www.cnbc.com )
Ledgers of the failed fintech middleman Synapse show that nearly all the deposits held for customers of the banking app Yotta went missing weeks ago, according to one of the lenders involved....
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win ( arstechnica.com )
Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 ( www.macrumors.com )
One in five children on the planet is now overweight or obese. ( english.elpais.com )
Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says ( arstechnica.com )
Nearly two in five (37 percent) managers, directors, and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO. And their beliefs are well-founded: One in four (25 percent) VP and C-suite executives and one in five (18 percent) HR pros admit they...
United Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screens ( www.cbsnews.com )
Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads ( www.techradar.com )
Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico ( www.cnbc.com )
Google is laying off more employees and hiring for their roles outside of the U.S.
Catholic priest allegedly spends $40K of parish money on Candy Crush, slot machine apps ( local12.com )
A Catholic priest allegedly spent $40,000 of church money on Candy Crush and slot machine apps....
Would you teach your kids how to pirate?
My gf and I have had discussions about teaching morals to kids. In that vein, I asked myself, would I teach piracy to my kids? Yes, it’s technically illegal and carries inherent risks. But so does teenage sex carry the risks of teenage pregnancy, and so we have an obligation to children to teach them how to practice safe sex....
Homes in England are more cramped than ones in New York City and offer the worst value for money in the developed world ( fortune.com )
Homes in England are more cramped than those in New York City, according to new analysis that showed UK property offers the worst value for money in the developed world....
Money flowing out of London stock market at a record pace, new figures show ( www.standard.co.uk )
Money is flowing out of the London equities at a faster pace than ever, despite government efforts to boost the stock market....