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Brazilian Hacker Faces Charges for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin Following Breach of 300,000 Accounts
Hacker News
December 26, 2024
Brazilian Hacker Faces Charges for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin Following Breach of 300,000 Accounts
Junior Barros De Oliveira, a Brazilian national, is presently being seriously accused in the United States for his alleged involvement in a huge extortion racket. The indictment charges that he…
Police are using AI software to write police reports, but does it hold up in court?
News
August 26, 2024
Police are using AI software to write police reports, but does it hold up in court?
Law enforcement organizations, which are frequently at the forefront of implementing cutting-edge technology, have once again embraced artificial intelligence as a revolutionary breakthrough. Departments are experimenting with a more ambitious…
Uber Fined €290 Million by Dutch Regulator for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.
International News
August 26, 2024
Uber Fined €290 Million by Dutch Regulator for GDPR Violations in Data Transfers to U.S.
Uber was fined a record €290 million ($324 million) by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) for allegedly sending private driver data to the US in violation of EU data…
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport for ‘Content Moderation Failures’
Crime News
August 25, 2024
French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at a Paris airport for ‘Content Moderation Failures’
The CEO and co-founder of the well-known messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov, was taken into custody on Saturday night at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. According to the French authorities, Durov is…
Company will freeze your dead body until it gets ‘reanimated’ years later, but there’s a steep price
International News
August 20, 2024
Company will freeze your dead body until it gets ‘reanimated’ years later, but there’s a steep price
In recent years, a few companies have sprung up to offer a controversial service: preserving human bodies after death in hopes of being able to reanimate them someday. That’s the…
AI scans the tongue to diagnose diseases and illnesses with 96 percent accuracy
Health News
August 13, 2024
AI scans the tongue to diagnose diseases and illnesses with 96 percent accuracy
The breakthrough has seen the development of an artificial intelligence system that can now diagnose diseases and illnesses with a high degree of accuracy from simply an analysis of tongue…
Engineer ‘married’ a robot he built himself after he gave up on his search for a spouse
International News
May 9, 2024
Engineer ‘married’ a robot he built himself after he gave up on his search for a spouse
In a weird combination of technology with a human’s heart, one Chinese engineer Zheng Jiajia has finally been in the limelight owing to his marrying of a self-made robot when…
Boeing is facing a new probe by FAA after employee ‘misconduct’ linked to 787 inspections
News
May 6, 2024
Boeing is facing a new probe by FAA after employee ‘misconduct’ linked to 787 inspections
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared that it had opened an inquiry into Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. This action is in response to the company disclosing that certain employees…
Space Force finds a dead Cold War-era satellite that was missing for 25 years
News
May 2, 2024
Space Force finds a dead Cold War-era satellite that was missing for 25 years
A tiny experimental satellite has been reclaimed by the US Space Force following its 25-year disappearance. Luckily, they might be able to monitor it this time.Upon arrival, the S73-7, also…
The price of batteries is plummeting, it’s good news for the planet
Environment
May 1, 2024
The price of batteries is plummeting, it’s good news for the planet
Scientists have been pushing for a switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources for years. Although wind and solar power are becoming more popular, their dependence on the weather…