New submitter redmid17 writes: A week after allowing anti-vaccine subreddits to remain and a day after hundreds of large subreddits went silence in protest of the decision, Reddit banned the largest anti-vaccine subreddit , r/NoNewNormal, for brigading…
Amazon Asked FCC To Reject Starlink Plan Because It Can’t Compete, SpaceX Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Amazon’s attempt to block proposals for the next-generation Starlink system is a “delay tactic” and a continuation of Amazon’s strategy of “hinder[ing] competitors to compensate for Amazon’s failur…
Intuit In Talks To Buy Mailchimp For More Than $10 Billion
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Intuit, the maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks software, is in talks to buy email marketing firm Mailchimp for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. No final decision has …
W3C Publishes First Public Working Draft of CSS Nesting Module
koavf shares a blog post from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Nesting Module. This module introduces the ability to nest one style rule inside another, with the selector of th…
The US Added More New Energy Capacity From Wind Than Any Other Source Last Year
Last year, 42% of new electricity generation capacity in the U.S. came from land-based wind energy — more than from any other source — according to numbers in a series of reports from the Department of Energy (DOE) this week. By contrast, solar amoun…
Reddit’s Teach-the-Controversy Stance On COVID Vaccines Sparks Wider Protest
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by Jon Brodkin: Over 135 subreddits have gone dark this week in protest of Reddit’s refusal to ban communities that spread misinformation about the COVID pandemic and vaccines. Subreddits t…
Rugby: Head Impact Study Shows Cognitive Decline After Just One Season
Researchers from the University of South Wales found that over just one season a team of professional rugby players saw a decline in blood flow to the brain and cognitive function — the ability to reason, remember, formulate ideas and perform mental g…
Judge In Nokia and Apple Lawsuit Owned Apple Stock During Proceedings
A federal judge was recently found to have owned Apple stock while presiding over a case brought against the tech giant by Nokia, though the discovery is unlikely to lead to further legal action. AppleInsider reports: Apple and Nokia were embroiled in …
Fake Banksy NFT Sold Through Artist’s Website For $336,000
A hacker has returned $336,000 to a British collector after he tricked him into buying a fake NFT advertised through the artist’s official website. The BBC reports: A link to an online auction for the NFT was posted on a now-deleted page of banksy.co.u…
Why the Solana Cryptocurrency Is Surging
An anonymous reader shares a report from Fast Company, written by Michael Grothaus: One of the biggest movers on the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours is Solana. As of the time of this writing, Solana is up almost 20% over the past day, accord…