An anonymous reader quotes a report from Deadline: Three former Netflix software engineers are among those who have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged insider trading. In a complaint (PDF) filed in federal court in …
Apple Censors Engraving Service, Report Claims
Apple censors references to Chinese politicians, dissidents and other topics in its engraving service, a report alleges. The BBC reports: Citizen Lab said it had investigated filters set up for customers who wanted something engraved on a new iPhone, i…
Intel Is Giving Up On Its AI-Powered RealSense Cameras
In a statement to CRN, Intel said it was “winding down” RealSense and transferring the talent and computer vision tech to efforts that “better support” its core chip businesses. Engadget reports: Questions surfaced about the fate of RealSense after the…
Facebook Says It Wants a ‘Fair Shot’ In the Crypto Payments Sphere
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Facebook’s mission is to “bring the world closer together.” Increasingly, that’s about not just connecting friends and family to share messages, but also serving as a platform for people’s fi…
Healthcare Provider Expected To Lose $106.8 Million Following Ransomware Attack
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: Scripps Health, a California-based nonprofit healthcare provider that runs five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, said it expects to lose an estimated $106.8 million following a ransomware atta…
Free Clipart of a Cartoon Rock Is Selling For $300,000 As NFTs
EtherRock, an early NFT project consisting of 100 discrete images of the same cartoon rock, each tinted a slightly different color, is seeing the price of its NFTs soar after crypto-savvy media personality Gary Vaynerchuk tweeted about them a couple of…
Scientists Locate Likely Origin For the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
The asteroid credited with the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago is likely to have originated from the outer half of the solar system’s main asteroid belt, according to new research by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Space.com repor…
Laser Fusion Experiment Unleashes an Energetic Burst of Optimism
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Scientists have come tantalizingly close to reproducing the power of the sun — albeit only in a speck of hydrogen for a fraction of a second. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Labor…
Microsoft Envisions a Blockchain-Based Bounty System to Catch Pirates
A new paper (PDF) published by Microsoft’s research department proposes to tackle piracy with a blockchain-based bounty system titled “Argus.” The system allows volunteers to report piracy in exchange for a reward. It uses the Ethereum blockchain and i…
IKEA Starts Selling Renewable Energy To Households In Sweden
IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is branching out into selling renewable energy to households, starting with home market Sweden in September. Reuters reports: Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores worldwide, said households would be able…