Ten thousand years after woolly mammoths vanished from the face of the Earth, scientists are embarking on an ambitious project to bring the beasts back to the Arctic tundra. From a report: The prospect of recreating mammoths and returning them to the w…
Brazil’s President Bans Social Networks From Removing Some Posts
President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil is temporarily banning social media companies from removing certain content, including his claims that the only way he’ll lose next year’s elections is if the vote is rigged — one of the most significant steps by a d…
Inside the Shadowy World of Disinformation-for-Hire in Kenya
New research by Mozilla Fellows Odanga Madung and Brian Obilo reveals that Kenyan journalists, judges, and other members of civil society are facing coordinated disinformation campaigns on Twitter — and that Twitter is doing very little to stop it. Hi…
Technology Giant Olympus Hit by BlackMatter Ransomware
Olympus said in a brief statement that it is “currently investigating a potential cybersecurity incident” affecting its European, Middle East and Africa computer network. From a report: “Upon detection of suspicious activity, we immediately mobilized a…
Biden To Tap Privacy Hawk For FTC Post
President Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya to be a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, people familiar with the matter told Axios. From a report: Bedoya, founding director of the Center on Priva…
Epic Files Appeal After Loss To Apple in App Store Case
Epic Games filed a notice of appeal Sunday following a judge’s decision in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. From a report: U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers mostly sided with Apple, rejecting Epic’s claims that the iPhone maker is a monopo…
Mozilla Has Defeated Microsoft’s Default Browser Protections in Windows
Mozilla has quietly made it easier to switch to Firefox on Windows recently. From a reporrt: While Microsoft offers a method to switch default browsers on Windows 10, it’s more cumbersome than the simple one-click process to switch to Edge. This one-cl…
Walmart Says Report That It Will Be Accepting Litecoin as Payment is False
Major cryptocurrencies gave back their advances after Walmart denied having an agreement to use Litecoin for purchases. From a report: Litecoin — which rose as much as 33% at one point — erased all its gains. Bitcoin, the largest digital asset, was d…
As ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Surges, a Third of US Users Fall Behind on Payments
A third of U.S. consumers who used “buy now, pay later” services have fallen behind on one or more payments, and 72% of those said their credit score declined, a new study published by personal finance company Credit Karma showed. From a report: The st…
Sonos Announces 10% Price Hikes On Most Speakers
CIStud writes: Sonos announces price hikes for Arc, Amp, Roam, Sub, Five, One and One SL speakers citing chip shortage and supply chain. Sonos Arc’s price is leaping by $100 from $799 to $899. Not every product will be seeing a large jump in price, as …