Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they are introducing a measure to prohibit funds in a $1.9 trillion government funding measure from being used to purchase Chinese telecommunications equipment from Huawei and ZTE and others deemed U.S. security thre…
France Issues Moratorium on Prion Research After Fatal Brain Disease Strikes Two Lab Workers
Five public research institutions in France have imposed a 3-month moratorium on the study of prions — a class of misfolding, infectious proteins that cause fatal brain diseases — after a retired lab worker who handled prions in the past was diagnose…
States Say They Will Appeal the Dismissal of Their Facebook Antitrust Suit
More than 40 state attorneys general on Wednesday said they planned to appeal the dismissal of their antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, setting up a protracted legal fight to rein in the power of the Silicon Valley giant. From a report: The states wou…
China Targets Mobile Pop-Ups in Latest Tech Crackdown
China ordered Tencent Holdings and 13 other developers to rectify problems related to pop-ups within their apps, adding to a wide-ranging crackdown on the country’s tech sector. From a report: The companies must address the “harassing” pop-up windows, …
Apple Tells Leaker To Snitch On Sources Or It Will Report Them To the Police
pple is escalating its war against leakers, sending out cease and desist letters, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Motherboard. An anonymous reader writes: The letter was sent by Fangda Partners, Apple’s law firm in China, on June 18, 2021. …
Elon Musk Sniped at Apple Twice on Earnings Call
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sniped at Silicon Valley neighbor Apple twice during a conference call to discuss Tesla earnings on Monday. From a report: Although the companies don’t compete directly today, Apple is reportedly building an electric self-driving ve…
Former eBay Supervisor Sentenced To 18 Months in Prison For Cyberstalking Case Targeting Natick Couple
A former security supervisor at eBay received an 18-month federal prison sentence Tuesday for his role in a bizarre campaign of cyberstalking aimed at a Natick couple that ran an online newsletter often critical of the e-commerce giant, authorities sai…
CDC: Vaccinated People in COVID Hotspots Should Resume Wearing Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance on Tuesday recommending that vaccinated people wear masks in indoor, public settings if they are in parts of the U.S. with substantial to high transmission, among other circumstance…
Harvard Professor Begins New Search For Alien Spaceships in Our Skies
Harvard’s controversial astronomer Avi Loeb is leading a new initiative, dubbed the Galileo Project, to check Earth’s skies and the rest of the solar system for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. From a report: The longtime astronomy professor, wh…
50 Years Ago, NASA Put a Car on the Moon
The lunar rovers of Apollo 15, 16 and 17 parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface, and expanded the scientific range of the missions’ astronaut explorers. From a report: Dave Scott was not about to pass by an interesting rock without sto…