90 dead rats turn up in NYC to help showcase the next frontier in rodent traps
A pilot program successfully captured 90 rats around Brooklyn’s Borough Hall. Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams invited reporters to a Thursday press conference with an unusual promise: a display...
View Article8 states and D.C. are now investigating Facebook for potential antitrust...
New York attorney general Letitia James is leading a multistate antitrust probe of the company. New York attorney general Letitia James is leading a multistate investigation into whether Facebook...
View ArticleHow big data could help make it easier for landlords to evict you
Real estate data firms say they’re helping real estate investors deliver what buyers and renters want, but critics worry the data revolution could deliver disproportionally to big landlords and...
View ArticleHere’s why an activist hedge fund wants AT&T to get smaller
Activist investment firm Elliott Management wants AT&T to streamline operations and consider spinning off assets, potentially including DirecTV. The activist fund manager Elliott Management...
View ArticleMcDonald’s just bought a voice-recognition company for high-tech...
McDonald’s announced it’s buying Apprente, a voice-recognition startup focusing on drive-through ordering. It might not be long before you can place a McDonald’s drive-through order by talking to a...
View ArticleHere’s how Robert Frank revolutionized photography
Robert Frank, described by ‘New Yorker’ critic Janet Malcolm as the “Manet of the new photography,” captured everyday American life. Robert Frank, the Swiss-born American photographer, has died at 94,...
View ArticleMozilla and Creative Commons want to reimagine the internet without ads, and...
The funds would support projects using a new “web monetization” protocol, including open source tools and individual creators Funding online content with small consumer payments rather than intrusive...
View ArticleYour medical records might not be safe. Here’s what you need to know
A ProPublica report found more than 180 servers on which people’s medical records were available with minimal or no safeguards. Millions of people’s medical records are stored on servers that make them...
View ArticleMan accused of using a drone to drop explosive at ex-girlfriend’s home
The Pennsylvania man was charged after bombs and guns were allegedly found at his house. A Pennsylvania man facing firearms and explosives charges was ordered to stay behind bars after prosecutors told...
View ArticleApple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google are lobbying their way into...
The four Big Tech companies are collectively spending hundreds of millions of dollars on campaign contribution and tens of millions more on lobbying, according to a report from Public Citizen. Apple,...
View ArticleFormer Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is prepping for ‘The Big One’
Byrne says he’s dumping his stock to evade the long arm of the “Deep State” and invest in precious metals and cryptocurrency. Former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne has sold all of his stock in the...
View ArticleFacebook vows to take down Ukraine-run pages that love Trump
The pages share right-wing content, often supporting President Trump and critiquing his critics, with millions of followers. A network of Ukraine-administered Facebook pages has been posting content...
View ArticleMeet the MacArthur ‘geniuses’ who are some of the most...
The recipients each get $625,000, paid over five years, to spend on whatever they wish. Every year, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation gives out a set of no-strings-attached, $625,000...
View ArticleWhy did Trump mention CrowdStrike in a call with Ukraine’s President...
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company that helped to investigate the DNC hacks, and conspiracy theorists claim it falsely accused Russia of participating in the hack. The document released by the...
View ArticleHere’s what we just learned from the whistle-blower complaint about Trump
The complaint alleges that President Trump was “using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election.” Congress released an anonymous whistle-blower...
View ArticleYour UPS package is here. Just ignore that giant drone
It’s the first certification of its kind awarded so far. UPS has clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin operating a “drone airline,” the company announced Tuesday.Read Full Story
View ArticleMicrosoft warning: Iran-linked hacking group is targeting the U.S....
The software giant says hackers made more than 2,700 attempts to find politically sensitive accounts and tried to attack 241 of them. A hacking group Microsoft is calling Phosphorus appears to be...
View ArticleEmail phishing scammers are getting better at mimicking your boss
Spearphishing attacks are getting better at seeming real, warns email security firm Vade Secure. They might write just like your boss. They might even ask how your recent vacation went or congratulate...
View ArticleDomino’s Pizza was just dealt a Supreme Court blow that could reshape...
Domino’s was sued by a blind man who couldn’t use its website through accessibility software. The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Domino’s Pizza Monday after a federal appellate court...
View ArticleTrump Towers Istanbul gets a second look after president’s surprise...
Critics point to a 2015 Breitbart interview where Trump said he had a “conflict of interest” due to the Trump Towers in Istanbul. President Trump’s surprise push Sunday to move U.S. troops from Syria,...
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