The Supreme Court’s NetChoice Cases Could Change Online Speech Forever
A pair of Supreme Court cases due to be ruled on later this year may change the future of online speech. They’re also raising questions about legislative power over big tech companies. The two cases, NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, are a direct result of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction
Since Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud last year, he has hired a new lawyer known for courtroom showmanship. A group of sympathetic law professors has pushed for a reappraisal of his actions. And his parents have turned for help to former employees of FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange he founded. From a federal detention […]
Universal API Access from Postgres and SQLite – O’Reilly
In SQL: The Universal Solvent for REST APIs we saw how Steampipe’s suite of open-source plugins that translate REST API calls directly into SQL tables. These plugins were, until recently, tightly bound to the open-source engine and to the instance of Postgres that it launches and controls. That led members of the Steampipe community to ask: “Can we use […]
A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions
Diesel cars are a popular choice for those looking to buy a used vehicle in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere. After all, diesel cars cost less to maintain, burn less fuel, and have a longer engine life. Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits […]
Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: BlackCat Hackers Quickly Returned After FBI Bust
Six days before Christmas, the US Department of Justice loudly announced a win in the ongoing fight against the scourge of ransomware: An FBI-led, international operation had targeted the notorious hacking group known as BlackCat or AlphV, releasing decryption keys to foil its ransom attempts against hundreds of victims and seizing the dark web sites […]
There are already record-breaking heat waves in the US, South America, and Africa
After last year was the warmest on record, 2024 is already off to a ripping hot start. January 2024 was the warmest January ever measured, and February is likely to follow. Global temperatures have fallen back below record levels in recent days, but February 2024 remains the odds-on favorite to be the warmest February on […]
Digital Turbine: mobile game ads can have more impact than social ads
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. Digital Turbine, in partnership with Apptopia, released a study highlighting the opportunities for brands to reach consumers via mobile games. According to the report, games account for 10.6% of time spent on […]