Dangerous stuff — Frackers can use dangerous chemicals without disclosure due to Halliburton loophole Facking industry exempt from disclosure of 28 chemicals regulated by federal law. John Hurdle, Inside Climate News – Aug 4, 2023 1:45 pm UTC A fracking rig targets the Marcellus Shale.Wikimedia Commons reader comments 8 with For almost 20 years, US
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South Korean Fintech CompanyU Fintech Hub Incannounced today that it has successfully raised $4 million in a recent capital funding round led by Forest Partners. What Happened?With this current funding round, U Fintech Hub has raised approximately $10 million in capital. U Fintech Hub operates the global remittance platform "Utransfer," specializing in B2B and C2C
Co-ownership — Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new international space station Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station. Stephen Clark – Aug 4, 2023 12:00 am UTC Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of the planned Starlab space station.Voyager Space reader comments 76 with Voyager Space, one of several US
The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
A White House advisory board has recommended that Congress place new restrictions on the FBI’s access to a foreign surveillance tool to prevent the bureau from using it to spy on Americans’ electronic communications. That surveillance programauthorized by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)was intended to track foreign spies and potential terrorists
AZURE — Microsoft comes under blistering criticism for grossly irresponsible security Azure looks like a house of cards collapsing under the weight of exploits and vulnerabilities. Dan Goodin – Aug 2, 2023 11:09 pm UTC EnlargeDrew Angerer | Getty Images reader comments 98 with Microsoft has once again come under blistering criticism for the security
Only 20 stocks out of the entire S&P 500 Index have remarkable revenue growth. These companies have boosted salesat a rate of at least 10% per year since 2021. This upward trend is expected to continue at least through 2025. Equity analysts from Goldman Sachs screened these stocks and studied their performance, using whats called
In 1964, there was the infamous Lyndon B. Johnson political attack ad that suggested electing Barry Goldwater would result in a nuclear war blowing up daisy-picking little girls. In 1988, supporters of George H.W. Bush ran the infamous Willie Horton attack ad that played on racist fears to accuse Michael Dukakis of being soft on
In the early hours on Monday, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and the driving force behind AI models like ChatGPT, launched his latest venture Worldcoin (WLD). With OpenAI going from a non-profit private organization, to a for-profit private organization in 2019, some questions bear asking: What is Worldcoin? Is it safe? What is it for?
Co-ownership — Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new international space station Airbus replaces Lockheed Martin as habitat builder for the planned Starlab space station. Stephen Clark – Aug 4, 2023 12:00 am UTC Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of the planned Starlab space station.Voyager Space reader comments 55 with Voyager Space, one of several US
The commercial success of the country star Jason Aldeans ode to small-town vigilantism helps explain the persistence of Donald Trumps grip on red America. Aldeans combative new song, Try That in a Small Town, offers a musical riff on the same core message that Trump has articulated since his entry into politics: that America as
People wanna know — ESA still seems shy about sharing news on Ariane 6 rocket testing Officials don’t plan to broadcast a key Ariane 6 test-firing on its launch pad. Stephen Clark – Aug 2, 2023 9:57 pm UTC Enlarge / A full-size Ariane 6 test version on its launch pad in French Guiana last
Long gone are the days back when Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk wanted to rebrand the digital payment company as X.com two decades ago when he participated in its inception. Musk sees X as the letter that shows the power to change the world. Back then, he believed it can take over the worlds
HIDE YER PASSWORD — Canon warns printer users to manually wipe Wi-Fi settings before discarding If you thought a factory reset wipes Wi-Fi passwords, you’d be wrong. Dan Goodin – Aug 1, 2023 11:41 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 63 with Printer manufacturer Canon is warning that sensitive Wi-Fi settings dont automatically get wiped
The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
Forgotten Stories — Even people who bought Metas Ray-Ban smart glasses dont want to use them That’s not stopping Meta from making second-gen Stories, WSJ report claims. Scharon Harding – Aug 3, 2023 10:22 pm UTC EnlargeMeta reader comments 60 with Even the people who spent money on Meta’s Ray-Ban “Stories” smart glasses don’t want
Privacy win — Meta loses battle in EU, will ask for consent to show personalized ads Changes will impact Facebook, Instagram users in Europe as early as this fall. Ashley Belanger – Aug 1, 2023 8:20 pm UTC EnlargeNurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto reader comments 52 with After five years of fighting legal battles to
Visa V has been in consolidation for two years, since trading at an all-time high of $252.67 on July 27, 2021.This was warranted considering that V was trading 37x earnings, significantly higher than its typical range of 25x 30x earnings. Now that the fundamentals have caught up to its stock price, V may be poised
Global Cannabis Holdings (GCH), a tokenized cannabis ecosystem with equity positions in various cannabis companies and projects, unveiled its upcoming Security Token Offering (STO) meant to unlock cannabis investment opportunities for a broader group of investors.STOKR Hosts GCH's STO Global Cannabis Holdings (GCH) announces its highly-anticipated Security Token Offering (STO) scheduled for July 25th, 2023,
capacity for growth — Western Digital HDD capacity hits 28TB as Seagate looks to 30TB and beyond WD believes it can wring a bit more capacity out of existing PMR and SMR tech. Andrew Cunningham – Aug 1, 2023 10:19 pm UTC Enlarge / Western Digital is gearing up to sample its first 28TB HDDs