The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users’ sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday.

Another example of an outlet stoking a moral panic rather than reporting on it with full honesty and transparency

My 2023 ACX predictions showed a clear lack of confidence in taking on the market. I won 30 markets for an average of +185 each, and lost 12 for an average loss of -185 each. When one goes 30-12, hitting a 71% mark versus the about 58% average price initially…

This article explores the synergistic partnership between RisingWave and MindsDB, offering a comprehensive solution for real-time machine learning.This collaboration promises to significantly empower data engineering teams by streamlining workflows and offering…

How the new obesity pills could upend American society

## The Contract On March 13, 2023, I did something crazy: I opened StickK.com, a site for making commitment contracts, and placed a bet that I would wri...

When I was growing up in the 90s, I remember wanting to get on the Internet. My parents weren’t going to help me, so I called up an ISP and said I wanted to set up an account. They asked for my name and I gave them a fake name. And then they asked for a credit…

India faces a challenge in building more power capacity to meet growing demand, as the country plans to double coal production and add 88 gigawatts of thermal power plants by 2032. This move may seem counterintuitive for India, which is highly vulnerable…

The lifetime of temporaries in Rust is a complicated but often ignored topic.
In simple cases, Rust keeps temporaries around for exactly long enough,
such that we don’t have to think about them.
However, there are plenty of cases were we might not get exactly…

Archaeologists from the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University have made an extraordinary discovery near the village of Lány u Břeclavi, some 60 kilometres south-east of Brno. They unearthed a bronze belt fitting from the 8th century AD depicting a snake devouring…

Grifters on YouTube will have to find new ways to make money off of the suffering of real murder victims.

When Apple released the first beta of the visionOS SDK, there was a disclaimer on the Apple Developer website about...

FCC must start winding down low-income program as Congress fails to add money.

The new feature will be available starting in mid-2024.

How heavy can an element be? Ancient stars were capable of producing elements heavier than any element on the periodic table found naturally on Earth.

It’s important to us that we’re thinking about data ethically and that we’re using data in the right way.   The speed of technology and artificial intelligence development is also putting…

Makes sure all my pages are indexed by Google

The door was designed to open during a decompression incident but the plane’s manual didn’t say so. Many experts didn’t know either.