Prosecutors even successfully argued before a federal magistrate in Texas over the weekend that a drug possession suspect with alleged boogaloo ties should be denied bond because Facebook and Instagram posts advocating violence against National Guard members and threatening to kill looters showed he was a “threat to the community.” Boogaloo is more of a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Oculus has sold around half a million of its PC-tethered headsets A software developer has tweeted about how wearing a VR headset for hours a day has damaged his eyesight. A visit to the opticians left him “worried about my future VR use” after a doctor blamed the technology
Facebook reported another record quarter on Wednesday but warned that privacy regulations will limit ad targeting capabilities and slow the future revenue growth. The company announced $21.1 billion in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2019, a 25% increase year-over-year. Advertising, which continues to account for nearly all of Facebook’s revenue, reached $20.7 billion, also
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Scientists have studied the effects of blue light on fruit flies (Getty Images/Cultura RF) Continued exposure to the blue light emitted from smartphones and computer screens could speed up the ageing process. Experiments on common fruit flies has shown prolonged exposure to this light spectrum impaired their mobility and caused their brain cells to deteriorate.
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We can predict the arrival of just one of these objects with pinpoint accuracy (Picture: Getty) An asteroid could be on a collision course with Earth, the European Space Agency has announced. Cosmologists on the continent keep a list of all the most dangerous space rocks – and they have just added an object called
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Eurofins had to stop accepting samples from crime scenes A senior manager at Eurofins, the UK’s biggest forensic services provider which was hit by a cyber-attack in June, has warned the country to “ready itself” for further attacks. A ransomware virus infected the firm’s computer systems, laboratory work was
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has just published proposed regulations (.pdf) that will fill in many blanks and much of the practical detail for CCPA, which is set to take effect next year in California but will have nationwide impact. The regulations seek to clarify and provide guidance to businesses on how to comply with
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Enlarge / Big-time criminals have come to play in the ransomware game, taking down “big game” for big bucks. The FBI has issued a public service announcement entitled “High Impact Ransomware Attacks Threaten US Businesses and Organizations.” While the announcement doesn’t provide any details of specific attacks, the Bureau warns in the announcement: Ransomware attacks
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Apple has reportedly pulled an app that allows people in Hong Kong to keep track of protests and police activity in the city state from its App Store. The app, called HKmap.live, is a Waze-like live map of the anti-extradition law amendment bill (ELAB) demonstrations that have gripped the autonomous region since June, keeping people
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(Reuters) Pope Francis urged Silicon Valley giants on Friday to make sure technological advances such as artificial intelligence do not lead to a new “form of barbarism” where the law of the strongest prevails over the common good. Francis made his comments in an address to participants at a Vatican conference attended by executives from
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