According to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, 27-year-old Ukrainian national Yurii Nazarenko (also known by several aliases, including "John Wick") was charged and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud involving identification documents and authentication features. Read Entire Article
Modder builds a CPU cooler powered by “infinite” ice from a hacked ice maker
The experiment sits halfway between absurdist entertainment and an intriguing case study in thermal engineering. The concept is deceptively simple: use melting ice to absorb the CPU's heat, then recycle the meltwater to make new ice, forming a closed-loop cooling system. Read Entire Article
Jack Dorsey says AI is driving Block’s massive layoffs as 4,000+ roles are cut
Block, which Dorsey founded in 2009, is the US market leader in point-of-sale systems. It operates Square, Cash App, and Tidal, boasting over 60 million users. Read Entire Article
Apple’s iPhone and iPad become first consumer devices to receive NATO security clearance
The clearance puts Apple in an exclusive position – no other consumer smartphone or tablet maker has ever reached the same security threshold under the alliance's information assurance standards. Read Entire Article
Hackers can now track your car’s location through tire pressure sensors
The device in many automobiles that warns drivers when their tire pressure is low transmits the data in unencrypted cleartext and carries a unique identifier for each vehicle. Researchers from IMEDA Networks and several European universities recently discovered that relatively inexpensive wireless devices can track Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)......
Trump administration ends protections for rare dancing prairie bird
A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected
Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, powerhouse editor of bestsellers, dies at 76
Publisher Ann Godoff, who helped shape modern American book culture and launched many bestsellers, has died at age 76
IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times: Judge
A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Deposed Venezuelan Pres. Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him
The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himself by blocking funds to pay his legal costs
Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now an ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after latest strikes
Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now an 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes