Biden’s FCC Picks Are a ‘Dream Team’ for Broadband Advocates
President Biden finally made his picks for the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, ending a baffling delay that forced Democrats to operate in a…
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How the Demise of Dinosaurs Led to the Rise of Snakes
The doom of the dinosaurs was good news for snakes. According to new research, snake biodiversity began increasing shortly after the Cretaceous–Paleogene…
Missouri Threatens to Sue a Reporter Who Flagged a Security Flaw
Missouri Governor Mike Parson Thursday threatened to prosecute and seek civil damages from a St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist who identified a security…
Cloudflare Isn’t Liable for Sites That Hawk Counterfeits
Cloudflare is not liable for the copyright infringement of websites that use its content-delivery and security services, a federal judge ruled…
A Simple Bug Is Leaving AirTag Users Vulnerable to an Attack
The hits keep coming to Apple's bug-bounty program, which security researchers say is slow and inconsistent to respond to its vulnerability reports.This…
This 3D-Printed Chicken Breast Was Cooked With Frickin’ Lasers
Who hasn't dreamt of coming home after a long day and simply pressing a few buttons to get a hot, home-cooked 3D-printed meal, courtesy of one's digital…
Anonymous Leaked a Bunch of Data From a Right-Wing Web Host
Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have obtained gigabytes of data from Epik, which provides domain name, hosting, and DNS services for a variety of…
How a Duck Learned to Say ‘You Bloody Fool’
In 1987, a researcher in Australia recorded a male musk duck named Ripper producing a vocalization that sounded very much like “You bloody fool,” along with…
LA Police Are Collecting Detainees’ Social Media Information
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) instructs officers to collect social media account information and email addresses when they interview people they…
This Tiny Robot Mimics the Mantis Shrimp’s Mighty Punch
The mantis shrimp boasts one of the most powerful and ultrafast punches in nature—it's on par with the force generated by a .22-caliber bullet. This makes…