As a proof of concept in one of their experiments, the researchers scooped a soda can-sized water sample from a creek in St. Augustine, Fla.… Read More »Your DNA can now be pulled out of thin air. Privacy experts are concerned.
Here’s a familiar restaurant scene: dinner is over, the plates are cleared, and the server discreetly drops the bill on the table. But there’s something… Read More »What are restaurant service charges for?
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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has drawn attention to the relationship between the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, which oversaw the lender’s safety… Read More »San Francisco Fed ties to SVB chief draw attention to age-old setup
Vice Media filed for bankruptcy on Monday, interrupting a year-long descent from a new-media darling to a cautionary tale about the problems facing the digital… Read More »Vice media files for bankruptcy
WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies have dismantled a major cyber-espionage system that Russian intelligence said it had used for years to spy… Read More »US says it has dismantled Russia’s ‘most advanced’ malware network
Last August, Oleg Patsulya, a Russian citizen living near Miami, emailed a Russian airline cut off from Western technology and materials with a tempting offer.… Read More »US-made technology flows to sanctioned Russian airlines
Enlarge / The arc of thin, distorted objects around the center of this image is a clear indication of gravitational lensing. Anyone who has ever… Read More »Gravitational lensing gives us a third estimate of the expansion of the universe
The omission of the block refers to the larger power struggle between regulators and Big Tech in Europe. In any case, the search giant needs… Read More »More penguins than Europeans can use Google Bard | WIRED
Declaring “We’re back,” former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Tuesday he was starting a new show on Twitter, a sign that negotiations to… Read More »Tucker Carlson says he will start a new show on Twitter
While dr. Jay was updating the book in 2020, she received dozens more emails from readers. Some people told her they felt the pandemic stole… Read More »What’s the point of your 20s? Ask the patron saint of aspiring youth.
Send questions about office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@CBNewz. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters can be… Read More »You can ignore the Bridezilla in the cafeteria
Enlarge / Screenshot of Trevor Jacobs YouTube video “I Crashed My Airplane.” A YouTuber who deliberately crashed a plane to “get fame and make money”… Read More »YouTuber who crashed plane admits he did it for money and views
What is? (May 7-13) Trump cast from CNN Until last week, former President Donald J. Trump had not appeared on CNN since 2016. But at… Read More »The week in business: Trump on TV
Those same writers may be able to make productive use of AI tools; the WGA calls for guardrails, not bans. And the imminent threat of… Read More »Striking writers worry that AI viewers should be too.
