Car-sharing app offers private vehicles for hire
Hiring a car normally means using a rental company, but what happens if they do not have the vehicle you want? Turo is a peer-to-peer car hire service where you…
On Trump’s Truth Social: Ads for Miracle Cures, Scams and Fake Merchandise
Between posts about conspiracy theories and right-wing grievances was an unusual advertisement: a photo of former President Donald J. Trump holding a $1,000 bill made of gold, which he was…
Meta’s Trump Calculus and Regime Change at Netflix
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Evaluation Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law
SAN FRANCISCO — A national judge in California has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law allowing regulators to penalize doctors for spreading false or misleading information about Covid-19…
The legal Dept. Dismantles a Major Ransomware Operation
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators dismantled that computer networks of a cybercriminal organization that had demanded countless of millions of dollars in ransom from schools, hospitals or other critical infrastructure, the…
US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew
The US estimates Hive and its affiliates collected over $100m (£81m) from more than 1,500 victims, including hospitals, school districts, financial companies and critical infrastructure, in more than 80 countries…
Strip Hires Investment Banks to Explore Public Listing
SAN FRANCISCO — Stripe , the San Francisco payments provider and one about the world’s most valuable private start-ups, hired Goldman Sachs and then JPMorgan Chase this week to advise…
We can reduce homelessness if we follow the science on what works
Decades of research have shown that focusing on housing, without making sobriety or mental health treatment a prerequisite, is the most effective way to reduce homelessness Society | Comment 26…
Preterm babies have a similar BMI at adolescence to peers born at term
By the time premature babies reach 14 to 19 years of age, they have, on average, a similar body mass index to peers born at term, according to an analysis…
Earth’s ‘geological thermostat’ is too slow to prevent climate change
Rock weathering has helped keep Earth’s climate relatively stable for millions of years, but the process isn’t fast enough to keep up with human carbon emissions Earth 26 January 2023…