Two men scammed Apple by tricking the company into sending them thousands of iPhones worth $2.5 million by asking them to fix bogus ones, according to the feds. Haotian Sun, a Chinese national living in Baltimore, and Pengfei Xue, who also emigrated from China and took up residence in Germantown, Md., managed to trick Apple … Read more
Driverless cars are speeding onto America’s streets, but whether the public will trust robotaxis remains an open question. Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they would not want to ride in a driverless passenger vehicle if they had the opportunity, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. That’s because residents in cities that have yet to … Read more
Elon Musk’s mom has been accused of urging people to commit voter fraud — with her own son’s social media site, X, flagging her post as “illegal.” Maye Musk, 76, posted her outrageous comments in response to her billionaire son telling his followers it was “super important to get all your friends and family to … Read more
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA Source link
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated. The Nobel Assembly said that their discovery is “proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function.” Ambros performed the research that … Read more
TOKYO — A team of scientists from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Fukushima on Monday as part of an annual monitoring and sampling mission to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, officials said. Japan began discharging the wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in August … Read more
Meta is facing calls from U.K. banks and payment firms like Revolut to financially compensate people who fall for scams on their services. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto via Getty Images Tensions are escalating between banking and payment companies and social media firms in the U.K. over who should be liable for compensating people if they … Read more
Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline co-starring in “Disclaimer,” a psychological thriller from writer-director Alfonso Cuarón, and Jelly Roll releasing “Beautifully Broken,” a follow-up to his breakout album “Whitsitt Chapel,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected … Read more
The “Super Mario 64” community is in disbelief after a new record was set. Bubzia, a “Super Mario 64” speedrunner, did the game’s 16-star challenge in under 20 minutes — while being blindfolded and unable to see the screen. It took Bubzia 118 days to complete the Nintendo game in under 20 minutes, after previously … Read more
Real estate agent and reality television star Ryan Serhant. Newspix Real estate has been historically slow to modernize, but AI is changing that. The integration of artificial intelligence is transforming how buyers and sellers interact with agents, fundamentally altering competitive dynamics in the industry. With AI reshaping daily operations of a real estate agent’s business … Read more