Pop star Britney Spears is marking her 43rd birthday with newfound freedom after being declared legally single by the California courts. The singer’s divorce from ex-husband Sam Asghari was finalized in May, seven months after they separated in July last year. Spears’ separation from Asghari followed a 13-month wedding streak, during which he filed for … Read more
California’s largest raw milk producer, Fresno County’s Raw Farm, has stopped selling its dairy products after detecting the bird flu virus among its cows. The virus has affected nearly half of the state’s 1,100 dairy operators and can cause lethargy and reduced milk production in infected cows. Founder Mark McAfee said his dairy is under … Read more
The undefeated Tennessee men’s basketball team, now ranked No. 3 in the AP poll, is set to debut its new “Dark Mode” uniforms against Syracuse Orange this Tuesday. The unique jerseys mark a departure from the team’s previous designs and are inspired by their football team’s dark mode look. Head coach Rick Barnes had previously … Read more
The road to success in fantasy football is getting tougher, especially with six teams on bye. Top experts like Justin Boone, who won the Most Accurate Expert Competition in 2019, are making tough decisions for their players. Boone’s updated rankings will be released Thursday, but the final version comes out Sunday morning. For now, let’s … Read more
A team of four engineers has revived the concept of Apple’s Touch Bar with their new creation, the Flexbar. This standalone touchscreen display can be used with multiple devices and platforms through a USB connection, offering a unique alternative to traditional keyboards. The Flexbar is designed to provide dynamic access to user interface elements like … Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a rule that would limit data brokers’ ability to sell Americans’ sensitive personal and financial information. Under the proposed rule, data brokers selling consumer reports, such as income, credit history, or debt payments, would be subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which regulates how these … Read more
The American beverage company Coca-Cola has come under fire for reducing its environmental targets, sparking concerns among critics who had pinned their hopes on the firm’s efforts to mitigate climate change. In 2019, Coca-Cola had set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste, but the latest move suggests that these objectives are being … Read more
A team of researchers from MIT and elsewhere has developed a new photonic chip that can perform all key computations of a deep neural network optically on the chip. The device was able to complete machine-learning classification tasks in less than half a nanosecond while achieving over 92 percent accuracy, comparable to traditional hardware. The … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached settlements with two data brokers, Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla, over allegations they sold precise location data without consent. The companies claimed to have high-resolution location data that could track individuals’ movements within buildings. Instead of collecting the data themselves, Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla bought logs of people’s whereabouts … Read more
A popular website is currently down due to an overwhelming amount of traffic. The error message “429 Too Many Requests” is displayed on the site, indicating that it has reached its limit for incoming requests. The website’s administrators are working to resolve the issue and increase capacity to handle a larger number of visitors. In … Read more