Some 150 people were arrested worldwide and more than $31.6 million in cash and virtual currencies were seized during a 10-month international investigation into opioid trafficking through darknet marketplaces, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. From a report: The massive probe, called “Operation Dark HunTor,” spanned three continents and led Read more…
“A star located 60 million light years away went supernova last year, and astronomers managed to capture all stages of the stellar explosion using telescopes both on the ground and in space,” reports Gizmodo. Long-time Slashdot reader spaceman375 shared Gizmodo’s report: This awesome display of astronomical power has yielded a Read more…
Time magazine spotted three things in the terms of service for former U.S. president Trump’s “Truth Social” site: – Despite advertising itself as a platform that will “give a voice to all,” according to a press release, TRUTH Social’s terms of service state that users may not “disparage, tarnish, or Read more…
America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation “refrained for almost three weeks from helping to unlock the computers of hundreds of businesses and institutions hobbled by a major ransomware attack this summer,” reports the Washington Post, “even though the bureau had secretly obtained the digital key needed to do so, according to Read more…
The Food and Drug Administration approved a virtual reality-based treatment for children with the visual disorder amblyopia, or lazy eye, the company behind the therapy announced today. Luminopia’s approach uses TV and movies to develop the weaker eye and train the eyes to work together. Patients watch the show or Read more…
Responding to a growing controversy over investing practices, the Federal Reserve announced Thursday a wide-ranging ban on officials owning individual stocks and bonds and limits on other activities as well. The ban includes top policymakers such as those who sit on the Federal Open Market Committee, along with senior staff. Read more…
Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media platform called TRUTH Social that will rolled be out early next year. The former president, who was banned from Facebook and Twitter earlier this year, says his goal is to rival the tech companies that have denied him the megaphone Read more…