Jury Finds Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Guilty on Four of Eleven Criminal Charges
After more than 50 hours of deliberation, a jury in California convicted Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes of four criminal fraud charges on Monday, January 3rd. Holmes, a longtime name in Silicon Valley, founded Theranos on the promise of…
Mining Lithium for Electric Vehicle Batteries May Threaten Flamingos, a Study Finds | Smart News
Flamingos in the Atacama region of Chile jimfeng via Getty Images Lithium is a key material to help power phones, laptops and electric vehicles. The demand for it has increased by about 8.9 percent annually, per the Harvard International Review, and will…
Intel Finds Bug in AMD’s Spectre Mitigation, AMD Issues Fix
News of a fresh Spectre BHB vulnerability that only impacts Intel and Arm processors emerged this week, but Intel’s research around these new attack vectors unearthed another issue: One of the patches that AMD has used to fix the Spectre…
Apps can help manage health conditions but few use them, poll finds
Although a plethora of smartphone apps can help people manage health conditions, a new poll suggests most don’t use them. File Photo by Skylines/Shutterstock Health and fitness apps are growing in popularity, but not among the people who might…
Telecom giant Ericsson continued doing business in areas that fell to ISIS, internal report finds
A man talks on his smartphone near a booth from Swedish technology firm Ericsson at the PT Expo in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) It was one of the largest fines ever for corporate fraud, a billion-dollar penalty…
Limiting screen time in infants may decrease risk of autism spectrum disorder, study finds
Male toddlers who watched more television at age one were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 3, compared to those without any screen time, according to a recent multi-site Japanese study published in JAMA Pediatrics. …
Surveys with repetitive questions yield bad data, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Surveys that ask too many of the same type of question tire respondents and return unreliable data, according to a new UC Riverside-led study. The study found that people tire from questions that vary only slightly and…
Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws, report finds
A smartphone app that’s expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a report published Tuesday. Citizen Lab,…
Watchdog report finds Chinese Olympic smartphone app has glaring security flaws
RICHMOND, Va. — A smartphone app that’s expected to be widely used by athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception, according to a…
Podcast Hosting Services Market to Expand at CAGR of 28.5% During Forecast Period, Finds TMR Study | News
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Analysts at TMR project the podcast hosting services market to surpass the valuation of US$ 47.64 Bn by 2031. Podcast hosting services is gaining traction as it includes specific tools designed to improve…