For every illegal drug, there is a combination of emojis that dealers and consumers use to evade detection on social media and messaging platforms. Snowflakes, snowfall, and snowmen symbolize cocaine. Love hearts, lightning bolts, and pill capsules mean MDMA, or molly. Brown hearts and dragons represent heroin. Grapes and baby bottles are the calling cards […]
December 18, 2024 | drugs, illegal drugs, Instagram, Policy, snapchat, social media, syndication, telegram | No comments
Still, the study provides insight into how employees respond to RTO mandates and the effect it has on corporations and available talent at a time when entities like Dell, Amazon, and the US government are getting stricter about in-office work. Higher turnover rates The researchers concluded that the average turnover rates for firms increased by […]
December 17, 2024 | Policy, return-to-office, Tech | No comments
The Supreme Court petition was filed by the New York State Telecommunications Association, CTIA-The Wireless Association, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association, USTelecom, ACA Connects-America’s Communications Association, and the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association. Cable lobby group NCTA filed a brief supporting the petition. New York Attorney General Letitia James defended the state law in a Supreme […]
December 17, 2024 | ISPs, new york $15 broadband law, Policy, Supreme Court | No comments
TikTok: Ban is slippery slope to broad US censorship According to TikTok, the government’s defense of the ban to prevent China from wielding a “covert” influence over Americans is a farce invented by lawyers to cover up the true mission of censorship. If the lower court’s verdict stands, TikTok alleged, “then Congress will have free […]
December 17, 2024 | bytedance, china, First Amendment, free speech, Policy, tiktok, TikTok ban, trump administration | No comments
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to crack down on news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair to Trump or Republicans in general. Carr’s stated goals would appear to mark a major shift in the FCC’s approach to broadcasters. Carr’s predecessors, including outgoing Chairwoman Jessica […]
December 17, 2024 | brendan carr, Donald Trump, Features, Policy | No comments
Matthew Decker is the former chief information officer for Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory. As of October, he’s also $250,000 richer. In his Penn State position, Decker was well placed to see that the university was not implementing all of the cybersecurity controls that were required by its various contracts with NASA and the […]
December 16, 2024 | False Claims Act, fraud, Policy, whistleblowers | No comments
Hackers trying to extort the Rhode Island government infiltrated the state’s public benefits system, causing state officials to shut down online services that let residents apply for Medicaid and other assistance programs. “As part of this investigation today, we discovered that within the Rhode Island Bridges system, a cybercriminal had installed dangerous malware that constituted […]
December 16, 2024 | Policy, Rhode Island, ribridges, Security | No comments
In his report, Sanders noted that Amazon is much too big to be held accountable by current maximum penalties for workplace safety violations, which are just over $16,000. Penalties for 50 violations for one two-year period were just $300,000, Sanders said, which was “approximately 1 percent of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation in 2023.” […]
December 16, 2024 | Amazon, amazon labor union, amazon warehouse workers, bernie sanders, national labor relations board, nlrb, Policy, unfair labor practices | No comments
“While not yet ready for full commercial service, T-Mobile Starlink was turned on temporarily to provide a critical communication option for those without any other means to reach emergency responders and loved ones during Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” the carrier said. “Even without the full constellation in place, customers with capable devices were able to […]
December 16, 2024 | Biz & IT, Policy, t-mobile starlink | No comments
An SEC spokesperson told Ars today that the commission’s policy is “to conduct investigations on a confidential basis to preserve the integrity of its investigative process. The SEC therefore does not comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation.” A Reuters source confirmed the settlement offer. “The SEC sent Musk a settlement offer […]
December 13, 2024 | elon musk sec, Policy | No comments