The gap keeps widening between the super rich tech superstars and the merely super. There’s one possible explanation.
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Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over ‘Black Widow’ Release
The star said making the film available on Disney+ at the same time it opened in theaters “dramatically” lowered box office revenue, which could cost her tens of millions of dollars.
Feds list the top 30 most exploited vulnerabilities. Many are years old
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Government officials in the US, UK, and Australia are urging public- and private-sector organizations to secure their networks by ensuring firewalls, VPNs, and other network-perimeter devices are patched against the most widespread exploits. In a joint advisory published Wednesday, the US FBI and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the Australian...
Robinhood Prices Its I.P.O. at $38 a Share
The stock trading app is set to start trading as a public company on Thursday.
Take Control of Your Home Screen
Folders, quick-action menus, widgets and a little basic icon organization can make navigating your smartphone a smoother experience.
Biden warns cyber attacks could lead to a “real shooting war”
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo attend a plenary session of a NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021. (credit: Laurie Dieffembacq | Getty Images) President Joe Biden has warned that cyberattacks could escalate...
Sean Gallagher and an AI expert talk today about our crazy machine-learning adventure
Enlarge We’ve spent the past few weeks burning copious amounts of AWS compute time trying to invent an algorithm to parse Ars’ front-page story headlines to predict which ones will win an A/B test—and we learned a lot. One of the lessons is that we—and by “we,” I mainly mean “me,” since this odyssey was...
Haron and BlackMatter are the latest groups to crash the ransomware party
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) July has so far ushered in at least two new ransomware groups. Or maybe they’re old ones undergoing a rebranding. Researchers are in the process of running down several different theories. Both groups say they are aiming for big-game targets, meaning corporations or other large businesses with the pockets to pay...
Groceries in 10 Minutes: Delivery Start-Ups Crowd City Streets Across Globe
Venture capital’s newest darling is the online rapid grocery delivery industry. Getir, a six-year-old Turkish company, is trying to outpace its new competitors in a worldwide expansion.
QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.
Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don’t want to give them up.