Former Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Sexually Assaulting Minor Victim
A former police officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia to violating the civil rights of a minor victim by forcibly sexually assaulting her.
ISIS Member Convicted of Terrorism, Sentenced to Life
A New York man was sentenced today to life in prison on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and five substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS in the forms of personnel, including...
Electronic Health Records Vendor NextGen Healthcare Inc. to Pay $31 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
NextGen Healthcare Inc. (NextGen), an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, has agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that NextGen violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by misrepresenting the capabilities of certain versions of its EHR software and providing unlawful remuneration to its...
Grammarly To Shut Text Editor SDK In January
Grammarly has announced that it will be shutting down its "Text Editor SDK" next year on January 10.
Apple iOS 17 Public Beta Includes Personal Voice Feature, Standby Mode & More
Apple has released the iOS 17 public beta, which includes a new StandBy mode, personal voice feature, and more. influencer Marques Brownlee revealed the personal voice feature on Twitter.
Musk Invites Users To Find Their Dates On Twitter
As people line up on dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, Elon Musk has a suggestion to use Twitter to find dates.
India’s ‘Bahubali’ Rocket LVM3 Lifts Off With Chandrayaan-3
India’s heavy-lift rocket LVM3 carrying the 3,897.89 kg Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Friday afternoon.
Meta To Train Speech Recognition Engines On ‘Clusters’ Of Speakers Using New Dataset
Meta has developed a new dataset that the company will use to improve the performance of automatic speech recognition (ASR) tools by clustering speech at the "utterance level".
Sony To Globally Launch ‘Access Controller’ For PS5 On Dec 6
Sony has announced that the 'Access controller' for PlayStation 5 (PS5) will be available globally on December 6, with preorders kicking off on July 21.
Reddit Sunsetting Coins & Awards Systems
Reddit is sunsetting its coins-- including Community coins for moderators-- and awards-- including Medals, Premium Awards, and Community Awards) systems.
Elon Musk Sues 4 Unknown People For Scraping Twitter Data
The Elon Musk-run X Corp has sued four unnamed individuals over unlawfully scraping data from Twitter, seeking over $1 million in damages.
European Space Agency To Track India’s Chandrayaan-3
European Space Agency (ESA) from its various centres will be tracking India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's progress and health, said the space agency, adding that it will also lend support to some future missions.
FTC Investigating OpenAI On ChatGPT Data Collection And Publication Of False Information
FTC is investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over possible consumer harm through its data collection and the publication of false information.
Twitter To Start Paying Creator Starting This Week
Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that some Twitter users will be eligible to earn money via ads on the platform.
7 More Individuals Charged In Connection With Illegal Gambling Businesses In Ohio
A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, returned five indictments, unsealed today, charging a total of ten individuals, three of whom were previously charged, with illegal gambling, tax and/or other related offenses.
Man Arrested for Cyberstalking and Making Antisemitic Threats Targeting Synagogues and Jewish-Owned Businesses
Donavon Parish, 28, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was arrested today and charged by indictment for allegedly engaging in cyberstalking and communicating interstate threats. The indictment alleges the defendant targeted his victims based on their actual or perceived religion, that is, the Jewish faith.
Florida Man Sentenced 18 Years In Prison For Attempting To Provide Material Support To ISIS
Muhammed Momtaz Al-Azhari, 26, of Tampa, Florida, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Three Cuban Nationals Sentenced For Sex Trafficking And Related Crimes In Texas Strip Clubs
Three Cuban nationals were sentenced for sex trafficking and related crimes in strip clubs in the Houston area.
Meta To Release Commercial AI Models Like ChatGPT, Bard
Meta is reportedly planning to release a commercial version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model in order to compete with Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's AI experiment Bard, which are racing ahead in the race to develop generative AI.
New AI-Powered Robot ‘Companions’ May Combat Human Loneliness
Researchers have developed companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) that may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic.
