Former Florida CEO Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
A former Jacksonville company CEO was sentenced yesterday to 32 months in prison for willfully attempting to evade the assessment of his federal income taxes.
Michigan Man Convicted On Charges Of Providing Material Support To ISIS
A Michigan man was convicted by a federal jury today in the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection...
Man Pleads Guilty To Coercing And Threatening Children Into Producing Images Of Child Sexual Abuse
A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to coercing and threatening multiple minors into creating videos of themselves engaging in sexual activity.
Israel’s Cyber Security Chief Blames Iran For Cyberattacks
Gaby Portnoy, Director-General of Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), has accused Iran of "leading an aggressive, orchestrated campaign against Israel's cyberspace".
Spotify Surpasses 200 Million Paid Subscribers
Spotify on Tuesday announced its premium subscribers base has touched 205 million, representing a 14 percent increase year-on-year. This makes Spotify the world's first music streaming company to achieve such a large user base.
Meta To Shut Down Social To-Do List App ‘Move’ In March
Meta has announced that it will shut down its social to-do list application 'Move', which allows users to earn points for completing tasks on either their personal or group to-do lists, in March.
WhatsApp Faces Privacy Setting Issue Globally On iOS
WhatsApp is facing a server-side issue, making it impossible to update the privacy setting "who can see when I'm online," globally on iOS.
US NSF Signs $50 Million Pact With Ericsson, IBM, Intel, And Samsung For Chip Design
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it has signed a $50 million pact with Ericsson, IBM, Intel, and Samsung to support the design of next-generation semiconductors.
Young Scientist Develops Biosensor That Can Detect Covid From Sweat
A former student of Allahabad University (AU) claims to have developed a biosensor that can detect Covid-19 infection through sweat samples.
Instagram Expands ‘Notes’ Feature To Europe, Japan
Meta-owned Americal photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram has expanded its 'Notes' feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan.
Revealed: Only 7 Health Symptoms Directly Related To Long Covid
Long Covid patients are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection, a new study has revealed.
Musk Plans WeChat-Like Payments System On Twitter That Includes Crypto
Elon Musk is now working on a payments system that will support accepted currencies with crypto functionality embedded into it.
Meta Testing ‘Members-Only Worlds’ In Horizon Worlds
Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'.
Netflix Brings ‘Kids Mystery Box’ Feature To Android Devices
Netflix has rolled out its 'Kids Mystery Box' feature on Android devices globally, which provides a fun and safe space for kids to discover their next favorite series and films.
Samsung’s Q4 Profit Drops 69% On Sluggish Demand, Lowest Since 2014
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter operating profit plunged nearly 70 percent from a year ago, as the global economic slowdown hurt the sales of electronic devices and semiconductors that power them.
Intel To Layoff About 340 Employees At California Campus
Intel is laying off nearly 340 employees at one of its campuses in the US.
Whatsapp Rolling Out Longer Group Subjects, Descriptions On Android Beta
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out longer group subjects and descriptions on Android beta.
Conspirators Sentenced in Multimillion-Dollar Reptile Smuggling Scheme
Today, Ka Yeung Marvin Chan, a Canadian national, was sentenced to a term of 14 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle reptiles from the United States to Asia.
Two Florida Doctors Convicted In $31 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted two Florida doctors today for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.
JD Sports Data Breach Exposes 10 Million Customers’ Info
JD Sports is warning customers of a data breach after a server was hacked that contained online order information for 10 million customers placed between November 2018 and October 2020.
