Enlarge / The vaquita’s population is small, but it may have purged most of its harmful mutations in the past. (credit: David Schneider) With only around 10 individuals left in the world, a tiny porpoise called the vaquita is facing extinction. Somewhat surprisingly, despite the relative shallowness of its gene pool, inbreeding isn’t likely to […]
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Frontier lied about Internet speeds and “ripped off customers,” FTC says
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Steven Puetzer) The Federal Trade Commission today said it “has moved to stop Internet service provider Frontier Communications from lying to consumers and charging them for high-speed Internet speeds it fails to deliver.” Frontier was sued by the FTC in May 2021, and on Thursday, it agreed to a settlement […]
Stung by 3 court losses, ISPs stop fighting California net neutrality law
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | nevarpp) The broadband industry has abandoned its lawsuit against California’s net neutrality law after a series of court rulings went against Internet service providers. The four broadband lobby groups that sued California “hereby stipulate to the dismissal of this action without prejudice,” they wrote in a filing Wednesday in US […]
ISPs can’t find any judges who will block California net neutrality law
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) The broadband industry has lost another attempt to block California’s net neutrality law. After ISP lobby groups’ motion for a preliminary injunction was denied last year in US District Court for the Eastern District of California, they appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. […]
Who would’ve thunk? People in Oakland aren’t attending A’s games
We’re less than two weeks into the MLB season and just like everyone predicted, the Oakland Athletics are tied for first place in their division…wait, what? Yeah, it’s early, but the A’s were supposed to be the cellar dwellers of the AL West. They spent a whopping $0 in free agency and traded away two […]
It’s not just Glen Canyon—dams around the Southwest are taking a hit
Enlarge / Water levels at the Hoover Dam are well below capacity. (credit: Jorge Villalba ) News that Arizona’s Lake Powell is slowly but surely drying up has spread far and wide. The reservoir behind the particular 1, 320-megawatt Glen Canyon Atteinte and power station, Lake Powell plays an important role in providing power for […]
Shailene Woodley & Aaron Rodgers Were Spotted Getting ‘Very Affectionate’ At California Winery Amid Reconciliation Rumors
Once again, Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers are fueling reconciliation rumors, this time doing so at a PDA-packed visit to a California winery. According to People , eye-witnesses spotted the (possible? ) couple out together on Saturday at the Demetria Winery in Los Olivos, California. Shailene and Aaron reportedly sat at an outdoor wine-tasting patio […]
California’s strict child-data bill would limit Big Tech data collection
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images ) California lawmakers plan to introduce a new bill to protect children’s data online this Thursday, mirroring the UK’s recently introduced children’s code, as part of growing momentum globally for stricter regulation on Big Tech. The California age appropriate design code bill will require many of the world’s biggest tech platforms […]
Woman Discovered Dead Following Disappearance After Telling Family She Was Going To The Gym
The body of a California woman has been discovered just about two weeks after she first went missing at the very end of January. Sara Otero, a 28-year-old woman from Oceanside, California, was last seen on back on January 28 in the southern California city. That morning, she left her mother’s house in her Subaru Outback […]
College Football Star Dies At End Of Navy SEAL Hell Week Training: ‘An Investigation Is Underway’
One U. S. Navy SEAL candidate is dead and another has been hospitalized after the pair were part of a group that completed the first phase of Navy SEAL training, known popularly as “ Hell 7 days. ” Kyle Mullen died on February 4 after he was taken to the hospital following the particular completion […]