Monthly Archives: December 2022

Proton Drive iOS and Android Apps Now Available for Encrypted Cloud Storage

Swiss-based privacy startup Proton today announced the availability of mobile apps for its Proton Drive cloud storage service, providing users with an easier way to securely upload, store, and share files from their iOS and Android devices. All files and folders uploaded to the storage service are protected by Proton’s open-source, publicly-audited end-to-end encryption, which…

Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for Theranos fraud

Enlarge / Former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani and his legal team leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on July 7, 2022 in San Jose, California. Balwani was found guilty on 12 counts of conspiracy and fraud for allegedly engaging in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors. (credit: Getty | David Odisho) A federal…

New kilonova has astronomers rethinking what we know about gamma-ray bursts

Enlarge / Artist’s impression of GRB 211211A. The kilonova and gamma-ray burst is on the right. (credit: Aaron M. Geller/Northwestern/CIERA) A year ago, astronomers discovered a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) lasting nearly two minutes, dubbed GRB 211211A. Now that unusual event is upending the long-standing assumption that longer GRBs are the distinctive signature of a massive…

Tesla appears to be turning back to radar for its vehicles

Tesla plans to add a new radar product to its vehicles in mid-January, according to documents posted with the Federal Communications Commission. The disclosure, which was first reported by Electrek, comes as the company faces scrutiny over the safety and capabilities of its standard advanced driver assistance system known as Autopilot and the $15,000 optional…

Democratic lawmakers want Elon Musk to explain China’s role in ‘platform manipulation’ during protests

Three Democratic lawmakers in the House are demanding answers from Elon Musk about a recent “platform manipulation campaign” related to recent protests in China. In a letter to the Twitter CEO, Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Adam Schiff and Jackie Speier write that they have “deep concern” about the recent spam campaign that drowned out tweets about…