Student Loan Debt Relief on Hold After Federal Court Ruling – CNET
A federal judge in Texas strikes down the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness program. The administration is appealing the ruling.
LockBit ransomware suspect nabbed in Canada, faces charges in the US
Enlarge (credit: manley099) Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in a global campaign to spread ransomware known as LockBit. Mikhail Vasiliev,…
DeviantArt upsets artists with its new AI art generator, DreamUp
Enlarge / DreamUp AI image generator artwork proved by DeviantArt. (credit: DeviantArt) On Friday, the online art community DeviantArt announced DreamUp, an AI-powered text-to-image generator service powered by Stable Diffusion.…
NASA’s Hubble Captures Breathtaking Image of Intergalactic Bridge – CNET
An ethereal connection between two distant galaxies looks like it belongs in an episode of Star Trek.
Tech layoffs and what the near future might hold for tech workers
Tech industry layoffs are cyclical, and we’re in the midst of an economic downswing. But impacted workers should view this as an opportunity.Read More
How to Maximize Your Credit Card Cash Back – CNET
The right credit card paired with the right strategy can net lucrative rewards.
President Joe Biden at COP27: 5 Things You Need to Know – CNET
It was a fleeting visit to the UN climate summit in Egypt, but it had its moments
Tim Berners-Lee shares his vision of a collaborative web
Berners-Lee is working on a new data-sharing standard, Solid, to deliver on his Web 3.0 vision, and a company, Inrupt, to commercialize it.Read More
Making it easier to find game jobs in the economic downturn
With the 11,000 layoffs at Meta (Facebook) and the 3,500 at Twitter in the past week, the downturn afflicting the tech industry is getting serious. There are games-related layoffs at…
Twitter Disables Ability To Change Account Names, Remove Blue Checkmarks – CNET
The social media giant has locked down various aspects of its service as trolls have paid $8 to the company to receive blue verification checkmarks.