“Havard”-trained spa owner injected clients with bogus Botox, prosecutors say
Mounting evidence Multiple clients and employees told investigators that Fadanelli also said she is a registered nurse, which is false. Though she is a registered aesthetician, aestheticians are not permitted to administer injections or prescription drugs. Investigators set up an…
Anthropic’s Haiku 3.5 surprises experts with an “intelligence” price increase
Speaking of Opus, Claude 3.5 Opus is nowhere to be seen, as AI researcher Simon Willison noted to Ars Technica in an interview. “All references to 3.5 Opus have vanished without a trace, and the price of 3.5 Haiku was…
NLRB: Grindr used RTO mandate to reduce headcount
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is accusing Grindr of using a return-to-office (RTO) mandate as an attempt to block employee efforts to form a union. On July 20, 2023, employees at the LGBTQ+ dating app announced plans to unionize….
Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions
Attack Path UNC5537 has been used in attacks against as many as 165 Snowflake customers. Credit: Mandiant Attack Path UNC5537 has been used in attacks against as many as 165 Snowflake customers. Credit: Mandiant None of the affected accounts used…
Endurance tells story of two expeditions, centuries apart
Finally, as the search was coming down to the wire, the Endurance22 team finally found the long-sought wreckage 3,008 meters down, roughly four miles (6.4 km) south of the ship’s last recorded position. The ship was in pristine condition partly…
Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge finds
But Freeman ruled that “May suffered economic harm because of third-party scammers’ fraudulent inducement, not Google’s omission or misrepresentation.” Additionally, May failed to show that Google had any duty to refund customers after Google cited Target and Walmart policies to…
NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
The current generation of Starlink satellites launch in batches of 20 to 23 spacecraft on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. They’re flat-packed one on top of the other inside the Falcon 9’s payload shroud, then released all at once in orbit….
Kia says its new EV camper concept is the “ideal escape pod”
Whenever we write about electric vans, the comments reveal a growing but pent-up demand for a camper version. Well, it seems that those vibes are being felt at Kia. It has created a pair of concepts for the Specialty Equipment…
Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.
Universal Music Group yesterday sued a music firm that allegedly distributes pirated songs on popular streaming services under misspelled versions of popular artists’ names—such as “Kendrik Laamar,” “Arriana Gramde,” “Jutin Biber,” and “Llady Gaga.” The UMG Recordings lawsuit against the…
Driving the biggest, least-efficient electric car: The Hummer EV SUV
GMC’s Hummers have always been divisive. After getting hold of the rights to a civilian version of the US military vehicle in 1999, the company set about designing new, smaller vehicles to create an entire range. The ungainly H2 and…