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Google’s #legal team is unleashing fury on #hackers and #scammers by using a tactic that the company hasn’t pursued in years: sue them for money. Google says its “affirmative litigation” deters and raises awareness of bad behavior. Skeptics wonder whether these suits are too small a gesture. Who do you side with? Have your say in the comments.

French prosecutors gave preliminary information in a press release on Monday about the investigation into Telegram Messenger CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested suddenly on Saturday at #Paris’ Le Bourget airport.

The US Department of Justice claims that a company called RealPage is responsible for price-fixing across millions of apartment rental units nationwide.

Despite its comparatively small size and the continued absence of any obvious mainstream utility, the crypto industry is hurling more money than any other at the US general election.

Removing cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so resistant?

Snell’s window is one of the coolest phenomena in the natural world. You’ve seen it, but do you know what causes it?

The Telegram channel and website Deep State uses public data and insider intelligence to power its live tracker of Ukraine’s ever-shifting front line.

Here’s everything you need to know about lithium-ion battery fires in EVs and what you can do to stay safe if one starts in your car.

Researchers are testing the use of mRNA to get damaged livers to repair themselves, in a move that could one day lessen the need for organ transplants.

The new 2024-2025 formula is meant to boost protection against hospitalization and death due to Covid. In 2023, more than 916,300 people were hospitalized due to Covid-19 and more than 75,500 people died from the virus in the US alone. Vaccination can also protect against long #Covid, a chronic condition that lasts at least three months after an infection.