Former Theranos COO is guilty of federal fraud: Former Theranos COO and ex-boyfriend of company founder Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, was found guilty of cheating investors and patients. Following a protracted trial that began in March with opening remarks, the jury’s deliberations lasted for four full days. All 12 allegations against Balwani, including 10 counts of federal wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to conduct wire fraud, were found to be true by a jury consisting of five men and seven women. A different jury in Holmes’ trial found her not guilty of deceiving patients, but it was…
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Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia: On Thursday, Brittney Griner appeared in a Russian court and pled guilty to the drug allegations against her. The two-time Olympic gold winner was detained in February on suspicion of trying to carry vape cartridges containing oils derived from cannabis through a Moscow airport. According to the allegations, the cartridges included cannabis oil. “Your honor, I would like to enter a guilty plea. However, there was no malicious intent. According to a Reuters report, she stated in court, “I didn’t wish to break the law.” I’d be happy to provide my…
Canadian scientist says he’s found a huge ozone hole over the tropics: A researcher from Canada has found a big hole in the ozone layer that is located above the tropical area of the earth and has the potential to affect fifty percent of the population of the world. According to Qing-Bin Lu, a professor at the University of Waterloo, the hole is seven times larger than the famous Antarctic ozone hole that appears in the spring. The findings were written up and presented in the academic publication known as AIP Advances. According to Lu, the findings of his investigation…
A troubleshooting primer for software developers: The finest software engineers are those who not only write code but also test and troubleshoot it. This primer will provide a framework for best practices, regardless of whether you built the code for your present code base or inherited it. The fallacy of “zero bug software.” Bugs exist in every piece of software. Everyone who has ever worked in the field of software development is well aware of this particular reality. To attempt to track down and fix every single little bug that may exist in an application of any level of complexity…
Part of Georgia Guidestones damaged by the explosion, GBI says: An explosion that occurred on Wednesday at the unexplained Georgia Guidestones near Elberton, Georgia, caused the stones to sustain serious damage. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations, the preliminary information suggests that somebody set off an explosive device around four in the morning on Wednesday. This information comes from the investigation so far. Officials with the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, according to officials with the GBI, discovered that the explosion damaged a significant amount of the facility. According to Christopher Kubas, Executive Vice President of the Elberton Granite Association,…
Steve Barclay appointed as health secretary after Sajid Javid’s resignation: Mr. Johnson’s position is still in jeopardy as a result of the simultaneous resignations of both Mr. Javid and Mr. Sunak; however, several cabinet ministers, including Dominic Raab, Liz Truss, Michael Gove, Therese Coffey, and Ben Wallace, have indicated that they will remain in the government and continue to support the Prime Minister. According to the announcement made by Downing Street, Steve Barclay will serve as the new health secretary. A former chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and chief of staff in Downing Street, Mr. Barclay is no stranger…
How to fix the apt-key deprecated warning in Ubuntu? Allow me to paint the picture for you. It is time to update or upgrade your Linux desktop or server, which is something that must be done on a consistent and regular basis. You launch the terminal window and run the apt-get update command, only to have the following warning prompt appear on the screen: The key is saved in the legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg); for more information, refer to the DEPRECATION section of the apt-key(8) man page. The apt-key command has been deprecated for quite some time, and it is…
7 Trump Allies Subpoenaed in Georgia Criminal Investigation: In relation to the investigation into interference in the election, numerous people in the orbit of the former president, including Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham, and John Eastman, were served with subpoenas. In the ongoing criminal investigation in Georgia into allegations that Donald J. Trump and his associates interfered with the election, seven of Mr. Trump’s advisors and allies, including Senator Lindsey Graham and Rudolph W. Giuliani, were issued subpoenas on Tuesday to testify. The move was the most recent indication that the probe has implicated a number of important members of Mr.…
Covid is rising again in the UK – should we worry? It is understandable if you feel the need to heave a sigh of relief right about now. There is a lot going on, from the situation in Ukraine to the rise in prices of everything, and now the terrible problem of Covid is rearing its head once more. Since the beginning of June, the number of persons sick in the UK has more than doubled, with almost 2.3 million people testing positive for the infection, according to the most recent numbers. It’s likely that you know someone who’s been…
Google will delete user location history for abortion clinic visits: Google said Friday that it would delete its users’ location history whenever they visit an abortion clinic, domestic violence shelter or other similarly-sensitive place, responding publicly for the first time to calls for the data giant to limit the amount of information it collects that could be used by law enforcement for abortion investigations and prosecutions. “If our systems identify that someone has visited one of these places, we will delete these entries from Location History soon after they visit,” Jen Fitzpatrick, a senior Google executive, said in a blog…