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11 May 2014, 2:00 pm
Cyrus Farivar SAN FRANCISCO—Seated at a conference table in HashFast's offices, flanked by four other top employees, CEO Eduardo deCastro explained on Friday morning that the now-former Bitcoin miner manufacturer made key mistakes in late 2013 that lead to the company’s precarious position. [read post]
22 Jun 2018, 2:31 am
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) Huston Huddleston, the Los Angeles man who years ago announced that he had "saved the bridge" of a discarded Enterprise-D touring set, has now pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. [read post]
30 Dec 2017, 9:30 am
Enlarge (credit: Cyrus Farivar) I’ve never read such a gripping book about spies that opens with the hopeful words: “This is a love story. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 1:35 pm
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) After spending millions to station officers for over 1,200 days on the off-chance that Julian Assange would step out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the Metropolitan Police Service announced Monday that it would remove its constant overt presence outside the building. [read post]
6 May 2018, 8:00 am
Enlarge (credit: Cyrus Farivar) I have a love-hate relationship with Twitter. [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 12:02 pm
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) Two major providers of police body-worn cameras have become embroiled in a patent battle. [read post]
11 Jan 2019, 5:41 am
" (credit: Cyrus Farivar) Alphabet's board of directors was sued twice in California state court on Thursday by different investors making largely the same claim: that the company breached its fiduciary duty when it allowed alleged rampant sexual misconduct by top male executives to persist. [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 2:34 pm
That was the thrust of an “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” program Thursday in Eckstein Hall featuring Cyrus Farivar, author of a new book, Habeas Data: Privacy vs. the Rise of Surveillance Tech. [read post]
3 May 2018, 1:00 am
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) OAKLAND, Calif. [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 9:00 am
Enlarge (credit: Cyrus Farivar) For years, Ars has been examining how surveillance technology is used in practice in Oakland, California. [read post]
5 May 2017, 4:15 am
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) OAKLAND, Calif. [read post]
12 May 2014, 5:35 pm
Cyrus Farivar Just days after HashFast’s CEO told Ars that his company was “as poor as church mice,” a group of five customers has filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the Bitcoin miner manufacturer-turned-chipmaker. [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 1:12 pm
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) SAN FRANCISCO—Defense attorneys forcefully argued Tuesday before the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals that their client—a journalist convicted under an anti-hacking law last year—did not actually damage a media website that was briefly altered. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 9:20 am
Cyrus Farivar According to a new letter from the Metropolitan Police, London is spending an average of £10,982 ($16,384) per day to stake out the Ecuadorian Embassy where Julian Assange has been holed up for the last 386 days. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 5:38 am
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) Google has fired a staffer who allegedly leaked the names of Google employees and their personal details to the news media, Ryan Gallagher reports in a scoop for Bloomberg News. [read post]
24 Jan 2016, 10:17 am
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) Over the winter holidays, I took some well-needed time offline, away from e-mail and social media. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 1:20 pm
Filmed before a live audience in Oakland tiki bar Longitude (located on 347 14th Street), each episode of Ars Technica Live is a speculative, informal conversation between your fine hosts Annalee Newitz and Cyrus Farivar and an invited guest. [read post]
30 Sep 2019, 2:58 am
Though ruled unconstitutional a half century ago, Louisiana’s criminal defamation law has remained on the books and could still cause you grief, especially if a sheriff’s office thinks you’ve defamed it [Sara Pagones and Katie Moore, NOLA.com] Certiorari petition filed asking Supreme Court to stop climatologist Michael Mann’s lawsuit against National Review [NR, earlier] Latest sassy response to a cease-and-desist demand (language) [Mike Masnick, TechDirt; “Diamond… [read post]
16 Oct 2017, 4:08 pm
(credit: Cyrus Farivar) SAN FRANCISCO—Days after two leading members of the Congressional Black Caucus got Facebook to commit to hiring a black member to its board of directors, they again pressed major tech firms to diversify the hiring of executives and rank-and-file employees. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 7:00 am
Cyrus Farivar The chairman of the major red light camera vendor, Redflex, has told the company's investors that North America is a "low/no-growth market," and that the company continues to face "potential legal risk as a result of the investigative findings. [read post]
