Kenneth Niemeyer

Account takeover fraud surged 354% in 2023, costing $13 billion. Here's how a former Mastercard executive narrowly avoided losing $100,000.

Amazon is seeking federal approval to expand its drone program in Texas, but is facing noise complaints from residents.

Donald Trump said he has "no choice" but to support electric vehicles thanks to Elon Musk's endorsement, but he prefers gas powered options.

Donald Trump said he has "no choice" but to support electric vehicles thanks to Elon Musk's endorsement, but he prefers gas powered options.

OpenAI appointed former NSA Director Paul Nakasone to its board of directors.Nakasone’s hiring aims to bolster AI security but raises surveillance concerns.There are creepy undercover security guards outside its office. It just appointed a former NSA director to its board. And its internal working group meant to promote the safe use of artificial intelligence has effectively disbanded.OpenAI is feeling a little less open every day.In its latest eyebrow-raising move, the company said Friday it ha…

Massachusetts state police say a suspect shot a Boston Dynamics robot dog during a SWAT standoff.The company said it was the first time one of its robot dogs took a bullet.Man’s best friend (in Robot form) would take a bullet for you, apparently.State troopers used three robots developed by Boston Dynamics to flush out a suspect hiding in a residence after shooting at police in Barnstable, Massachusetts earlier this month, state police said.One of them was a four-legged SPOT model named Roscoe,…

Iran debuted its new Gaza drone at an international arms fair in Doha earlier this month.The new drone can fly over 1,200 miles at 35,000 feet and carry 13 precision-guided bombs, Iran says.Iran is selling a new drone on the international market that it’s calling Gaza.Iran unveiled the drone at an arms expo in Doha earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Gaza drone can carry up to 13 bombs and travel more than 1,200 miles at 35,000 feet, according to the report.While Iran has l…

Republican lawmakers in Idaho are looking to expand the definition of cannibalism.State Rep. Heather Scott said she was inspired after learning about human composting.Republican lawmakers in Idaho introduced an anti-cannibalism law to address fears that human composting could lead to accidental cannibalism.State Rep. Heather Scott of Blanchard, Idaho, introduced the bill on Thursday. It would expand the state’s already existing cannibalism laws.Cannibalism is the practice of eating another perso…

Counter-Strike made nearly $1 billion from loot boxes last year.Regulators have argued over whether loot boxes should be considered gambling.Counter-Strike raked in nearly $1 billion last year from loot boxes — cases that players can purchase containing random items of varying value — a controversial feature some regulators liken to gambling.Gamers are known to shell out large sums of money for in-game items, especially in Counter-Strike, where a virtual weapon skin sold for over $500,000 last y…

Most of the 50 billion shoes produced every year end up in landfills.A Dutch company, however, says it’s figured out a solution.Shoes have proven difficult to recycle, but one Dutch company thinks it has found the perfect formula to sustainably break down footwear.Nearly 50 billion shoes are produced worldwide every year, and almost all of them eventually find their way into a landfill, Business Insider previously reported. Typical running shoes contain about 40 different parts made from several…

Twitch announced it is rolling back a new policy allowing artistic nudity.The rule change came after AI-generated women began streaming topless on the site.Twitch is rolling back its new rules allowing artistic nudity just two days after updating its sexual content policy.Twitch CEO Dan Clancy announced the change in a statement on Friday. He said the company realized the rule went too far, noting that AI can create realistic images that make it hard to distinguish between digital art and photog…

A 16-year-old collapsed during a cross-country race in Texas.Angel Hernandez was pronounced dead on October 13.A 16-year-old high school student in Texas is dead after he collapsed during a cross-country meet. He is another in a string of otherwise healthy high school athletes who have suddenly died during competition.Angel Hernandez died on October 13 after finishing in first place in a three-mile race, according to The Cinco Peso Press, the school newspaper at Chisholm Trail High School in For…

An otter in Florida viciously attacked a man, biting him 41 times.The otter later attacked a couple walking with their baby.An otter viciously attacked a Florida man while he was feeding ducks in a pond near his house.Joseph Scaglione said he went to feed the birds that typically gather at the gate surrounding his Jupiter, Florida home on September 23, but they all suddenly flew away when he approached, according to WPBF, a local ABC affiliate.Looked up, no hawk, look back down, and there was a…

Laura Barajas got a bacterial infection from eating undercooked tilapia.Barajas had to have all her limbs amputated because of the infection.A mother in California had to have all of her limbs amputated after eating a piece of undercooked tilapia.Laura Barajas, 40, purchased the fish from a local market in San Jose last month which she cooked and ate on her own at home, her friend Anna Messina wrote in a GoFundMe campaign.Barajas spent more than a month in the hospital fighting an infection of V…

Bob Ross’ first on-air painting is on sale for $9.8 million.The owner of the Minneapolis art gallery selling the painting said he hopes it goes to a museum.The first artwork iconic TV painter Bob Ross ever painted on air is on sale for $9.8 million.The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross first aired on PBS in 1983. The instructional painting show where Ross would teach everyday viewers to paint their own nature landscapes ran on the network until 1994.Ross was known for his calm demeanor and soothing…

More than 70,000 Burning Man attendees are stranded after heavy rains.The art festival typically attracts influencers, celebrities, and billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg.Burning Man organizers told more than 70,000 attendees to shelter in place after heavy rain on Friday turned the festival’s desert landscape into a sludgy mess.The nine-day festival held annually in Nevada is known for attracting billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, as well as all kinds of celebrities and influencers…

A police officer in Indiana was fined $35 after hitting and killing a man with his car.Fort Wayne officer Joshua Hartup hit local attorney Henry Najdeski in April.An Indiana police officer got a $35 ticket for hitting and killing a local attorney with his police car.Fort Wayne Police Seargent Joshua Hartup hit Henry Najdeski with his car at the intersection of Calhoun Street and Main Street in Fort Wayne on April 19 as he crossed the street, according to the Journal Gazette.Najdeski died three d…

A federal judge sentenced a former Indiana police officer to 10 years in prison Wednesday.Chase Winkle pleaded guilty to civil rights and obstruction charges.A federal judge sentenced a former police officer to 10 years in prison after he repeatedly beat up arrest subjects while his dad was the chief of police.The judge sentenced Chase Winkle, of the Muncie Police Department in Indiana, in federal court on Wednesday, according to court records.Winkle pleaded guilty in December 2022 to five civil…

Some cops in San Francisco will have to look elsewhere for their leavened goods after Reem’s California, a local bakery chain, said it is enforcing a policy not to serve anyone armed.The San Francisco Police Officer’s Association responded on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that Reem’s — a local bakery chain — had recently denied service to an officer who was in uniform.”“NO COPS ALLOWED. That’s the confirmed policy of the bakery chain Reem’s,” the union said in its post…

A Texas woman said someone hurled a spear through her windshield in a viral TikTok.San Antonio Police are actively investigating the attack but have no suspects.A Texas woman is lucky to be alive after she says someone chucked a five-foot spear through her windshield on her drive to a friend’s house.Shavone Canales posted a video on TikTok of the spear that she says someone literally launched through her windshield on Sunday. The seemingly random attack happened on an access road and was not a p…