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Oldenburg researchers study spider webs to track plastic particles in the air. Credit: University of Oldenburg/Daniel Schmidt Flies, mosquitoes, dust and even microplastics—spider webs capture whatever travels through the air. Researchers at the university have now for the first time tested if they can get an overview of plastic particles in the air by examining the eight-legged creatures' catch.…

Foldable phones have carved out their niche in the smartphone market as more OEMs are hopping on the bandwagon. Two prominent figures in the foldable smartphone market are Huawei and Samsung. According to Ross Young, Huawei is catching up to Samsung in terms of foldable smartphone sales.Samsung and Huawei were the first two companies to build foldable phones back in 2019, and they’ve both made significant improvements to their designs in the intervening years. Samsung has taken a clear lead over the other companies that…

As an agent on the IRS’s cyber investigations team, Chris Janczewski led some of the government’s biggest crypto busts, including the takedown of a major child exploitation site and the seizure of much of the $4.5 billion of bitcoin stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Those busts helped Janczewski make the jump to the private sector a few months ago. He’s now the head of investigations at a private crypto intelligence firm called TRM Labs, which, among other things, focuses on detecting illicit crypto transactions.…