Floppy disks get a second life at Cambridge University Library

A new program at the University of Cambridge library in the UK is asking people to bring in their floppy disks so that any digital artifacts on them can be extracted. Among rediscovered files are ...
NOLA.com

A fence just went up around the New Orleans public library. Here's why.

"Fires were going, music was blasting, people using alcohol, selling stuff on the steps," said Nathaniel Fields, director of the city’s Office of Homeless Services. "And (library staff) were just like ...
moonshineink

This is Your Library Rallying Call

I am a Library Person. (For proof, cut to Alex’s life montage: Child-me checking out 10 books at a time from my local library, literally staggering beneath a stack as I walked back out to the car; ...
webtv.un.org

Join the UN Library’s call for openness in science

Every two years, the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library of the Department of Global Communications brings together people from around the world to promote the principles of openness in science and ...
Omaha.com

Swatting call disrupts quiet afternoon at UNO campus library

University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor Joanne Li and Metro Community College President Randy Schmailzl announce the Momentum partnership between UNO and MCC at the Barbara Weitz Community ...
ConsumerAffairs

Citizens Disability will pay $1 million to settle FTC claims over illegal telemarketing

FTC says Citizens Disability and a subsidiary made 109 million calls, including 25.7 million to numbers on the Do Not Call Registry. Proposed order would ban certain robocalls, prohibit DNC violations ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Don't call this number listed for Miami police. Authorities say it's a fake

Miami Police are warning the community that a phone number listed for their department on Google is actually a scammer impersonating authorities. The fake number is 305-449-3777, and is currently ...
WDSU

Louisiana 911 systems restored after hours-long phone outage

DRY. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS ON WDSU NEWS AT 4:00. AND WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS. THE 911 OPERATIONS NOW FIXED AFTER AN HOURS LONG OUTAGE. THIS ALSO IMPACTED MISSISSIPPI OPERATIONS IN 311. THE ...
TechCrunch

Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts

A viral app called Neon, which offers to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell that data to AI companies, has rapidly risen to the ranks of the top-five free iPhone apps ...
GameSpot

Call Of Duty Still Played By A "Shocking" Number Of People On PS4 And Xbox One

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. EA's Battlefield 6 is ditching PS4 and Xbox, but Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is still releasing on those aging consoles. Why? There is a ...
The Nation Newspaper

Oluremi Tinubu marks birthday with call for national library completion

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, turned a year older on, but instead of basking in lavish personal celebrations, she asked well-wishers to redirect their gifts towards the completion of ...