Tag: distraction

Fake emergency call used as ‘distraction’ for vandalism

DENVER (KDVR) — A weekend act of vandalism — and a fake emergency call around the same time — are under investigation at the University of Denver, where a protest encampment continues against the war in Gaza. Campus Safety Chief Michael Bunker said on Monday that an academic building was vandalized on Sunday night. “It […]

Placer County law enforcement warns residents of a distraction scam

(FOX40.COM) — Law enforcement in Placer County recently issued a public service announcement that advised residents to “beware of distraction theft.” “Once again we’d like to warn our community about distraction theft,” the Rocklin Police Department said. “It usually involves a stranger approaching a victim and making conversation or asking for help with something, and […]

Games can bring us distraction, satisfaction

Hi. I’m Karen and I’m a New York Times games addict. (Your response: Hi, Karen) It started simply. I read the paper every day; I saw the mini crossword. I thought: oh, this might be fun and certainly less daunting than the “real” crossword. And so it began. I did not realize at the time […]

Elon Musk says at SpaceX ‘we never think about the quarter’—and he’s in no rush to spin off Starlink given the ‘tremendous distraction’ of being public like Tesla

The space business and public markets are not, perhaps, a match made in heaven. Consider the much-anticipated Starlink IPO. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the most valuable private company in the U.S., and its largest revenue driver by far is Starlink, which offers broadband connections around the globe via a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. But […]