A catalytic converter theft that"s the wurst
The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile was victimized during a stop in Las Vegas this month......»»
GitHub Removes GTA Fan Projects re3 and reVC Following New Take-Two DMCA Notice
After Take-Two Interactive sent a legal letter to Github referencing a copyright infringement lawsuit against the people behind the popular re3 and reVC Grand Theft Auto fan projects, Github has now removed the repositories for a second time. Take-Tw.....»»
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Has Been Rated In Korea
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – The Definitive Edition Has Been Rated In Korea.....»»
Microbial "theft" enables breakdown of methane, toxic methylmercury
A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Michigan have discovered that certain bacteria can steal an essential compound from other microbes to break down methane and toxic methylmercury in the envir.....»»
Report: Google has illegally underpaid thousands of temp workers since 2019
The Guardian says Google knew about wage theft in 2019 and opted for a cover-up. Enlarge A new investigation from The Guardian pulls no punches while detailing Google's treatment of temporary workers, saying, "Google has been illegally under.....»»
Epic Store gained 7 million new users during the GTA V giveaway
Last year when Epic was giving Grand Theft Auto V away in its game store, so many customers rushed to claim the freebie that it crashed the EGS servers. It was unclear how many claimed the uber-popular title that had already sold 120 million copies o.....»»
Epic gained 7 million new game store users during its GTA V giveaway
Last year when Epic was giving Grand Theft Auto V away in its game store, so many customers rushed to claim the freebie that it crashed the EGS servers. It was unclear how many claimed the uber-popular title that had already sold 120 million copies o.....»»
To reduce vehicle pollution, a single atom can do the work of several
Your ride might be a modest one—but if it burns gasoline, you have precious metals on board. To reduce pollution at the tailpipe, gasoline cars and trucks today come equipped with catalytic converters that contain platinum-group metals such as rhod.....»»
T-Mobile says 48 million current and former customers impacted by hack, offers free identity theft protection
Earlier this week, it was reported that a hacker was offering to sell T-Mobile customer data. They claimed to have information relating to 100 million accounts, asking 6 Bitcoin, around $270,000, for a subset that contained info on 30 million social.....»»
New strategy designed for sustainable production of benzylamines from lignin
Benzylamines, one type of N-functionalized aromatics, are widely used as precursors of pharmaceuticals and synthetic dyes. Catalytic conversion of lignin into value-added N-containing chemicals such as benzylamines is significant to bring the biorefi.....»»
How International Scam Artists Pulled off an Epic Theft of Covid Benefits
Russian mobsters, Chinese hackers and Nigerian scammers have used stolen identities to plunder tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid, officials say. From a report: In June, the FBI got a warrant to hunt through the Google accounts of Abedemi Ru.....»»
Pearson To Pay $1 Million Fine for Misleading Investors About 2018 Data Breach
Pearson, a London-based publishing and education giant that provides software to schools and universities has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors about a 2018 data breach resulting in the theft of millions of student r.....»»
The GTA Remastered Trilogy Appears To Be Real, And Coming To Switch
After months of rumors and speculation, Kotaku has learned from sources that Rockstar Games may be remastering three classic Grand Theft Auto games. Currently, it appears these games will be released later this fall for a multitude of platforms, incl.....»»
Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas remasters are reportedly arriving in a few months
The exciting news comes from a Kotaku report that claims the remasters will arrive in late October or early November this year on pretty much every platform available: PC, Stadia, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. They will also.....»»
Classic Grand Theft Auto games reportedly getting a remaster and Switch versions
According to a report from Kotaku, remasters of three classic Grand Theft Auto titles will release this fall......»»
Hacker is returning $600M in crypto, claiming theft was just “for fun”
Hacker was holding onto the stolen funds to "keep it safe." Enlarge (credit: Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images) The hacker who breached the Poly Network crypto platform says the theft was just "for fun :)” and that the hacker is now returning the.....»»
Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Windows Explorer
Directory Opus works just like Explorer, but faster. Features include a tabbed interface, duplicate file finder, image converter, and more. Test a fully functional version of Directory Opus for free......»»
"Reduction" allows for cleaner and more efficient catalytic reactions
In an ongoing effort to accelerate catalytic reactions, oxidation of metal complexes using light has emerged as a standard method to synthesize aromatic compounds. Now, researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a high-yield synth.....»»
A pathway to stable, high-activity catalysts from gold nanoclusters
Catalysts are ubiquitous, whether in the form of an enzyme in the body that digests food or the catalytic converter in the car that breaks down pollutants. Catalysts play an important role in making chemical reactions more efficient. Recently, atomic.....»»
$600 million gone: The biggest crypto theft in history
Hackers have stolen some $600 million in cryptocurrency from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network, in what it says is the largest theft in the industry's history......»»
Green hydrogen: Why do certain catalysts improve in operation?
As a rule, most catalyst materials deteriorate during repeated catalytic cycles—they age. But there are also compounds that increase their performance over the course of catalysis. One example is the mineral erythrite, a mineral compound comprising.....»»