Allergic to seafood? Don"t eat swarming cicadas, US warns
Multiple recipes featuring cicadas have surfaced in the United States as billions of the bugs emerge from 17 years underground, prompting authorities to warn the hungry and curious to think twice before taking a bite......»»
Cryptocurrency is Akin To a "Ponzi Scheme", Warns India"s Central Bank
A top official of India's central bank has compared cryptocurrency to a "Ponzi scheme" and suggested an outright ban in its sharpest criticism just weeks after the government proposed taxation of the virtual digital asset and paved way to recognize i.....»»
Pegasus Spyware Should Be Banned, EU Data Agency Warns
NSO Group's controversial Pegasus spyware should be banned in the European Union, the bloc's in-house privacy watchdog warned on Tuesday. From a report: "The ban on the development and the deployment of spyware with the capability of Pegasus in the E.....»»
Russia Could Hit U.S. Chip Industry, White House Warns
Reuters reports: The White House is warning the chip industry to diversify its supply chain in case Russia retaliates against threatened U.S. export curbs by blocking access to key materials, people familiar with the matter said. The potential for.....»»
Australia warns koalas "endangered" as numbers plunge
Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered" on Friday, with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease......»»
COVID Vaccines Can Be Safe for People with Prior Allergic Reactions
My colleagues and I use a protocol to inoculate safely, and the CDC needs to revise its recommendations -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Apple warns MacBook Pro and Pro Display XDR users about potential ‘limited brightness’ error
Apple has published a new support document this week focused on a “limited brightness” display message that MacBook Pro and Pro Display XDR users might see. This comes several months after the launch of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBoo.....»»
Climate change, population threaten "staggering" US flood losses by 2050
Climate change is on track to ramp up the annual cost of US flood damage more than 25 percent by 2050, according to new research Monday that warns disadvantaged communities will likely bear the brunt of the financial burden......»»
FBI warns of fake job ads on official recruitment sites that can steal your personal details
The FBI's Internet Crime Center (IC3) Public Service Announcement warns that the average amount victims lost to fake job listings since 2019 is around $3,000. Scammers often spoof official companies’ job listings, using the same logos, language, im.....»»
WHO warns of COVID medical waste threat
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health......»»
Blue Box Game Studios YouTube Hacked, Warns Users Of False Pre-Order Emails
Blue Box Game Studios has revealed that its YouTube account has been hacked. The post Blue Box Game Studios YouTube Hacked, Warns Users Of False Pre-Order Emails appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios.....»»
Domestic Extremists Have Plotted to Disrupt US Power Grid, DHS Bulletin Warns
CBS News reports that foreign cyberattackers aren't the only potential threat to America's electrical power grid: Domestic violent extremists have been planning to try to disrupt the U.S. power grid and will probably keep doing so, according to a D.....»»
Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic "net zero", warn researchers
There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to reach climate targets such as net zero, a new report warns......»»
UMC warns of potential 28nm chip oversupply
The 28nm process market segment may experience an oversupply beyond 2023, according Jason Wang, president for pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC)......»»
WHO warns of potential for more variants as omicron subvariant found in US
"Learning to live with COVID cannot mean that we give this virus a free ride." Enlarge / World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (credit: Getty | Fabrice Cof) The head of the World Health Or.....»»
Some manufacturers have less than 5 days" supply of computer chips, Commerce Department warns
Some manufacturers that rely on semiconductors are down to less than five days' worth of inventory, according to a report released Tuesday by the Commerce Department, in the latest indication of the extent of the computer chip shortage......»»
Is your seafood climate friendly? Scientists outline the benefits of marine aquaculture
As a major source of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, food production has long occupied an important place in the climate-change discussion. Writing in BioScience, Alice Jones of the University of Adelaide, and an international team of scientists from.....»»
DHS Warns of Russian Cyberattack On US If It Responds To Ukraine Invasion
As tensions rise in the standoff over Ukraine, the Department of Homeland Security has warned that the U.S. response to a possible Russian invasion could result in a cyberattack launched against the U.S. by the Russian government or its proxies. ABC.....»»
Google warns that defamation case ruling will force it to "censor" the internet
The Guardian reports that the case revolves around George Defteros, a Victoria defense lawyer who previously represented Melbourne gangland figures. He sued Google over claims that its publication of search results showing a 2004 article defamed him......»»
Beijing warns of heavy air pollution during Winter Olympics
Beijing warned Monday that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog......»»
James Cameron Warns of "The Dangers of Deepfakes"
Slashdot reader DevNull127 shares this transcript of James Cameron's new interview with the BBC — which they've titled "The Danger of Deepfakes." "Almost everything we create seems to go wrong at some point," James Cameron says... James Ca.....»»