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Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom

Colonial Pipeline paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European hackers on Friday, contradicting reports earlier this week that the company had no intention of paying an extortion fee to help restore the country's largest fuel pipeline, Bloomberg report.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotMay 13th, 2021

Chinese hackers allegedly hit US wiretap systems to hit broadband networks

China put a backdoor on the US’s backdoor and reportedly used it to spy on American citizens......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated News2 hr. 29 min. ago

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led to the invention of "ant agriculture"

The event that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't all bad. The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which was abundant at the time as plants and animals were.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated News22 hr. 29 min. ago

From Open AI to hacked smart glasses, here are the 5 biggest AI headlines this week

Between OpenAI's $6.6 million funding round and some privacy-invading Meta Smart Glasses, we saw a scary number of developments in the AI space this week......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn"t easy

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade—but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

How London’s Crystal Palace was built so quickly

New study finds it was the earliest-known building to use a standard screw thread. London's Great Exhibition of 1851 attracted some 6 million people eager to experience more than.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

Toyota bets big on air taxis with $500M investment in Joby

Auto giant Toyota is investing another $500 million into Joby, which pioneered the first test flight of an air taxi over the skies of New York City......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Verizon: Service Restored Following Yesterday’s Network Outage

Some time around 7:45am on the west coast, reports started popping up that Verizon was experiencing a network outage. At its absolute peak, roughly 1.6 million users reported issues with the network, according to Downdetector. How accurate that figur.....»»

Category: mobileSource:  droidlifeRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

100+ domains seized to stymie Russian Star Blizzard hackers

Microsoft and the US Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by Star Blizzard, a Russian nation-state threat actor. “Between January 2023 and August 2024, Microsoft observed Star Blizzard target over 30 civil society organizations.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Carvana reaches 4 million vehicles bought and sold since its launch in 2013

Carvana on Oct. 3 released a report with insights on its first 4 million used-vehicle purchases and sales......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

Study suggests statistical "noise" affects perceived evolutionary rates

For decades, researchers have observed that rates of evolution seem to accelerate over short time periods—say five million years versus fifty million years. This broad pattern has suggested that "younger" groups of organisms, in evolutionary terms,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Genetic database shows some fungal crops became completely reliant on ants 27 million years ago

When humans began farming crops thousands of years ago, agriculture had already been around for millions of years. In fact, several animal lineages have been growing their own food since long before humans evolved as a species......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Scientists offer a detailed look at the skeleton of an ancient predator that thrived in extreme conditions

Imagine a world on the brink of collapse: volcanic eruptions spewing toxic gases, oceans turning acidic, and up to 90% of Earth's species vanishing in the blink of an eye. This was the reality at the end of the Permian Period, around 252 million year.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

The secret to healthy and sustainable fish fingers: An expert explains

I like to eat quintessential fish fingers as a crusty bread sandwich, with lemon juice, mayonnaise and salad. And I'm not the only one. Fish fingers are one of the most commonly bought fish products in the UK, with around 1.5 million eaten each day (.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Manufacturers are lucrative targets for cybercriminals

Hackers and other bad actors believe manufacturers are behind on security measures and more likely to pay a ransom......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Bacteria-derived enzyme shows potential for polyethylene biodegradation

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year. In particular, non-biodegradable plastic waste, which takes over 500 years to decompose naturally, is mostly treated.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Accept our king, our god, or else: The senseless "requirement" Spanish colonizers used

Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus himself has become a metaphor for the evils of early colonial empires, and right.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Toyota will invest $500 million more into air-taxi startup Joby Aviation

The additional funding will bring Toyota Motor Corp.'s investment in Joby Aviation to $894 million......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

First map of every neuron in an adult brain has been produced for a fruit fly

The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Harmonic Security raises $17.5 million to improve data security for organizations

Harmonic Security has secured $17.5 million in Series A funding to bring its “zero-touch data protection” capabilities to enterprises. Total funding has now reached more than $26 million since the company launched in October last year with enterp.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Pikashow is Popular in India. Why?

Pikashow is a prime Live TV application available for all Android devices. Pikashow APK is a fast streaming app that offers a diverse range of free and paid content. This free-of-cost streaming service comes with easy access to all the local and glob.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024