Experian, You Have Some Explaining To Do
Security reporter Brian Krebs: Twice in the past month KrebsOnSecurity has heard from readers who had their accounts at big-three credit bureau Experian hacked and updated with a new email address that wasn't theirs. In both cases the readers used pa.....»»
Earth"s energy budget is out of balance – here"s how it"s warming the climate
You probably remember your grade school science teachers explaining that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. That's a fundamental property of the universe......»»
Evolution in real time
How does unicellular life transition to multicellular life? The research team of Professor Lutz Becks at the Limnological Institute of the University of Konstanz has taken a major step forward in explaining this very complex process. They were able t.....»»
First you see it, then you don"t: scientists closer to explaining Mars methane mystery
Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don't?.....»»
Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Completes 8th Flight, Gets Software Updates
NASA has released a new video explaining the complicated, hour-long process required for the Mars rover to take a selfie (which was actually a composite of 62 separate images stitched together). And meanwhile, CNN reports that its Ingenuity helicopt.....»»
Tree pollen carries SARS-CoV-2 particles farther, facilitates virus spread
Most models explaining how viruses are transmitted focus on viral particles escaping one person to infect a nearby person. A study on the role of microscopic particles in how viruses are transmitted suggests pollen is nothing to sneeze at......»»
How Quantum Computers are Already Untangling Nature"s Mysteries
Wired published a long extract from Amit Katwala's book Quantum Computing: How It Works and How It Could Change the World — explaining how it's already being put to use to explore some of science's biggest secrets by simulating nature itelf: So.....»»
InfoSum outs an identity linking tool that’s exciting marketing firms like Experian
InfoSum, a startup which takes a federated approach to third party data enrichment, has launched a new product (called InfoSum Bridge) that it says significantly expands the customer identity linking capabilities of its platform. “InfoSum Bridg.....»»
Gene protection for COVID-19 identified
A genetic link has been discovered explaining why some people catch COVID but don't get sick. The gene is found three times as often in people who are asymptomatic. This is the first clear evidence of genetic resistance because the study compared sev.....»»
Apple Wants Users To Trust iOS, But It Doesn"t Trust iOS Users
Apple's software engineering head Craig Federighi had a tricky task in the Epic v. Apple trial: explaining why the Mac's security wasn't good enough for the iPhone. From a report: Mac computers have an official Apple App Store, but they also allow do.....»»
Anisotropic zoning in the upper crust of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt
The collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates resulted in the formation of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt; however, the formation mechanism of Tianshan and the construction of a dynamic model explaining it remain to be realized and an integrated u.....»»
New research finds native forest logging did not worsen the Black Summer bushfires
The Black Summer bushfires shocked the world and generated enormous global media interest. Fire scientists like myself found themselves filling a role not unlike sport commentators, explaining the unfolding drama in real time......»»
Too Steamy? Valve says no to virtual reality sex experience Holodexxx
In a post explaining the situation, the dev writes that Steam's 2018 decision to allow adult material onto the service and take a less hands-on approach to moderation was a boost......»»
The Daily Crunch: TechCrunch’s parent company sold for $5B, Duolingo’s origin story
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. TechCrunch’s new home The original plan was to spend a minute today explaining that the Daily Crunch is now being.....»»
Experian API Exposed Credit Scores of Most Americans
tsu doh nimh writes: Big-three consumer credit bureau Experian just fixed a weakness with a partner website that let anyone look up the credit score of tens of millions of Americans just by supplying their name and mailing address, KrebsOnSecurity ha.....»»
Explaining electric fields in sandstorms
A complex weather phenomenon that has puzzled researchers since the nineteenthcentury can now be accurately modeled using a computer simulation framework developed at KAUST......»»
Team identifies inflammation-fighting nanoparticles in honey
Sugars make up about 95% of honey, explaining how the substance became synonymous with sweetness and a food staple of bee colonies, which repeatedly digest and regurgitate flower nectar to produce it......»»
Parler Referred Violent Content to the FBI 50 Times, Angering Users
Parler confirmed Saturday that it had referred dozens of violent posts to America's Federal Bureau of Investigation, reports Newsweek. But even after a blog post explaining its reasons, "some of the platform's users were less than impressed." Parler.....»»
Fitbit Versa 2 vs. Fitbit Versa
We break down all of the differences between the Fitbit Versa 2 and the original Versa, explaining which of these fitness-oriented smartwatches is the best......»»
Explaining Parker Solar Probe"s magnetic puzzle
When NASA's Parker Solar Probe sent back the first observations from its voyage to the Sun, scientists found signs of a wild ocean of currents and waves quite unlike the near-Earth space much closer to our planet. This ocean was spiked with what beca.....»»
Yelp puts trust and safety in the spotlight
Yelp released its very first trust and safety report this week, with the goal of explaining the work that it does to crack down on fraudulent and otherwise inaccurate or unhelpful content. With focus on local business reviews and information, you mig.....»»