GameStop FOMO inspires a new wave of crypto pump-and-dumps
Discord groups promise big earnings by manipulating the crypto market. Enlarge (credit: peng song / Getty) After the California Gold Rush, in 1870, two Kentucky swindlers whipped up a scheme to prey on thirsty financiers’ FOMO. They invente.....»»
Brazil experiencing winter heat wave
Brazil is enduring a heat wave in the middle of the southern hemisphere's winter, with the metropolis of Sao Paulo close to breaking records for August and for the year 2023......»»
How scientists are helping cities adapt to extreme heat
Since early July, the Earth has sweltered under record-breaking heat. In the United States, from California and the Desert Southwest to Texas and Florida, a long-lasting heat wave in the triple digits has broken dozens of heat records—and counting......»»
Anticipating the next wave of IoT cybersecurity challenges
In this Help Net Security interview, Roland Atoui, Managing Director at Red Alert Labs, discusses the intricacies of transitioning from isolated IoT setups to interconnected environments, examining the broadening attack surface and the nuanced comple.....»»
NASA maps key heat wave differences in Southern California
No stranger to hot weather, the Southern California region is facing more humid heat waves that test the adaptability of its residents. But different areas feel different effects......»»
European nickel firm eyes Texas for $400 million EV battery-metal plant
Wave Nickel, which also owns a nickel mine in Brazil, expects the U.S. plant to take about four years to develop......»»
Study examines impact of noise from green energy technologies on fish and sea life
A University of Liverpool researcher has contributed to a study which examines how noise from marine energy converters (MECs)—such as tidal turbines and wave energy converters—might affect fish and aquatic invertebrates. The work also identifies.....»»
Crypto botnet on X is powered by ChatGPT
AI can be very easily harnessed to produce and disseminate misinformation. Enlarge (credit: sakchai vongsasiripat/Getty Image) ChatGPT may well revolutionize web search, streamline office chores, and remake education, bu.....»»
Two dead as Greece battles spreading wildfires
Greece on Tuesday battled to contain wildfires around the country that have killed two people and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of blazes in a month......»»
Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem to reveal new properties of light waves
Since the 17th century, when Isaac Newton and Christiaan Huygens first debated the nature of light, scientists have been puzzling over whether light is best viewed as a wave or a particle—or perhaps, at the quantum level, even both at once. Now, re.....»»
Two dead as Greece battles growing wildfire front
Greece on Tuesday was battling a growing wildfire front that killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month......»»
France sizzles in late summer heat wave
Tens of millions of people in France sweated through a late summer heat wave on Monday, with record temperatures expected in the wine-growing Rhone valley region and a forest fire also blazing in the southeast......»»
Spain swelters in latest searing heat wave
Spain was sweating Sunday as its latest summer heat wave took hold, the fourth of the season, with the mercury soaring notably in the northeast and the south of the country......»»
Unlocking chaos: Ultracold quantum gas reveals insights into wave turbulence
In the intricate realm of wave turbulence, where predictability falters and chaos reigns, new research explores the heart of wave turbulence using an ultracold quantum gas. The study reveals new insights that could advance our understanding of non-eq.....»»
Molecule identified that could be key for a new wave of drugs to target obesity and bone diseases
Scientists have identified a molecule that plays a key role in how cells detect when they are being pushed or pulled which could lead to the development of future drugs for obesity, osteoporosis, and inflammatory diseases......»»
Study highlights jobseekers" skepticism towards artificial intelligence in recruitment
A wave of technological transformation has been reshaping the landscape of HR and recruitment, with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) promising efficiency, accuracy, and unbiased decision-making......»»
Riding a wave to better medical diagnostic imaging
Medical imaging via X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds provide health-care professionals with unique perspectives and a better understanding of what's happening inside a patient's body. Using various forms of waves, these machines can visualize m.....»»
Morocco breaks heat record
Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heat wave......»»
Satellites document effects of heat waves on plants
A new scientific study shows how periods of drought affect photosynthesis throughout the course of the day. The study found that plants in regions that are typically dry increase their CO2 intake during the morning hours during a heat wave and decrea.....»»
Musk dumps remaining Twitter-branded stuff in auction
Most coveted item at Twitter's last auction went for $100,000. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Elon Musk is having another garage sale, this time dumping all of the leftover junk around X headqua.....»»
Spanish city shatters heat record
Spain's eastern city of Valencia set a new temperature record on Thursday as the country baked under its third heat wave of the summer......»»