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.....»»
Southwest US roasts in devastating heat wave
Tens of millions of Americans were facing dangerously high temperatures Friday as a powerful heat wave stretched from California to Texas, with its peak expected this weekend......»»
Researchers reveal rising compound risk inequality to aging and extreme heat wave exposure in global cities
Prof. Chen Mingxing's team at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed the increasing inequality of the compound risk of aging and extreme heat wave exposure of global c.....»»
OK Surfers, How Much Would It Cost to Power Your Own Wave?
How much energy would it take to fuel a wave that you can shred like Kelly Slater? Here’s the math......»»
The Heat Wave Scorching the US Is a Self-Perpetuating Monster
The current record highs in the US are thanks to a heat dome—and it’s expected to get worse through the weekend......»»
Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate......»»
Night-flying helicopters prepare to battle wildfire as heat wave bakes California
Clouds of dust swirled around the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale as a massive helicopter hovered over a tank of wildfire retardant, dropped a long snorkel from its belly and sucked up 3,000 gallons of bright pink material in just about 90 seconds......»»
As California bakes, Newsom launches campaign to warn of the dangers of extreme heat
As California braces for its most intense and prolonged heat wave of the year, state officials are investing in new methods to warn residents of the dangers of soaring temperatures......»»
Dangerous heat wave baking US Southwest brings triple digit temperatures, fire risk to California
After a historically wet winter and a cloudy spring, California's summer was in full swing Thursday as a heat wave that's been scorching much of the U.S. Southwest brings triple digit temperatures and an increased risk of wildfires......»»
Google’s language model “NotebookLM” app hits public testing
Instead of Internet knowledge, NotebookLM's chatbot is based on a source document. Enlarge / The lobby of Google's new campus and office in Singapore. (credit: Getty Images) Google has a company-wide mandate to pump out.....»»
ShadowVault macOS Stealer surfaces as the newest sophisticated Mac malware
Earlier this year, we saw a new malware designed for Macs called MacStealer that can compromise passwords, credit card numbers, crypto wallets, and more. After a second version of that popped up in April, a third advanced Mac malware called ShadowVa.....»»
New macOS malware steals bank info, crypto wallets & much more
A newly-spotted security threat called ShadowVault works in the background on macOS to access logins, banking details, and more personal data.Malware illustrationMacs have traditionally been less targeted by malware developers in part because of the.....»»
Congested transmission lines cause renewable power to go to waste in Texas
State’s inefficient grid can't handle the full load it could deliver in ongoing heat wave. Enlarge / The sun sets behind power transmission lines in Texas on July 11, 2022. (credit: Nick Wagner/Xinhua via Getty Images).....»»
Heat wave set to sizzle southern California
A dangerous heat wave was settling over southern California on Monday, as temperature records continued to fall across the United States, from Texas to Tampa Bay......»»
As toxic algae sickens sea lions and other marine animals, California wildlife center needs help
A wave of sick and injured sea creatures is pushing the Marine Mammal Care Center to the limit, jeopardizing the San Pedro-based veterinary assistance and food shelter's ability to provide necessary care......»»
8 classic courses we want to see in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s final DLC wave
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will get its final wave of DLC later this year. These are the classic courses we're hoping make the cut......»»
High-power optical continuous-wave waveguiding in a silica micro/nanofiber
Optical MNFs are cylindrical optical waveguides with diameter below or close to the wavelength of the light. Since its first experimental demonstration, low-loss silica MNF has been attracting increasing attention in wide applications from optical se.....»»
Study presents ultra-low threshold continuous-wave quantum dot mini-BIC lasers
Lasers with ultra-low threshold and compact size are highly desirable components in photonic integrated circuits, aiming at the application of optical communications, chip-scale solid-state LIDAR and quantum information. The general approach to reali.....»»
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s next booster pass brings Wii and GameCube nostalgia next week
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's next Booster Course Pass wave drops next week and it's bringing Daisy Cruiser just in time for summer......»»
Dangerous new infostealer targets top password managers
19 password managers and several crypto wallets are being attacked by thieving malware......»»
Astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes
An international team of astronomers has detected a faint signal of gravitational waves reverberating through the universe. By using dead stars as a giant network of gravitational wave detectors, the collaboration—called NANOGrav—was able to meas.....»»