Landslide triggered by heavy rain kills 27 in Cameroon
At least 27 people have been killed after heavy rains caused a section of a hillside covered in precariously built houses to collapse in Cameroon's capital Yaounde......»»
Nothing kills iMessage bridge because it profoundly violated user privacy & security
Nothing and Sunbird pulled the shockingly insecure iMessage bridge, but only after it was discovered that not only did Sunbird log and retain messages, vCards, and more, but that retained user data could also be downloaded by others.Nothing ChatsNoth.....»»
ChatGPT’s popularity triggers global generative AI investment surge
While AI is not a new technology – companies have been investing heavily in predictive and interpretive AI for years – the announcement of the GPT-3.5 series from OpenAI in late 2022 captured the world’s attention and triggered a surge of i.....»»
SpaceX delays launch of its giant Starship rocket to swap out a part
SpaceX is now targeting Saturday for the second full-scale Starship test flight. Enlarge / The upper stage of SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship launch vehicle was removed from its position atop the rocket Thursday, clearing the way f.....»»
From glaciers to rainfall: Understanding unexpected rain
In 2018, a group of students from the Universities of Innsbruck, Austria, and Hamburg, Germany, were on a research excursion close to the village of Llupa in the Rio Santa valley in the Peruvian Andes. While they were busy installing a weather statio.....»»
Russia will pay heavy price for Avdiivka, says Ukraine
Russia will pay heavy price for Avdiivka, says Ukraine.....»»
Thousands of homes underwater after floods hit Vietnam
The ancient Vietnamese city of Hue, a world heritage site popular with tourists, was underwater Wednesday after heavy rain flooded thousands of homes and blocked highways......»»
Rain in northern France raises fears of new flooding
A new spell of rain in northern France on Monday forced school closures and brought fears of fresh misery after devastating floods hit the department of Pas-de-Calais last week......»»
Qualcomm kills its copy of Apple’s satellite SOS after ten months
Android manufacturers all said "no thanks" to Qualcomm's first swing at the idea. Enlarge (credit: Qualcomm) One of the iPhone 14's major new features was "Emergency SOS via satellite." During normal usage, smartphones s.....»»
We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution—acid rain and ozone depletion show us why
After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters......»»
Climate tipping points could be triggered by "committed warming"
As the planet warms, climate tipping points, such as the melting of ice sheets or loss of the Amazon rainforest, become increasingly likely......»»
Desperate for water, a desert city hopes to build a pipeline to the California Aqueduct
After decades of unrestricted pumping in the rain-starved northwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Basin Authority has the distinction of managing one of the most critically overdrawn aquifers in California......»»
Start of World Cup ski season falls victim to "heavy snowfall"
Strong winds and "heavy snowfall" on Saturday caused the delayed opening round of the men's World Cup skiing season to be cancelled at the controversial cross-border venue of Zermatt-Cervinia......»»
In search of active substances against stress-related diseases
Depression, obesity or chronic pain—all of these disorders can be triggered or promoted by stress. In two publications, researchers at TU Darmstadt show new ways of treating stress-related diseases......»»
Study reveals bacterial protein capable of keeping human cells healthy
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, partnering with colleagues in Australia, have identified a novel bacterial protein that can keep human cells healthy even when the cells have a heavy bacterial burden. The discovery could l.....»»
Study examines link between underwater landslides and tsunamis
Scientists have calculated a way to determine the speed of past underwater landslides. To do so, researchers from The Ohio State University studied the remains of an underwater landslide just off the coast of Oregon—dubbed the 44-N Slide—that is.....»»
iPhone has built-in rain sounds that help you sleep. Here"s how to play them.
iPhone has a hidden feature that plays nature sounds that help you sleep soundly. Yes, it's true! Your iPhone has built-in nature sounds that can be played continuously. If you, like me, doze off to sleep more quickly with white noise playing i.....»»
In a surprise move, the military’s spaceplane will launch on Falcon Heavy
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy could send the X-37B into a higher orbit than before. Enlarge / The military's X-37B spaceplane landed last November to end the program's sixth mission. (credit: US Space Force/Staff Sgt. Adam Shanks).....»»
New antifungal molecule kills fungi without toxicity in human cells, mice
A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the potential to harness the drug's power against fungal infections while doing away with its toxicity, researchers at the University of Ill.....»»
Microsoft Authenticator suppresses suspicious MFA notifications
Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new mechanism that shields users of its mobile Authenticator app from suspicious (and annoying) push notifications triggered by attackers. Preventing attacks relying on MFA fatigue When faced with MFA-protected acco.....»»
This is a first: An exoplanet in a polar circumbinary disk surrounding two stars
We live in an age of exoplanet discovery. One thing we've learned is not to be surprised by the kinds of exoplanets we keep discovering. We've discovered planets where it might rain glass or even iron, planets that are the rocky core remnants of gas.....»»