North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million in crypto last year
"Banner year” thanks to skyrocketing cryptocurrency values, vulnerable startups. Enlarge The past year saw a breathtaking rise in the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Bitcoin gaining 60 percent in.....»»
Morocco"s farming revolution: Defying drought with science
In the heart of sun-soaked Morocco, scientists are cultivating a future where tough crops defy a relentless drought, now in its sixth year......»»
2024 Data Breach Investigations Report: Most breaches involve a non-malicious human element
The exploitation of vulnerabilities as an initial point of entry almost tripled from the previous year, accounting for 14% of all breaches, according to Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, which analyzed a record-high 30,458 secur.....»»
Harbour Results, adviser to tool-and-die shops and small manufacturers, acquired by Wipfli
Harbour Results Inc., a longtime advisory group to small- and medium-size automotive manufacturers and tool-and-die makers in North America, was acquired by Milwaukee advisory and accounting firm Wipfli......»»
Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office routers everywhere
How and why nation-state hackers and cybercriminals coexist in the same router botnet. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Cybercriminals and spies working for nation-states are surreptitiously coexisting insi.....»»
Recreating the face of a 75,000-year-old female from a cave where Neanderthals buried their dead
A new Netflix documentary has recreated the face of a 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal whose flattened skull was discovered and rebuilt from hundreds of bone fragments by a team of archaeologists and conservators led by the University of Cambridge......»»
What to expect from Apple Watch Ultra 3 this year
We’ve been hearing a lot of rumors about an “Apple Watch X,” which would be a completely redesigned Apple Watch to celebrate the product’s 10th anniversary. However, little has been said about what to expect from the next generation Apple Wat.....»»
Mazda teases an EV Mazda6 sedan with China show car
Mazda plans to launch a second battery-electric vehicle this year. The Mazda EZ-6 sedan is bound for China but could foreshadow how the Japanese company handles a wave of global EVs eventually landing in the U.S......»»
Friends with health benefits: How a friend might make pursuing goals more attainable
Weekly targets, annual resolutions, five-year plans—all of them so troublingly elusive. With best intentions, most of us fail to stick with the goals we set......»»
Baby orangutan born at Tampa"s Busch Gardens via C-section is a rare feat
Luna loved the ultrasound game. The 26-year-old orangutan at Busch Gardens would come up to the mesh screening that separates the primates from the humans that care for them and happily present her belly......»»
iPhone 15 line still hasn’t caught up with last year’s models, study finds
Following a report that iPhone activation market share has hit a new low, CIRP released its newest study today. The data shows which iPhone models are the most popular in the US for Q1 2024 and how the iPhone 15 lineup is being adopted compared to th.....»»
NASA balloons head north of Arctic Circle for long-duration flights
NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the 2024 Sweden Long-Duration Scientific Balloon Campaign. Four stadium-sized, scientific balloons carrying science missions and technology demonstrations are scheduled to lift off from Swedish Space.....»»
One in five 10-year-olds in the UK experience physical punishment, reports study
More than 1 in 5 10-year-olds experienced physical punishment in 2020 and 2021 in the U.K., reports a new research briefing by UCL researchers......»»
Texans should prepare for hotter temperatures, greater risk of fire and flooding
Weather conditions across the Lone Star State are getting more extreme and more dangerous by the year, according to a new report from Texas A&M University professor and State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon......»»
25 years ago, The Matrix led a mini movement of sci-fi simulation thrillers
From The Matrix to eXistenZ to The Thirteenth Floor, 1999 was an unusually robust year for sci-fi movies that put the world inside a computer......»»
Toyota sales rise 14%; Honda edges up; Hyundai, Kia slip in April
U.S. light-vehicle sales are expected to drop about 2 percent in April, reflecting one less selling day than a year earlier and weaker fleet shipments, analysts say......»»
Q&A: Jobs for young Africans—new data tool reveals trends and red flags
An estimated 23.6 million young Africans (aged 15–35) are unemployed—that's one in 22 (4.5%). With this number projected to grow to 27 million by 2030, the need for jobs is critical. But the key to good policies for job creation is good data......»»
Ring is launching its first integrated pan-tilt security camera later this year
The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam gives you 360-degree coverage of your home and carries a price tag of $80. It arrives on May 30, but preorders are now open......»»
Tomorrow’s AAPL Q2 earnings likely to be $5B down
AAPL Q2 earnings are set to be announced tomorrow, and the company had already warned that we should expect a year-on-year revenue drop of around $5B. Analysts expect the same thing, and the outlook for Q3 isn’t expected to be any better, so in.....»»
An inside look at General Motors’ massive gamble in ditching CarPlay
A little over a year ago, General Motors made what may well turn out to be one of its biggest gambles in many years: dropping support for CarPlay for all future EVs. To most of us, the decision seemed insane, likely to result in a huge number of l.....»»
Poll: Might some Apple AI features be announced during the iPad launch?
It’s clear that we’re going to see some exciting new Apple AI features this year, and the usual way for the company to announce major new iOS features would be to preview them at WWDC, and then launch them in September with the new iPhone line-up.....»»