Orangutan diplomacy: Why Malaysia"s scheme is attracting criticism before it starts
Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to major economic partners, as a way of improving its international image and building alliances. The "orangutan diplomacy" plan was confirmed by the nation's plantation and commodities minister, Johari Abdul Ghani,.....»»
The winner in China"s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
China's panda diplomacy may have one true winner: the pandas themselves. Decades after Beijing began working with zoos in the U.S. and Europe to protect the species, the number of giant pandas in the wild has risen to 1,900, up from about 1,100 in th.....»»
Paris Mayor Defies Poop Threats to Swim in Seine, and Prove a Point
French politicians’ pledge to make swimming possible in the iconic river is a way to ward off criticism about the cost of the cleanup operation......»»
Project RattleCam is a live stream of hundreds of rattlesnakes
A live stream featuring a rhumba of rattlesnakes in Colorado is attracting citizen scientists from around the world......»»
Porsche expands the Macan EV range with two new models
The entry-level Macan starts at $75,300 and goes on sale in Q4 2024. Enlarge / Porsche has doubled the number of Macan EV models it offers, with the Macan 4S (pictured) and an entry-level Macan. This one also wears an optional of.....»»
Major data breaches that have rocked organizations in 2024
This article provides an overview of the major data breaches we covered in 2024 so far, highlighting incidents involving Trello, AnyDesk, France Travail, Nissan, MITRE, Dropbox, BBC Pension Scheme, TeamViewer, Advance Auto Parts, and AT&T. Find out w.....»»
Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks LLM “scaling laws” will hold despite criticism
Will LLMs keep improving if we throw more compute at them? OpenAI dealmaker thinks so. Enlarge / Kevin Scott, CTO and EVP of AI at Microsoft speaks onstage during Vox Media's 2023 Code Conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Nigue.....»»
Early Prime Day 2024 iPad deals: Apple Pencil & iPads from $79
Early Prime Day deals are in effect now on iPads, with July markdowns driving prices down to as low as $249 and Apple accessories as low as $79.Save on iPads ahead of Amazon Prime Day.With mere days to go before Prime Day 2024 officially starts, Amaz.....»»
Wild plants and crops don"t make great neighbors: Study finds pathogens spill from one population to the other
Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new UC Riverside studies......»»
Tourism development doesn"t equal bad jobs—weak government protection does
While tourism's ability to create new jobs is indisputable, there is much talk of these jobs being low quality and precarious. Despite this criticism, many public administrations see tourism as a valid way to create new jobs in their regions......»»
‘Hoodwinked’: Arkansas man suing Las Vegas dancer for $38.5M after alleged fraud scheme
‘Hoodwinked’: Arkansas man suing Las Vegas dancer for $38.5M after alleged fraud scheme.....»»
Today’s deals: Philips Hue sale, $30 Crest 3D Whitestrips, 50% off Echo Dot, Vitamix blenders, more
Prime Day 2024 starts in less than one week, and we already have three exclusive deals that our readers should take advantage of: Waterdrop Filter … The post Today’s deals: Philips Hue sale, $30 Crest 3D Whitestrips, 50% off Echo Dot, Vit.....»»
Hyundai pushed fake EV sales reporting scheme, Napleton lawsuit claims
Hyundai said it does not "condone any intentional falsification of sales reporting data and [has] launched an immediate investigation.".....»»
New Blast-RADIUS attack breaks 30-year-old protocol used in networks everywhere
Ubiquitous RADIUS scheme uses homegrown authentication based on MD5. Yup, you heard right. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) One of the most widely used network protocols is vulnerable to a newly discovered attack that can.....»»
After two rejections, Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS
European iOS users will see the alternative app store launch sometime soon. Enlarge / Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney. (credit: Epic Games) It's been a whirlwind journey of stops and starts, but AppleInsider repor.....»»
Apex Legends is introducing a new battle pass, and fans aren’t happy
Respawn announced a brand new battle pass system for Apex Legends, but it's already coming under intense criticism from the community......»»
GameStop investor retracts suit accusing Roaring Kitty of pump-and-dump scheme
Roaring Kitty was briefly accused of deceiving his meme stock army. Enlarge (credit: jetcityimage | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus) Keith Gill—the meme stock influencer known as "Roaring Kitty" and "DeepF—Value.....»»
Fake iPhone return scam cost Apple $12 million in losses, five people charged of fraud
We have seen these kind of scams before, but this particularly case is on a ginormous industry-like scale. Five people have been charged on counts of fraud for their involvement in a fake iPhone return scheme. Essentially, people would take near-w.....»»
Kia lawsuit says dealer defrauded automaker out of more than $500,000
Kia America has accused a New England dealer, his six present and former franchised dealerships and its COO of racketeering, fraud and related wrongdoing for a scheme that allegedly bilked the automaker out of hundreds of thousands of dollars......»»
Kia lawsuit says dealer defrauded them out of more than $500,000
Kia America has accused a New England dealer, his six present and former franchised dealerships and its COO of racketeering, fraud and related wrongdoing for a scheme that allegedly bilked the automaker out of hundreds of thousands of dollars......»»
25,000 individuals affected in BBC Pension Scheme data breach
Personal information of current and former BBC employees has been exposed in a data breach that affected the broadcaster’s in-house pension scheme. More than 25,000 individuals have been affected, according to The Guardian. What data was expose.....»»