Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information”
Wikipedia articles "deliberately misinform users" about Ukraine, Russia says. Enlarge / Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2021. (credit: RAMIL SITDIKOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) Roskomnadzor, Russia's censorship authorit.....»»
Russia releases former BorgWarner exec Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter in multinational prisoner swap
Whelan, a former Marine and BorgWarner manager, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. He was found guilty of spying in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2020. .....»»
Russia agrees to release former BorgWarner exec Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter in prisoner swap, report says
Whelan, a former Marine and BorgWarner manager, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. He was found guilty of spying in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2020. .....»»
New insights into one of Europe"s oldest dinosaurs
A comprehensive new description of Plateosaurus trossingensis provides valuable information on the evolution, lifestyle and family tree of early dinosaurs. During this analysis, bone injuries were discovered, which paleontologists investigated in mor.....»»
Predicting solar storms before they leave the sun
When giant solar storms hit Earth, they trigger beautiful auroral displays high in Earth's atmosphere. There's a dark side to this solar activity, though. The "space weather" it sets off also threatens our technology. The potential for damage is why.....»»
Russia releases former BorgWarner exec Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter in prisoner swap, report says
Whelan, a former Marine and BorgWarner manager, was arrested in Moscow in December 2018. He was found guilty of spying in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2020. .....»»
California"s State Water Project supplies could fall up to 23% within 20 years due to climate change
Climate change threatens to dramatically shrink the amount of water California can deliver over the next 20 years and could reduce supplies available from the State Water Project by up to 23%, according to new projections released July 31 by Gov. Gav.....»»
CarShield, American Auto Shield to pay $10M in settlement on false advertising claims
The FTC said the companies' celebrity endorsers made false statements in ads and/or have not used the service contract products. Contracts also do not cover all repairs as stated in the ads, the FTC said......»»
How to get started using Apple Open Directory
Directory Services provides a central place to store users and passwords for corporate and enterprise users. Here's how to use it on macOS.Apple Directory Utility.Many enterprises today have a need for a central place to store information about users.....»»
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field's inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners and computer chips......»»
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace—but it"s not as simple as that
According to a recent opinion poll taken by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, almost one third of Ukrainians are now prepared to make territorial concessions to Russia if this brings the Russian war of aggression to a swift end and prese.....»»
Exclusive-US Army stops paying soldier imprisoned in Russia, may prosecute him
Exclusive-US Army stops paying soldier imprisoned in Russia, may prosecute him.....»»
DART mission sheds new light on target binary asteroid system
In studying data collected from NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which in 2022 sent a spacecraft to intentionally collide with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, the mission's science team has discovered new information on the ori.....»»
A modified model designed to simulate nuclear fission sheds light on how rumors start, spread, and end
It has never been easier to spread false or misleading information online. The anonymous, impersonal nature of the internet, combined with advanced tools like artificial intelligence, makes it trivial for bad actors to manipulate the truth and challe.....»»
Drought in Sicily threatens grain fields, animal herds
A crushing drought in Sicily has withered fields of grain, deprived livestock of pasture land and fanned a spate of wildfires, causing damage already estimated at 2.7 billion euros this year......»»
Insecure file-sharing practices in healthcare put patient privacy at risk
Healthcare organizations continue to put their business and patients at risk of exposing their most sensitive data, according to Metomic. 25% of publicly shared files owned by healthcare organizations contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII).....»»
Darkness reigns over Wikipedia as official dark mode comes to pass
Let the way-too-late nights researching each Beach Boys album in order commence. Enlarge / Wikipedia's decades of content can be a light to you in dark places, and now you can choose the dark for yourself. (credit: Aurich Lawson.....»»
Integrating active and passive microwave satellite data yields more precise global soil moisture mapping
Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in partnership with international colleagues, made strides in mapping surface soil moisture across the globe. They combined data from two advanced satel.....»»
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action......»»
YouTube is getting throttled in Russia – here"s how to unblock it
YouTube is currently the last Western social media platform to work in Russia. Yet, you may soon need a VPN app to keep accessing the video-sharing service too......»»
Persona 6: rumors, release date speculation, and more
We're all eagerly awaiting the next entry in the hit Persona series, but how much longer will it be? Here's all the information we could gather on Persona 6......»»