Sydney smashes annual rainfall records
Australia's most populous city Sydney smashed a 70-year annual rainfall record Thursday after a year marked by devastating east coast floods......»»
Penske Automotive buys Bill Brown Ford, the world"s largest Ford dealership
Penske said it estimates the suburban Detroit dealership, founded in 1941 by the Brown family, will add $550 million in annual revenue. The dealership's name will stay the same. .....»»
Apple products eligible for US tax free holiday listed for eight states
The annual tax holiday prior to the start of the school year begins soon, and Apple has detailed exactly what products are eligible for tax exemption and other rules for six states.Tax holidayTax holiday perks and limitations vary from state to state.....»»
AT&T hack: Carrier paid ransom for data; delayed public disclosure at request of FBI
More details are coming to light about the AT&T hack, which saw the personal data of around 110M customers compromised – including records of who they called and texted. It’s reported that the carrier made a Bitcoin ransom payment in return fo.....»»
New dataset reveals accelerated global soil phosphorus release at higher temperatures
A study published in Science Advances shows that phosphorus (P) release from soils is enhanced at higher mean annual temperatures (MAT). This finding is based on a new compilation of data on global surface soil temperatures and phosphorus content......»»
Week in review: RADIUS protocol critical vuln, Microsoft 0-day exploited for a year, AT&T breach
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Hackers stole call, text records of “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers Hackers leveraging stolen Snowflake account credentials have sto.....»»
America’s Aging Dams Are a Catastrophe Waiting to Happen
Climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many of which are more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding, and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe......»»
Nearly all AT&T subscribers’ call records stolen in Snowflake cloud hack
Six months of call and text records taken from AT&T workspace on cloud platform. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) AT&T today said a breach on a third-party cloud platform exposed the call and text records of.....»»
2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide likely began the winter before
Californians are familiar with landslides that occur around storms, when saturated soil and rock loses its grip and slips from its perch on the substrate. These types of landslides can be triggered by intense rainfall, and incoming storms can be a wa.....»»
Tim Cook, Eddy Cue, and Sam Altman hobnob at annual Sun Valley media retreat
Apple's Tim Cook and Eddy Cue have returned to the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley retreat, known for being where billionaires make significant deals.Tim Cook at Sun Valley 2024 (Source: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Tim Cook is a regular at the.....»»
Hackers stole call, text records of “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers
Hackers leveraging stolen Snowflake account credentials have stolen records of calls and texts made by “nearly all” of AT&T’s cellular customers from May to October 2022, the company has confirmed. “The data does not contain the c.....»»
Nearly every AT&T customer just had six months of call logs stolen
AT&T has just disclosed another old data breach, with this one exposing nearly every customer's phone call and text message records for a date range spanning six months in 2022.The company made the disclosure on Friday morning. The company is specifi.....»»
Unusual rainfall brings winter flowers to Chile"s Atacama desert
Large swaths of the Atacama desert, the driest on the planet, have been covered with purple and white flowers after unusual rainfall patterns in northern Chile......»»
Tree ring records reveal influence of North Atlantic sea surface temperature fluctuations on climate
With the intensification of global climate change, understanding historical climate patterns is crucial for predicting future trends in climate change......»»
Dutch winter bee mortality rate above 20%, finds annual survey
In the winter of 2023–2024, 21.2% of the Dutch population of honeybee colonies died. While this mortality rate is lower than that of the previous winter, it still represents a worryingly high number of bee colonies that did not survive this winter.....»»
Training with "Digital Twins" Could Boost Olympic Swimmer Speeds
In the Paris 2024 summer Olympics, swimmers will be guided by their digital twin. Here’s how they work to help the fastest swimmers break records.....»»
Deadly, record-breaking heat wave grips western US
A record-breaking heat wave continued to grip the western United States on Tuesday, smashing records and endangering lives with little relief in sight......»»
Study shows leaf shape and size can"t reliably distinguish wild coca plants from those grown to make cocaine
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution indicates that while the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has collected annual data on areas of coca cultivation in South America for decades to monitor the establishment of illegal plantations a.....»»
What We Saw at RAPID+TCT 3D Printing Con
The annual RAPID+TCT conference (named after the two media organizations that run it) bills itself as North America’s largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event. This year it was at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 25.....»»
3 great Max crime dramas you should watch in July 2024
Featuring such stars as Sydney Sweeney, Robert De Niro, and Adam Sandler, these three great crime dramas streaming on Max are perfect to watch in July......»»
New organic molecule shatters phosphorescence efficiency records and paves way for rare metal-free applications
A research team led by Osaka University discovered that the new organic molecule thienyl diketone shows high-efficiency phosphorescence. It achieved phosphorescence that is more than ten times faster than traditional materials, allowing the team to e.....»»