Taiwan backend houses caught in cluster COVID infections
Taiwan's major dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has been ordered by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to have all its migrant workers undergo a 14-day paid quarantine starting today after 158 alien and 24 local employe.....»»
Super Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan
Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the island in years, whipping up 10-meter waves and forcing thousands of people to flee their homes......»»
Research shows decline in out-of-home activities since pandemic
Compared with just before the COVID-19 pandemic, people are spending nearly an hour less a day doing activities outside the home, behavior that researchers say is a lasting consequence of the pandemic......»»
How many typhoons will make landfall on Taiwan Island this year?
Typhoons, with their severe winds, rain, storm surges, and secondary disasters, have long been a key focus for local governments, meteorological departments, and research institutions, with all parties applying maximum effort in exploring more effici.....»»
AT&T praises itself after getting caught taking too much money from FCC program
AT&T obtained subsidies for duplicate users and non-users, will pay $2.3 million. AT&T improperly obtained money from a government-run broadband discount program by submitting dup.....»»
Taiwan battens down for Super Typhoon Kong-rey
Five-meter waves pounded Taiwan's shores Wednesday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey drew near, with forecasters expecting the storm to strengthen before hitting the island as one of the most powerful in years......»»
Intensive fishing on the seabed increases the release of carbon, researchers find
Flatfish and shrimp are caught in the North Sea by using trawls that are dragged across the seabed. This releases carbon into the water and carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, as shown by the latest research at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon......»»
Engineered bacterial protein offers efficient rare earth metal separation
A newly discovered protein naturally houses an unusual binding site that can differentiate between rare earth elements, and researchers at Penn State have made it even better. Rare earth elements are key components used in everything from modern tech.....»»
Long COVID Is Harming Too Many Kids
Pediatric long COVID is more common than many thought, and we keep letting kids be reinfected with new variants.....»»
SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?
Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon. The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechani.....»»
Crime blotter: NFL player robbed, SEC hacked, and iPhone thieves being arrested around the US
An SEC hack involved spoofing an iPhone, an NFL player's iPad is stolen from his car, and "porch pirates" are being caught.A man in handcuffs (Pixabay) The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the latest in Apple-related crime. Con.....»»
COVID lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans
The COVID-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens......»»
Nanomedicine advances deliver precise antibiotic doses to fight infections and drug resistance
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have developed a new technology that can hold an entire course of antibiotics in one tiny dose and deliver on demand just the right amount of medication that a particular patient needs to fight an infection.....»»
Picky protection rules hamper Swiss mushrooming craze
After suffocating COVID-19 restrictions, many embraced the call of the wild and the joys of foraging, but tightening Swiss biodiversity protection measures are infuriating growing hordes of mushroom-picking enthusiasts......»»
Airbnb rentals linked to increased crime rates in London neighborhoods, finds study
Rising numbers of houses and flats listed as short-term lets on Airbnb are associated with higher rates of crimes such as burglaries and street robberies right across London, according to the most detailed study of its kind......»»
Texas man, caught up in dealerships" feud, ticketed for missing license plate during test drive
Longo Toyota of Prosper said it was the first such incident, but police reportedly told the man they were having problems with area dealerships......»»
Few truly shocked that NFL player used illegal stream to watch his own team
Seahawks player not too ashamed to have been caught by Instagram screenshot. Trying to watch your favorite NFL team's games throughout a season is a fiendish logistics puzzle, one.....»»
New technology illustrates bacterial "hibernation states"
Like hibernating bears, certain bacterial cells have the ability to shift into a "low-power" metabolic state in which they can stably survive without growing. This state is often seen in the context of antibiotic-resistant infections as bacteria form.....»»
Modeling study shows that marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection
Images of coastal houses being carried off into the sea due to eroding coastlines and powerful storm surges are becoming more commonplace as climate change brings a rising sea level coupled with more powerful storms. In the U.S. alone, coastal storms.....»»
Ten hospitalized, one dead in E. Coli infections linked to McDonald"s quarter pounder, says CDC
Ten hospitalized, one dead in E. Coli infections linked to McDonald"s quarter pounder, says CDC.....»»
New MacStadium Orka Cluster speeds up remote Mac virtual machine builds
MacStadium's new Orka Cluster 3.2 now makes it faster and easier to deploy virtual machines on its platform, with Scheduled Caching helping to prepare ahead and cut down deployment time.MacStadium OrkaLaunched on Tuesday, the Orka Cluster 3.2 is MacS.....»»