There were almost two internets. Then, the CIA destroyed one.
In Mashable’s new three-part episode of our series on the digital age's dark side, Kernel Panic, we explore a startlingly advanced computer network developed in Salvador Allende's Chile of the 1970s. Called Project Cybersyn, the network was a c.....»»
Why millions of useable hard drives are being destroyed
It is estimated that 90% of hard drives are destroyed. Why aren't more wiped and reused?.....»»
The lessons of a wildfire that destroyed a town and burned for 15 months
Until it hit, the local firefighters couldn't conceive of something that ferocious. Enlarge / The aftermath of the Fort McMurray fire. (credit: Katie Daubs) At noon on May 3, the fire chief in the oil town of Fort McMurr.....»»
Polarized optical emission from tidal disruption found to be caused by colliding streams of material from a star
A team of space scientists from Finland, Greece and the U.S. has found evidence showing that polarized optical emissions observed during a tidal disruption event were caused by colliding streams of material from a destroyed star. In their study, repo.....»»
The 2022 Durban floods were the most catastrophic yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal, says study
The disastrous flood that hit Durban in April 2022 was the most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) in collective terms of lives lost, homes and infrastructure damaged or destroyed and economic impact......»»
Judge finds Google destroyed evidence and repeatedly gave false info to court
Google in trouble for auto-deleting chats needed as evidence in Epic Games case. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Hup) A federal judge yesterday ruled that Google intentionally destroyed evidence and must be sanctioned, r.....»»
Meta & Google shouldn"t be allowed to bully their way out of paying for news
Journalism has been nearly destroyed by Google and Facebook stealing news — and they should not be allowed to use threats to escape regulation demanding that they pay for profiting from it.Canadian lawmakers are debating whether to charge online pl.....»»
Google defends auto-deletion of chats after US alleged it destroyed evidence
Despite deleted chats, Google says US wasn't denied access to "material" info. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | picture alliance ) Google defended its use of "history-off chats" for many internal communications, denying t.....»»
Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes
One mudslide after another finally destroyed the house of Elvis Palomino in Chaclacayo, east of Peru's capital Lima, where others are stacking sandbags they hope will save them from a similar fate......»»
Floods fill some of California"s summer strawberry fields
As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate as their homes were flooded and businesses destroyed......»»
Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd-stage failure
Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades......»»
Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd stage failure
Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket moments into its launch Tuesday after the ignition for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades failed......»»
US says Google routinely destroyed evidence and lied about use of auto-delete
Filing: Google deleted chats for nearly four years despite requirement to keep them. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Diy13) The US government asked a federal court to sanction Google for allegedly using an auto-delete fu.....»»
Lessons from a wildfire on how to save pets" lives
In the wake of natural disasters like wildfires that have destroyed whole communities with alarming speed, some folks are focused on the beloved pets left behind—and how to save others in the future......»»
Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700—but most could still be saved
Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built on......»»
The Mac Pro just got absolutely thrashed by the Mac mini
The Mac Pro urgently needs a serious update, and a new YouTube video proves it, showing Apple’s supercomputer getting destroyed by the M2 Pro Mac mini......»»
Hertz wanted 100,000 Teslas by the end of 2022; it has fewer than 50,000
The rental company's new goal is for a quarter of its fleet to be electric by 2024. Enlarge (credit: Hertz) In 2021, after the pandemic destroyed its business and forced it into bankruptcy, Hertz unveiled a bold new plan.....»»
Chile forest fire toll rises, hundreds left homeless
Forest fires have killed 24 people, injured nearly 1,000 and destroyed 800 homes in five days as a blistering heat wave grips south-central Chile, authorities said Sunday......»»
Molecular clouds extend their lives by constantly reassembling themselves, say astronomers
Astronomers have recently discovered that giant clouds of molecular hydrogen, the birthplace of stars, can live for tens of millions of years despite the facts that individual molecules are constantly getting destroyed and reassembled. This new resea.....»»
20 years ago, vast bushfires razed Canberra"s suburbs—and bushfire science was never the same
It has been 20 years to the day since bushfires burst out of the Brindabella Ranges and into the suburbs of our nation's bush capital. Four lives were lost, many people were injured and more than 500 homes were destroyed......»»
Apple"s App Store changed the software world 15 years ago
On this day in 2008, the still-new iPhone gained an App Store, destroyed selling software in boxes, made apps cheaper — and is now mired on controversy.Software used to cost hundreds of dollars and if you didn't pick it up at a retail store, you ha.....»»