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Thousands flee as cyclone heads towards Bangladesh

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall of an intense cyclone, officials said......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagMay 26th, 2024

Microsoft Office AI training report is based on a misunderstanding, says the company

A tweet claiming that Microsoft Office uses the content of customer documents to train its AI systems raised a lot of eyebrows, but the tech giant says that it’s a simple misunderstanding. A Linux account with hundreds of thousands of followers.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled

Radioisotopes are a vital resource for imaging patients’ organs and tumors—but these unstable elements also suffer from an unstable supply chain......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Black Friday shoppers targeted with thousands of fraudulent online stores

Building fake, fraudulent online stores has never been easier: fraudsters are registering domain names for a pittance, using the SHOPYY e-commerce platform to build the websites, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) to rewrite existing product.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Keanu Reeves voices archvillain Shadow in Sonic 3 trailer

"With Shadow's power, we can rule humanity." Ben Schwartz voices the titular character in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Some lucky folks got a heads-up l.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Tim Cook heads to China for supply chain talks with premier

Apple CEO Tim Cook has returned to China for discussions with premier Li Qiang, in discussions to aid both the global supply chain and the Chinese economy.Apple CEO Tim Cook - Image credit: AppleApple's leadership frequently makes visits to China and.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

DOJ indicts Phillips 66 for Southern California refinery allegedly dumping industrial wastewater into sewer

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles voted to indict Texas-based oil refiner Phillips 66 for allegedly dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater from its Carson refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system and then failing.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Atmospheric river meets bomb cyclone: The result is like a fire hose flailing out of control

The West Coast's rainy season has arrived in force, as an atmospheric river carrying moisture from the tropics joins a bomb cyclone off the Pacific Northwest coast. Heavy, wet snow began falling in the mountains on Nov. 19, 2024, and bursts of rain h.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

River microbes near wastewater treatment plants express high levels of antibiotic resistance genes, study shows

Rivers and streams serve as critical connectors across vast geographical landscapes, trickling out of tucked-away headwaters and snaking thousands of miles toward oceans and deep seas. These waterways directly impact human and environmental health, a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Apple heads to court to try to get massive & vague DOJ antitrust suit dismissed

Apple will today present its case for why the Department of Justice's mammoth lawsuit against the iPhone maker is entirely without merit — and prosecutors will repeat their accusations.The Department of Justice case will hang over Apple for yearsTh.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Advancements in genomic research reveal alternative transcription initiation sites in thousands of soybean genes

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA—that molecular blueprint for life—over 70 years ago. Today, scientists are still uncovering new ways to read it......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Improving hurricane modeling with physics-informed machine learning

Hurricanes, or tropical cyclones, can be devastating natural disasters, leveling entire cities and claiming hundreds or thousands of lives. A key aspect of their destructive potential is their unpredictability. Hurricanes are complex weather phenomen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

In southern India"s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of thousands of tea shrubs in southern India's Nilgiris region—a gateway to a time before colonization and the commercial growing o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Floods strike thousands of houses in northern Philippines

Floodwaters reaching more than four meters high swamped thousands of houses in the storm-battered northern Philippines on Tuesday after rivers overflowed following heavy rain and a dam release......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

WWE Monday Night Raw sets 2025 premiere date at Netflix

WWE heads to Netflix in 2025. The premiere date has been announced. Find out when fans can stream WWE's signature show on Netflix......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel

Imagine a thread so thin it’s invisible to the naked eye but packed with the mass of thousands of stars. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the … The post Physicists think they may know the key to unlocking time travel appeared first on BG.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Scammers posing as Apple Security steal thousands from Wichita senior

A GoFundMe account is accepting donations to help a Wichita, Kansas woman who fell for a common online scam that began with a text message to her iPhone.Scam callers, texts, messages, and website pop-ups are not always obvious.Shawna Perdue lost over.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Clean Energy Is Bringing Electricity to Many in the Navajo Nation

Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity. A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Thousands flee as Typhoon Usagi hits north of Philippines

Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from coastal areas......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Valencia floods: How to prevent a natural disaster from becoming a public health crisis

On 29 October, the unthinkable happened to thousands of people in the province of Valencia—in a matter of minutes, they went from going about their daily lives to being submerged or swept away by floodwaters, with many losing everything they own. A.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

Fifth storm in under a month bears down on Philippines

The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago, days after thousands were evacuated ahead of Typhoon Toraji......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024