Tim Berners-Lee Sells Web Source Code NFT for $5.4 Million
The original source code for the world wide web has been sold as a non-fungible token, making $5.4m. From a report: NFTs are certificates of ownership for digital assets, which often do not have a physical representation. They do not necessarily incl.....»»
Rugged Falklands landscape was once a lush rainforest, researchers say
A researcher from the University of Southampton (UK) has found evidence that the treeless, rugged, grassland landscape of the Falkland Islands was home to a lush, diverse rainforest up to 30 million years ago......»»
Patents for software and genetic code could be revived by two bills in Congress
PERA and PREVAIL want to re-enable patents struck down by Supreme Court rulings. Enlarge / An image from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where in 1874, the newest thing was not software or genetic compositions, but shutter.....»»
He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over $1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank
He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over $1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank.....»»
PSA: AI-generated voice cloning scams are on the rise – secret code recommended
A survey by a UK bank suggests that AI-generated voice cloning scams are on the rise, with 28% claiming to have been targeted. It’s recommended that people agree a secret code to guard against the possibility of being take in … more….....»»
CrowdSec: Open-source security solution offering crowdsourced protection
Crowdsec is an open-source solution that offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. CrowdSec features For this project, the developers have two objectives: Provide free top-quality intrusion detection and protection software. There’s.....»»
Hydden raises $4.4 million to improve identity security
Hydden announced that it has closed $4.4 million in seed funding led by Access Venture Partners. Other investors include Lockstep, the venture fund of CISOs Rinki Sethi and Lucas Moody, Service Provider Capital, and several cybersecurity angel invest.....»»
Intezer raises $33 million to further develop its AI-based security operations solution
Intezer announced that it has raised $33 million in Series C funding, bringing its total capital raised to $60 million. The funding round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from all existing investors, including Intel Capital, Op.....»»
Critical VMware vCenter Server bugs fixed (CVE-2024-38812)
Broadcom has released fixes for two vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted network packet, and could lead to remote code execution (CVE-2024-38812) or privilege escalation (CVE-2024-38813).....»»
Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games
Zynga plans to appeal and confirms no games will be affected. Enlarge (credit: via Zynga) Zynga must pay IBM nearly $45 million in damages after a jury ruled that popular games in its FarmVille series, as well as indivi.....»»
AT&T fined $13M for data breach after giving customer bill info to vendor
AT&T data should have been deleted but remained in cloud for years before hack. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez) AT&T agreed to pay a $13 million fine because it gave customer bill information to a vendor.....»»
Tiny robots and AI algorithms could help to craft material solutions for cleaner environments
Many human activities release pollutants into the air, water and soil. These harmful chemicals threaten the health of both people and the ecosystem. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes an estimated 4.2 million deaths annu.....»»
Leveraging body-camera footage to analyze police training impact
A study used body-worn camera footage as a source of data on police-community interactions. Nicholas Camp and colleagues analyzed transcripts from 615 police stops made in California by Oakland Police Department police officers before and after a pro.....»»
Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China"s at 1.5 million-strong
Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China"s at 1.5 million-strong.....»»
This leak might reveal the official name of the Nintendo Switch 2
Based on a recent flood of leaks, Nintendo could announce its next-generation console any day now. Just last week, a source claimed the Switch 2 … The post This leak might reveal the official name of the Nintendo Switch 2 appeared first on BGR......»»
Disappearing scientists: Attrition and retention patterns of 2.1 million scientists in 38 OECD countries
Research has been showing that women scientists continue to disappear from science at a significantly higher rate and in higher percentages than men. This is what social scientists have thought for decades—but this is no longer the case today, acco.....»»
Earth"s greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago shows what happens when El Niño gets out of control
Around 252 million years ago, the world suddenly heated up. Over a geologically brief period of tens of thousands of years, 90% of species were wiped out. Even insects, which are rarely touched by such events, suffered catastrophic losses. The Permia.....»»
CATL takes aim at electric trucks
CATL is unveiling new technologies and products for heavy-duty vehicles and ships, including a battery with a 15-year and 2.8 million-kilometer lifespan......»»
Paleontologists find omnivorous ancestor of the giant panda, revealing it was not always just a bamboo eater
The Hammerschmiede fossil site in southern Germany has yielded finds from about 11.5 million years ago that have rewritten evolutionary history. The sole species of bear discovered to date at the site was a relative of the giant panda. Its diet, howe.....»»
EchoStrike: Generate undetectable reverse shells, perform process injection
EchoStrike is an open-source tool designed to generate undetectable reverse shells and execute process injection on Windows systems. “EchoStrike allows you to generate binaries that, when executed, create an undetectable RevShell, which can be.....»»
"Easy, convenient, cheap": how single-use plastic rules the world
Each year the world produces around 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, much of it discarded after just a few minutes of use......»»