Turkish hilltop where civilisation began
On a sun-blasted hillside in southeast Turkey, the world's oldest known religious sanctuary is slowly giving up its secrets......»»
2 more fatal crashes involving Tesla vehicles reported in NHTSA data
NHTSA has received reports of 18 fatal crashes involving vehicles equipped with advanced driver-assistance systems since it began forcing automakers, suppliers and tech companies to disclose the data last year......»»
Researchers identify SARS-CoV-2 variant in white-tailed deer, evidence of deer-to-human transmission
In the summer of 2020, months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Samira Mubareka and her colleagues began testing wildlife in Ontario and Quebec for the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2......»»
Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; “tricking people not OK,” Musk says
Twitter usage is up, Musk says, as fake accounts wreak havoc. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When a wave of imposter accounts began using the verified checkmarks from Twitter's Blue paid subscription.....»»
Reddit now lets you mute subreddits you don’t like
The muting feature comes first to Android and iOS, later to desktop and the web. Enlarge / The Reddit logo on a mobile device. (credit: Getty Images | stockcam) In a post to /r/reddit, Reddit announced that it began roll.....»»
Silicon Valley"s greatest minds misread pandemic demand. Now their employees are paying for it.
In the early months of the pandemic, Facebook only grew bigger and more central to our lives. With lockdowns spreading, countless people began shopping, socializing and working on Facebook and other online platforms. As CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in Ma.....»»
Out of sight, out of mind: Europe"s increasing pushback against migrants
Lying a few kilometers off the Turkish coast, a series of Greek islands remain on the frontline of increasingly militarized attempts to limit the arrival of migrants and asylum seekers to the European Union......»»
Twitter offering some laid-off staff only half what they’re owed, lawsuit says
Employees suing asked court to require Twitter to notify staff of lawsuit. Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan / Staff | Getty Images News) Before layoffs began at Twitter, employees had already filed a class-action lawsuit.....»»
Climate talks convene with US and world falling short of goals
For the first time since 1995, when the U.N. started holding its annual climate summits, the United States brought something big to the talks that began Sunday: a series of new laws that could take a big whack at its greenhouse gas emissions. But eve.....»»
Twitter begins rollout of new gray check marks only to abruptly remove them
Twitter began rolling out new gray check marks to mark accounts as Official. Then it abruptly took them away. Here's what happened......»»
Tesla recalls 40,000 U.S. vehicles over potential loss of power steering assist
The EV maker has released an over-the-air software update to recalibrate the system after it began rolling out an update on Oct. 11 to better detect unexpected steering assist torque......»»
How micro-VMs can protect your most vulnerable endpoints
Since the pandemic began, cyberattacks have increased by 400%, and many home Wi-Fi networks are unable to withstand the assault. In fact, over 80% of home-office routers were found to be vulnerable to potential cyberattacks. When it comes to these cy.....»»
Tesla partners with N.M. tribes to bypass sales ban
The EV maker has one store in the state and began construction of a second, much larger location last month......»»
Numerous Instagram users report account suspensions after morning outage
Website outage tracker Downdetector began getting flooded with reports of users losing access to Instagram this morning. Thousands of users appear to have been affected. Instagram's support team acknowledged that the platform is having unspecified "i.....»»
New phishing emails take advantage of Twitter’s ongoing verification mayhem
Not long after Elon Musk’s proposed Twitter verification overhaul made headlines, cybercriminals quickly began to take advantage of the situation in a round of phishing emails aimed at stealing the passwords of verified accounts. more… The post.....»»
Massive pandemic relief fraud has Congress eyeing digital IDs
Fintech platforms help US regulators weigh security benefits of digital IDs. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When the US government began offering financial aid to Americans struggling to cope with a pande.....»»
AWS warns customer cloud demand is slowing as Amazon results stutter
Amazon Web Services (AWS) sses weakest results since it began reporting its results separately......»»
Anxious Twitter users find few alternatives to platform after Musk deal closes
In the hours after Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter late Thursday, many avid users began voicing their uncertainty about the future of the platform and whether they want to remain on it. But with few obvious alternatives, Twitter users may.....»»
NASA"s InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars
NASA's InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos. What's more, the.....»»
Apple & Target expand in-store collaboration & customer perks
Apple has tripled its presence at Target stores and added lengthy free trials for several of its services, including a four-month trial of Apple Fitness+.Apple shop-in-shop kiosks at TargetIn-store Apple shops began appearing at Target in February 20.....»»
Stream Your Nest Camera Feeds on Desktop With New Google Home Website
Earlier in October, Google began detailing the Google Home for web experience. This morning, the company announced that starting this week, you’ll be able to stream your Nest camera feeds directly to your desktop computer via an updated home.go.....»»