Verizon customers face mass-scale outage across the US
More than 100,000 reports appeared on Downdetector. Enlarge / A Downdetector map showing where Verizon outages are reported. (credit: Downdetector) Wireless customers of Verizon and AT&T have found that they cannot make.....»»
Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization
The Maya were landscape engineers on a grand scale, even when it came to fishing. On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a wh.....»»
More than 40% of coral species face extinction, according to new research
Following a global assessment, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has revealed that 44% of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction. The announcement was made at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference......»»
"Moment of truth" for world-first plastic pollution treaty
Plastic pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world's first treaty aimed at ending the problem......»»
A technique for estimating the mass of gigantic filaments of dark matter
How do you weigh one of the largest objects in the entire universe? Very carefully, according to new research......»»
Neanderthal adhesive manufacturing site found in Gibraltar cave
Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven hidden for 65,000 years......»»
Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it"s taking a costly toll on the planet and on millions of young customers
Fast fashion is everywhere—in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online......»»
From traditional to technological: Using laser Doppler vibrometry for fresco conservation
Fresco painting, a technique that dates back to antiquity, involves applying dry pigments to wet plaster, creating stunning artwork that can last for centuries. Over time, however, these masterpieces often face degradation due to delamination, where.....»»
Vanta announces new products to enhance GRC and trust programs
Vanta announced a number of new and upcoming products enabling customers to build, demonstrate and enhance their GRC and trust programs. The new offerings include Vanta for Marketplaces to strengthen trust across a company’s entire ecosystem; adapt.....»»
Preventing credential theft in the age of AI
In this Help Net Security video, Tina Srivastava, MIT Lecturer and CEO of Badge, discusses a 20-year cryptography problem – using biometrics for authentication without storing a face/finger/voice print. This has massive implications for corpora.....»»
Qubit that makes most errors obvious now available to customers
Can a small machine that makes error correction easier upend the market? We're nearing the end of the year, and there are typically a flood of announcements regarding quantum comp.....»»
Reddit is down – live updates on the huge outage
Reddit is not loading – everybody panic!.....»»
Megapixel fluorescence microscopy through scattering layers made simple
A team from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has introduced a new method for megapixel-scale fluorescence microscopy through complex scattering media. This approach resolves high-resolution images from several tens of widefield fluorescence-microsc.....»»
Exabeam and Wiz join forces to improve cloud security
Exabeam coolaborates with with Wiz to provide organizations with improved threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) capabilities, ensuring a more secure and resilient cloud environment. With its open architecture the Exabeam New-Scale Secu.....»»
Allyship efforts can face pushback in the workplace—here"s why it happens and what leaders can do about it
When leaders visibly champion diversity and equality in the workplace, they send a clear message that such values are not only encouraged, but integral to their organization's culture. Allyship can significantly improve workplace experiences for marg.....»»
Microsoft plans to boot security vendors out of the Windows kernel
Microsoft has announced the Windows Resiliency Initiative, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the prolonged worldwide IT outage caused by a buggy CrowdStrike update that took down millions of Windows machines and rendered them remotely unfixable. As part.....»»
iPhone 16 ban: Apple offers $100M to access 278M customers in Indonesia
Apple has responded to an iPhone 16 ban in Indonesia by offering a ten-fold boost to its manufacturing investments in the country. The Indonesian government responded aggressively when Cupertino company fell a little way short of its promised spen.....»»
Splunk simplifies infrastructure requirements for Microsoft Azure customers
Splunk announced its enterprise security, observability and platform offerings on Microsoft Azure. In partnering with Microsoft, Splunk empowers organizations to scale their digital transformation on Azure with unified solutions that accelerate innov.....»»
Hornetsecurity DMARC Manager protects against fraud and phishing attacks
Hornetsecurity launched DMARC Manager, an advanced tool addresses the complex challenges organisations face in managing DMARC, DKIM, and SPF configurations, especially for those operating across multiple domains. As email threats such as fraud and im.....»»
Tanium delivers autonomous controls that mitigate risk and maintain operational resiliency
Tanium unveiled new AI-powered autonomous innovations that transform how IT and Security teams execute change safely and reliably in their IT environments – at scale and in real-time. Tanium Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) enhances and extends.....»»
Refugees face particularly high housing instability, finds study
Refugees move nearly four times more often than other migrants, signaling greater instability, according to a new study published in Genus. Gender and country of origin significantly influence this mobility. Although based on an Austrian case study,.....»»