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The 5 worst financial disasters and recessions in history (and what they taught us)
Live Science - 8 Mar 2022 05:21
What lessons can we learn from the world's worst financial disasters as the cost of living rises?
Amazon nears 'tipping point' where rainforest could transform into savanna
Live Science - 8 Mar 2022 21:39
The Amazon is losing "resilience," a study shows.
Apple Releases New Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone SE 3, iPad Air 5
OS X Daily - 8 Mar 2022 23:49
Apple held an event today where it unveiled a variety of new products and updates to existing hardware, including a new desktop Mac, new external display, a revamped iPhone SE, and an updated iPad Air. The Mac Studio, wh...
Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrunk IQ Scores of Half of Americans
Neuroscience News - 8 Mar 2022 01:51
Early-life exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas reduced the IQ of around 170 million Americans, a new study reports.
Trio of Vendors Offer Free Services to Organizations at Risk of Russian Cyberattacks
Dark Reading - 8 Mar 2022 01:37
CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, and Ping Identity have teamed up with tools and services for the healthcare, power, and water industries as a way to quickly bolster their security on several fronts.
Building Galactic Starcruiser Forced Disney to Think Where Star Wars People Poop
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2022 01:30
As the design director for six mainline Star Wars films as well as The Mandalorian, Lucasfilm vice president and executive creative director Doug Chiang has spent a lot of time figuring out what stuff looks like in the g...
Millions of APC Smart UPS Devices Can Be Remotely Hacked, Damaged
SecurityWeek - 8 Mar 2022 15:13
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products made by Schneider Electric subsidiary APC are affected by critical vulnerabilities that can be exploited to remotely hack and damage devices, according to enterprise device sec...
Linux distros patch 'DirtyPipe' make-me-root kernel bug
The Register - 8 Mar 2022 06:26
Plus: Adafruit customer data leak fallout, infosec burnout, and more A Linux local privilege escalation flaw dubbed Dirty Pipe has been discovered and disclosed along with proof-of-concept exploit code....
Color OS gains a nifty new feature to detect spy cameras in a room
Android Authority - 8 Mar 2022 06:13
Use your Oppo phone to locate hidden cameras in your room.
NASA Seeks Ideas for Handling Waste on Future Human Missions to Mars
SpaceRef - 8 Mar 2022 06:03
With a horizon goal to send humans to Mars, NASA continues to develop technologies needed to send humans farther into the solar system than ever before....
Why are so many people booking Airbnb rooms in Ukraine?
Digital Trends - 8 Mar 2022 05:40
People from around the world have booked more than 60,000 nights at Airbnb accommodations in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. But why?
Google just made this amazing feature even better on Pixel phones
BGR - 8 Mar 2022 05:21Russia's Ukraine invasion and space impacts: Live updates
SPACE.com - 8 Mar 2022 05:09
The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.
Linux has been bitten by its most high-severity vulnerability in years
Ars Technica - 8 Mar 2022 04:39
Dirty Pipe has the potential to smudge people using Linux and Linux derivitives.
Russia mulls making software piracy legal and patent licensing compulsory
The Register - 8 Mar 2022 04:24
Rule rethink would apply only to those in countries that support sanctions Russia is considering handing out licenses to use foreign software, database, and chip design patents, and legalizing software copyright violatio...
Broken Ice Cream Machines Could Cost McDonald's $900 Million
Gizmodo - 8 Mar 2022 04:17
At this point, just about every honest ice cream fiend has had to contend with the soul-crushing defeat of trekking down to McDonald's only to find an out-of-service machine coldly laughing at their pain. Now, however, t...
Hackers nabbed Galaxy source code, Samsung confirms
Digital Trends - 8 Mar 2022 03:45
Samsung has confirmed it recently suffered a security breach that saw hackers nab internal company data linked to its popular Galaxy devices.
Why Elon Musk Thinks This Nuclear Move In Europe Is 'Critical' For International Security
Slash Gear - 8 Mar 2022 03:15
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has fueled energy prices and national security concerns. Amid this, Musk has called on Europe to embrace nuclear power plants.
Nvidia's breach might help cybercriminals run malware campaigns
TechRepublic - 8 Mar 2022 02:40
A recent cyberattack has compromised a large amount of Nvidia's data, including a pair of digital-signing certificates. Here's what's at stake and how to react. The post Nvidia's breach might help cybercriminals run malw...
The Dystopian Sci-Fi Gem Waiting to Be Watched on Netflix - CNET
CNET - 8 Mar 2022 02:39
Commentary: What does it mean to be alive? This existential sci-fi movie tackles that loaded question.
A Chunk of Space Junk Just Hit the Far Side of the Moon
Universe Today - 8 Mar 2022 02:33
Observers have been tracking a chunk of space junk, waiting for it to strike the Moon. It should’ve hit the far side of the Moon, and hopefully, orbiters will have images of the impact site, though that might take a wh...
Uncovering How Immune Cells Nurture Brain Connections
Neuroscience News - 8 Mar 2022 02:30
A new study in mice finds microglia help neurons grow synapses critical for cognitive function.