c0lo writes:(livescience) Key Atlantic current could collapse soon, 'impacting the entire world for centuries to come,' leading climate scientists warn
upstart writes:In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street:
Technology Review is running this story:https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/20/1107002/clear-airport-identity-management-biometrics-facial-recognition/ about Clear, a company that is trying to expand from airport expedited-security, to security and ID for many other transactions. (Alt link at https://archive.ph/2hbgC)
NotSanguine writes:NASA is reporting on research concerning the chirality of amino acids and how they may have impacted the development of life here on Earth, and perhaps, elsewhere.From the NASA Article:
fliptop writes:The agricultural world is witnessing a remarkable transformation, driven by groundbreaking technology. Among the most fascinating innovations is a farming robot equipped with lasers that can destroy hundreds of thousands of weeds in mere hours. This high-tech solution is not just a marvel of engineering but a timely response to persistent challenges in farming, from labor shortages to theenvironmental impact of chemical herbicides:
fliptop writes:U.S. prosecutors have filed charges against five individuals allegedly linked to Scattered Spider, a hacking group known for stealing confidential data and cryptocurrency from major companies:
upstart writes:US senator Elizabeth Warren and congressman Jerry Nadler have demanded the government investigate whether VeriSign, steward of the .com domain, is ripping off customers and violating antitrust laws:
looorg writes:Beyond the Milky WayA picture have been taken, or however they do it -- it's quite blurry, of a red supergiant star 2000x larger then our own sun. Designated as WOH G64 it is about 160 000 light-years from earth. It is located inside the Large Megallanic cloud, a small galaxy just outside the milky way.https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/close-picture-star-milky/story?id=116129095
fliptop writes:Officials inside the Secret Service clashed over whether they needed a warrant to use location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on smartphones, with some arguing that citizens have agreed to be tracked with such data by accepting app terms of service, despite those apps often not saying their data may end up with the authorities, according to hundreds of pages of internal Secret Service emails obtained by 404 Media: