A 20-year-old Ukrainian man named “Fadey” managed to escape the war and cross into Poland with 40% of his life savings in bitcoin contained on a USB stick. His experience starts with the invasion and the realization that he would soon have to flee his homeland, for which he needed Read more…
An international team of researchers analyzing the sounds captured by the Perseverance rover has determined the speed of sound on Mars. Baptiste Chide, with Los Alamos National Laboratory, gave a presentation (PDF) at this year’s 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference outlining the findings by the team. […] Chide reported Read more…
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it will expand its cybersecurity skilling initiative to 23 additional countries. The campaign, which began last year in the U.S., is part of the company’s push to help solve the cybersecurity industry’s growing talent problem, while also helping diversify the industry. Like many industries within Read more…
Australia’s record-breaking wildfires of 2019 and 2020 blasted smoke so high that even the ozone layer in the stratosphere was damaged, a new analysis shows. The Black Summer bushfires, which raged along Australia’s east coast from November 2019 to January 2020, caused unprecedented destruction. The fires burned more than 70,000 Read more…
A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority years after such behavior was found to have played a determining role in the genocide against them. From a report: The report shared exclusively with The Associated Press Read more…
Limiters cap amount of electricity households can use, making many appliances unusable. From a report: Josie Gagne was stumbling in the dark, sobbing while on the phone with an Enmax customer assistant, as she tried to locate the tiny orange button under the utility meter that would restore heat inside. Read more…