“Russian hackers have stolen and published the personal data of tens of thousands of employees…” reports the Australian Financial Review. Government officials have confirmed the breach — part of a ransomware attack — and say the stolen data may even include info on the country’s premier, according to an Australian Read more…
“A study in 2019 found that the spatial memory used for navigating through the world tends to be worse for people who’ve made extensive use of map apps and GPS devices…” reports NBC News. But that’s just the beginning, according to Adrian Ward, who studies psychology at the University of Read more…
“To date, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids have been found by survey telescopes that continually scan the night sky, adding new discoveries at a rate of about 3,000 per year…” according to an article from NASA: “The first version of Sentry was a very capable system that was in operation for Read more…
“Companies large and small, some with longtime roots in their neighborhoods, are on the hunt for new real estate that is less prone to weather and climate extremes,” writes Axios: The corporate migration underway indicates vulnerable communities may see an exodus of large employers in the coming decades as oceans Read more…
In Pittsburgh; Memphis, Tennessee; and Los Angeles, massive billboards recently popped up declaring, “Birds Aren’t Real.” On Instagram and TikTok, Birds Aren’t Real accounts have racked up hundreds of thousands of followers, and YouTube videos about it have gone viral. Last month, Birds Aren’t Real adherents even protested outside Twitter’s Read more…
GO Transit website taken offline due to worldwide cyber threat The first GO Transit MP40 locomotive arrives at the platform in Toronto on Jan. 15, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Published Saturday, December 11, 2021 7:41AM EST GO Transit’s website has been taken offline “out of an abundance of caution” Read more…
CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 11, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 8 hours ago Impossible Pork is the latest plant-based meat to hit the market. But it failed to get certification as being kosher or halal, which has led to some spiritual reflection. (Submitted by Aymann Ismail) Over the past decade Read more…