A nasty new malware campaign has been identified, abusing Google’s advertising system to lay the foundations for all manner of cyberattacks. Earlier this week, cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes discovered that unknown threat actors had bought an ad that is displayed on top of Google’s search engine results pages whenever someone types the keyword “YouTube”, or…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Cassy Horton, 34. Cassy Horton Cassy Horton, 34, has lived a “car-free” life for the past year in New York and Chicago. Along with environmental concerns, many “car-lite” people point to better quality of life. The current infrastructure in the US can make pursuing a car-free life difficult. When 34-year-old Cassy Horton was growing up…
Hi Aaron Weinman here. Weak investment-banking revenues held back banks’ recent earnings numbers. A big part of the slump in dealmaking can be attributed to the corporate-credit market. It’s where I cut my teeth as a reporter and thought I’d spend today unpacking what’s happening there. Let’s go. If this was forwarded to you, sign…
A screen at a House January 6 committee hearing shows video of Donald Trump asking rioters to leave the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Jan. 6 committee has outtakes of a video of Trump on Jan. 7, 2021. Aides pushed Trump to address the nation and condemn the Capitol riot,…
The Qantas flight was traveling from Brisbane, Australia. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz A Qantas Airways plane was low on fuel so the crew declared an emergency for priority landing. The plane landed in Perth, Australia, with 40 minutes left of fuel, a Qantas pilot told The Guardian. The Australian Safety Transport Bureau is investigating, but the pilot…
President Biden is unveiling further measures to combat climate change, and his latest efforts are aimed at addressing incoming environmental crises. The President has outlined a string of executive actions that include the first wind energy areas in the Gulf of Mexico. The 700,000 acres could generate enough offshore wind power to supply over 3…
Google Calendar has released a new update for an issue that it promised to fix three years ago. The “known senders” feature will finally let you block invitations from people you don’t know that can effectively spam up your calendar. With the “Only if the sender is known” toggle enabled under “Event settings,” it’ll automatically…
It might be nicknamed the red planet, but there’s a lot more to Mars than just rocks and red dust. NASA’s images show plenty of hidden beauty and intrigue. We’ve been combing the archive to pick a selection of the best and most interesting images NASA has compiled. An amazing glimpse of decades of space…
Yesterday we got a few bitesize leaks for Naughty Dog’s recently announced The Last of Us Part 1 remake, which is coming to the PlayStation 5 and eventually PC. Now, however, the floodgates have well and truly opened. Today, the internet is awash with all sorts of new information about the game, including details about…
Sucker Punch has made the Cole’s Legacy DLC for Infamous Second Son available for free on the PlayStation Store. The DLC was originally only available as a pre-order incentive for the game or with a special edition copy. Infamous Second Son has been added to Sony’s newly launched PS Plus service, so new players are…