Monthly Archives: October 2022

Russia’s artillery is faltering in some parts of Ukraine, and Moscow is using Iran’s drones to fill the gap

A building in Ukraine destroyed in a Russian strike with what local officials said were Iranian Shahed-136 drones on October 5. SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images Russian forces have begun using Iranian-made drones in attacks on Ukrainian forces. Moscow appears to be using the drones to compensate for shortfalls in artillery and airpower. Experts say…

Nintendo airing Animal Crossing and Splatoon 3 concerts online next week

Nintendo has confirmed it’ll be broadcasting two Japanese concerts – one for Animal Crossing and another for Splatoon 3 – online next week for viewers around the world. The concerts are part of Nintendo Live 2022, a two-day event being held at Tokyo Big Sight from 8-9th October, promising live music, stage activities, game competitions,…

One secret to excellent memory in old age? Giant neurons.

Northwestern University lab members examine a donor human brain to study why some individuals, known as “super-agers,” have exceptional memories late in life. Tamar D. Gefen If people over 80 with exceptional memory—a group who Northwestern researchers call “super-agers”—had a symbol in the style of Superman’s “S”, it might be the “super neurons” in their…

Popular censorship circumvention tools face fresh blockade by China

Tools helping China’s netizens to bypass the Great Firewall appear to be facing a fresh round of crackdowns in the run-up to the country’s quinquennial party congress that will see a top leadership reshuffle. Greater censorship is not at all uncommon during countries’ politically sensitive periods, but the stress facing censorship circumvention tools in China…

Crypto scammers are fighting amongst themselves over stolen funds

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hacker compromising cryptocurrency scam sites and diverting already stolen funds to his own wallets, and have already raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars this way.  According to Trend Micro, a threat actor called “Water Labbu” found and breached 45 scam websites and replaced their wallet addresses with his own….

Goodwill goes online: The 120-year-old non-profit launches first resale website, including luxury bargains, in thrifting boom

The homepage of GoodwillFinds. Goodwill Finds GoodwillFinds, a new secondhand online marketplace, launched on Tuesday.  The website features thousands of curated Goodwill items ranging across brands and price points.  The move comes as online thrifting continues to explode in popularity.  Thrifting enthusiasts, rejoice: Goodwill just went online.  The new marketplace, which officially debuted Tuesday as…

Hot mic catches Biden cursing to defend his family name while surveying Hurricane Ian damage

US President Joe Biden meets with Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy on October 5, 2022. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden dropped the F-bomb during his visit to Florida on Wednesday. “No one fucks with a Biden,” he’s heard telling Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy. Biden traveled to Florida to survey…