A male great bustard. Carlos Palacín In the wild, the great bustard (Otis tarda) is pretty hard to miss. Some can weigh as much as 30 pounds and its feathers are uniquely colored. They are the heaviest birds living today that can fly and the Moroccan population is listed as classified as vulnerable on the…
An international police operation has dismantled an online spoofing service that allowed cybercriminals to impersonate trusted corporations to steal more than $120 million from victims. iSpoof, which now displays a message stating that it has been seized by the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service, offered “spoofing” services that enabled paying users to mask their…
Independent legal analysis of a controversial UK government proposal to regulate online speech under a safety-focused framework — aka the Online Safety Bill — says the draft bill contains some of the broadest mass surveillance powers over citizens every proposed in a Western democracy which it also warns pose a risk to the integrity of…
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At only some 1,600 feet above the moon’s surface, Neil Armstrong grabbed control of the Apollo moon lander. The spacecraft’s computer had guided the crew to a boulder-strewn field, so the legendary pilot had to quickly steer away. Meanwhile, errant alarms sounded in the module, and a gauge showed they would soon run out of…
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious episode of Netflix’s Wednesday that this show has a veritable shitload of references to Edgar Allan Poe. The 19th century American writer and poet famous for his macabre tales of mystery, grief, insanity, murder, ghosts, and revenge like…
The pressures of filling developer positions with qualified, suitably-skilled candidates is holding back many businesses from achieving full success, new research has claimed. On top of the struggle to bring in fresh talent, existing developers are feeling the pressure, as companies struggle to recruit developers quickly enough. Rapidly rising workloads are increasing faster than the…
Task delegation in the workplace is nothing new, but a survey from The Harris Poll has identified one key difference as we look toward the future: workers will soon be delegating repetitive tasks to AI. According to the research, almost three-quarters (72%) of American workers would consider delegating tasks like invoicing, auditing, and reporting, to…
If you’re looking to upgrade your house to a smart home, or expand the smart home setup you already have, then you’ll want to take advantage of this year’s Black Friday Amazon Echo deals. Many of these are worthy of a place among the best Black Friday deals of 2022; on the cheaper end, you…