Decomposers such as microbes, fungi and some types of insects inhabiting the exclusion zones around Chernobyl and Fukushima have suffered from contamination. These organisms are responsible for an essential component of any ecosystem: recycling organic matter back into the soil and issues at this basic level could have compounding effects for the entire ecosystem. Chernobyl, […]
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Private investigator Jonas Rey was asked by law firm Burlingtons to investigate whether Iranian hackers had accessed entrepreneur Farhad Azima’s email account after he helped expose Iranian sanctions-busting. Rey’s investigation in India led him to one of several hacking-for-hire companies and established that India is home to a thriving cyberattack industry. Farhad Azima’s legal battle […]
Biotechnology company, Grail, has apologized for wrongly notifying 400 customers who purchased its cancer-detecting blood test Galleri that they may have the disease. The company claimed the error was caused by a vendor, PWN Health, which had incorrectly configured its patient engagement platform. Grail’s test is billed as a first-of-its-kind test, which can detect a […]
Josie Kins, a former psychonaut and now a scientific researcher, has compiled a list of 233 effects people experience under the influence of psychedelic drugs called the Subjective Effect Index. She has personally tried over 200 psychedelic compounds and had hundreds of psychedelic experiences. Kins, who works for a startup drug company called Mindstate Design […]
The Wait Until 8th pledge is a campaign aimed at parents to delay giving children smartphones until at least 8th grade. The pledge empowers parents to come together and reduce the pressure that they and their kids feel because of unrealistic social expectations. Smartphones can be dangerous and distracting for children, who are increasingly spending […]
Computer Shopper was a beloved computer magazine that served as the unofficial “bible” of the state of hardware and software to the general public throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was known for its extensive page count, willingness to cover any computer-adjacent topic, and its massive monthly issues filled with advertisements for computer components. However, […]
Apple has launched Vision Pro, a spatial computing device that combines digital and physical elements and operates with a threedimensional user interface. The device comprises an ultra-high-resolution display system that hosts 23 million pixels across two displays, which are managed by the operating system visionOS, the world’s first spatial operating system. Control is managed by the user’s voice, […]
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of lying to regulators and investors about its operations and mishandling of customer funds. The SEC alleges that Binance mixed billions of dollars in customer funds and secretly sent them to a separate company controlled by Binance’s founder, Changpeng […]
Scientists at the US National Institutes of Health have formed a union called NIH Fellows United, pushing for better conditions, pay and benefits. To date, around 3,000 research fellows have signed up to the body, which is seeking to unite the roughly 4,800 fellows who hold non-permanent staff positions across the agency, representing around one […]
Sandstorm.io is an open source project that aims to make hosting web-based productivity apps in a secure and user-friendly way. Apps, documents, chat rooms, and more are saved in a secure sandbox called “grains,” protecting users from security vulnerabilities. Every Sandstorm app is available on the App Market for easy installation, and all apps come […]