Americans are taking notice of extreme weather events, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. From a report: Two-thirds of Americans say extreme weather events in the U.S. have been occurring more frequently than in the past, while only 28% sai…
South Korea Targets Apple Over New App Store Regulation
Apple was on a collision course with South Korea on Friday over new requirements that it stop forcing app developers to use its payment systems, with a government official warning of a possible investigation into the iPhone maker’s compliance. From a r…
Apple Takes Down Koran App in China
Apple has taken down one of the world’s most popular Koran apps in China, following a request from officials. From a report: Quran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store — and has nearly 150,000 reviews. It is used by millions of Muslim…
The Fight for Sneakers
When Bodega, a streetwear shop in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, released a hyped, limited-edition New Balance 997S sneaker in 2019, the entire stock sold out online in under 10 minutes. There was one problem, though: About 60 percent of Bodega’s…
People Are Taking Out Loans Against Their NFTs — and Defaulting
In the ongoing speedrun to turn everything into a non-fungible token, savvy traders and entrepreneurs have recently taken a few steps to squeeze more investment opportunities out of their JPEGs. From a report: Case in point: it’s now a thing to take ou…
Peak Oil is Coming. That Won’t Save the World
The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more ambitious plan to save the climate and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. From a report: That’s according to the International Energy Agency, which sai…
US Govt Reveals Three More Ransomware Attacks on Water Treatment Plants This Year
Ransomware gangs have silently hit three US water and wastewater treatment facilities this year, in 2021, the US government said in a joint cybersecurity advisory published today by the FBI, NSA, CISA, and the EPA. From a report: The attacks — which h…
New Zealand Council Ends Contract With Wizard After Two Decades of Service
The official Wizard of New Zealand, perhaps the only state-appointed wizard in the world, has been cast from the public payroll, spelling the end to a 23-year legacy. From a report: The Wizard, whose real name is Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, had been …
Canonical Releases Ubuntu Linux 21.10 Impish Indri
Following a brief beta-testing period, Ubuntu 21.10 has finally become available to download in the “final” stable form. BetaNews: Code-named “Impish Indri,” this version of Ubuntu is not a Long Term Support (LTS) version, so it is only supported for n…
A Newspaper Informed Missouri About a Website Flaw. The Governor Accused it of ‘Hacking’
On Thursday, Gov. Michael Parson (R) called a news conference to warn his state’s citizens about a nefarious plot against a teachers’ database by a reporter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. From a report: “Through a multistep process,” Parson said wit…