Category Archives: Technology
UK and US accuse China of ‘malicious’ global cyber attacks
Britain and the US have accused China of waging a global campaign of “malicious” cyberattacks in an unprecedented joint operation to uncover Beijing’s espionage. Britain has accused China of targeting its Electoral Commission watchdog and being behind an online “reconnaissance” campaign targeting the email accounts of MPs and their colleagues. British intelligence services believe Chinese… Read More »
UK and US reveal China’s global hacking plan
Oliver Dowden tells House of Commons any hostile cyber activity against British MPs is ‘completely unacceptable’ – AFP The US and UK have uncovered a global Chinese hacking plot targeting White House staff and the Foreign Office, as well as British MPs and the Electoral Commission. Washington and London announced sanctions against two individuals and… Read More »
The faces behind China’s online attack on the UK and US
From top left to right: Ni Gaobin; WengMing; and Cheng Feng. From bottom left to right: Peng Yaowen; Sun Xiaohui; Xiong Wang; and Zhao Guangzong The US government has released images of seven Chinese hackers wanted on charges of infiltrating the communications of targets in Britain and America over a 14-year period. In a newly… Read More »
Ministers ‘too weak’ in response to China’s massive cyberattack on election watchdog
Ministers have been accused of being too weak in their response to China following a cyberattack on Britain’s election watchdog, which accessed the names and addresses of millions of voters. Britain said it summoned China’s ambassador to protest and acted with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the United States, while the United States imposed… Read More »
There’s a Reason They’re Called ‘Instinctive’ Emotions
Credit – Getty Images IIn the 1800s, Alexis St. A French Canadian named Martin was shot in the stomach when someone’s rifle accidentally fired at close range while he was at a fur trading post. He survived, but his injuries caused a hole in his stomach wall. This literally provided an early window into how… Read More »
How Do Animals and Nature React to Eclipses?
A dog is seen wearing sunglasses with protective lenses during the annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023. Credit – Anatolia—Getty Images HEAmong the animals worth observing during a total solar eclipse, some of the most interesting are humans. They stop what they are doing; they look at the sky; They lower their voices even… Read More »
Are water cycles the missing piece of the climate crisis puzzle?
When we talk about the greenhouse effect (as opposed to global warming), we rarely mention the fact that most of it is not caused by carbon dioxide. But as a greenhouse gas, water vapor contributes 70% of the insulation that keeps solar energy in our atmosphere at the right temperature for life. Although it is… Read More »
What is the Archaeological Atlas of France?
Unlike most histories of a country, the ‘Archaeological Atlas of France’ does not feature kings, presidents, revolutions or major wars. Instead, it describes thousands of years of human occupation, including enormous changes in France’s borders, climate, population, and way of life of its inhabitants. 100 new maps were created from findings obtained in thousands of… Read More »
Landlines are running out. But for some, they are a lifeline.
In a small town at the foot of Mount Rainier, about 45 miles Southeast of Seattle, the views are spectacular, but cell phone reception is spotty. Susan Reiter has had a landline at her home in Enumclaw, Washington, since 1978. Reiter says power goes out several times a year, usually due to high winds and… Read More »