A demonstrator holds a placard that says “Beep to Free Assange” at Piccadilly Circus on April 17, 2021 in London, England. Photo: Hollie Adams (Getty Images) The U.S. Department of
The Biden Administration Is Ready To Go to War Over ‘Right To Repair’ Rules
Photo: Tom Brenner / Stringer (Getty Images) President Joe Biden is reportedly gearing up to issue an executive order compelling the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to draft new “right to
‘Sometimes the Good Guys Win’: Company Cancels Plans for Oil Pipeline Through Black Neighborhoods in Memphis
Clyde Robinson, 80, was one of the landowners fighting two companies trying to build a pipeline through his acre-sized parcel of land in Memphis, Tenn. Photo: Adrian Sanz (AP) It’s
51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Suggests Neanderthals Were True Artists
The Neanderthal bone carving. Image: V. Minkus/NLD Patterns deliberately etched onto a bone belonging to a giant deer is further evidence that Neanderthals possessed the capacity for symbolic thought. Neanderthals
A Large Ransomware Attack May Have Ensnared Upwards of 200 Companies
Photo: ROB ENGELAAR/ANP/AFP (Getty Images) A ransomware attack on international IT firm Kaseya appears to have infected hundreds of smaller sized businesses that rely on the company’s product, including many
We Now Know How Exxon Secretly Fights Crackdowns on Plastic Pollution
Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Getty Images) A senior Exxon lobbyist was caught on tape admitting that the company has been running a behind-the-scenes campaign to combat regulation on plastics and PFAS,
Cops Are Getting Free High-Tech Lassos to Use on Suspects by Sharing Their Body Camera Footage
Photo: Wrap Technologies Cops are handing over body camera footage and testimonials to Wrap Technologies to help the security firm market its controversial high-tech lasso, the BolaWrap, to other police
Russian Military Hackers Have Been On a Password Guessing Spree
Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP (Getty Images) An elite team of Russian military hackers have been using brute force attacks to target hundreds of organizations throughout the world, according to
Wildfire Devastates Canadian Town That’s Been Suffering Through 121 Degree Heat
The residents of Lytton, British Columbia were ordered to evacuate after wildfire engulfed the region on Wednesday. The village of roughly 350 people also broke Canada’s record for the highest
New York Faces Blackouts as Extreme Heat Strains the Grid
The sun sets behind 42nd Street in Manhattan during a power outage in New York City on July 13, 2019. A similar scene could play out on Wednesday as extreme