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One Million Cannibal Ants Trapped in Soviet Nuclear Bunker Have Escaped
However, after returning to the site two years later, scientists found the colony was not only still there, but that it had grown in numbers. This was despite there being no obvious food source, no heat and no light. A… Read More ›
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Democracy for Sale
The story of how undisclosed donations have infiltrated British politics, undermining public faith in democracy and fuelling the rise of populism across the West… More here. This looks like a decent read.
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Garmin paid a multi-million dollar ransom to criminals
Smartwatch maker Garmin paid a multi-million dollar ransom to criminals who encrypted its computer files through a ransomware negotiation business called Arete IR, sources have told Sky News. Earlier this week Sky News reported that Garmin had obtained the decryption… Read More ›
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The 1964 Olympics Certified a New Japan
The preparations turned Tokyo into a citywide construction site. The author Robert Whiting, who was stationed with the U.S. Air Force in Tokyo in 1962, describes the pile drivers and jackhammers that delivered an “overwhelming assault on the senses.” Pedestrians… Read More ›
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Is the watch industry being gamed again? (Rolex Explorer 14270)
Something weird has happened, there are zero Rolex Explorer 14270s on Chrono24 and there is only 1 on eBay. Who has bought all the Explorers? Adrian (above) explains how strange it is that the pre-owned Explorer 14270s have seemingly disappeared… Read More ›
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New ‘unpatchable’ exploit allegedly found on Apple’s Secure Enclave chip
We still don’t have further details on what exactly hackers can do with this specific vulnerability, but having full access to the Security Enclave could also mean having access to passwords, credit cards, and much more. The only thing we… Read More ›
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Eddie
You helped the club survive in its darkest hour and deserve every success. I now join you as a Bournemouth supporter and will be willing the club on in what I am sure will be a successful future. Bournemouth will… Read More ›
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Apple Watch Series 6: blood oxygen
Most healthy adults will have blood oxygen level above 95%. Blood oxygen levels below a certain threshold are leading indicators of respiratory problems, and can impair heart and brain function. Similar to the Apple Watch’s existing low heart rate notifications… Read More ›
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Oh God, they want us all to die
Months of sustained protest followed, and Hong Kong was haunted by scenes of violence in the streets, at the airport, and on the MTR (the city’s metro). Protesters initially had set out to derail an extradition bill that would allow… Read More ›
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Bakery manager sacked for accepting cash
A bakery manager who paid for customers’ purchases with her own card so they could use cash has been sacked. Megan Metcalfe, 60, said she did it to help elderly shoppers at Birds Bakery in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, where she has… Read More ›
