How China Hacked US Phone Networks
Plus: Russia rattles its cyber sword, a huge Facebook phishing operation is uncovered, feds take down the SSNDOB marketplace, and more.Continue Reading
2022-06-11
Boris Johnson never took full control of the Tory party – uniting it now seems impossible
Boris Johnson is a weakened prime minister after the recent confidence vote by his party’s MPs. The view among many political analysts and academics is that the 211-148 vote in his favour is too damaging, and he is unlikely to turn things around. Some backbenchers expect him to be replacedContinue Reading
2022-06-11
Johnny Depp’s Dior ad back on screens week after court victory
J ohnny Depp’s Dior ad for the Sauvage fragrance has returned to US screens just a week after his court victory over Amber Heard. TmZ reported the advert had been placed back in citculation appearing again during a primetime commercial break for MasterChef on Fox on Wednesday. Throughout Johnny Depp’sContinue Reading
2022-06-11
Super Moustache: how a Venezuelan cartoon turned into a political campaigner
“Stupid idiots! Can’t you overthrow him? He’s just a bus driver!” rages a blonde, coiffed character from inside a White House-style building located “somewhere on planet Earth”. The cartoon villain looks like a cross between Donald Trump and The Incredibles antagonist Syndrome. He’s shrieking in Spanish, with a heavy USContinue Reading
2022-06-11
Some monkeypox patients also have sexually transmitted diseases, CDC says
Some people recently diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases may also have monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, warning physicians that they need to watch and test for both since monkeypox can look a lot like an STD. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said some patients with monkeypox alsoContinue Reading
2022-06-10
Ukraine: Russian attitudes to Ukrainians can help to explain the atrocities
EPA-EFE/Anatoly Maltsev Speaking to journalist Sophie Raworth on the BBC’s Sunday Morning show recently, former war crimes prosecutor Sir Howard Morrison, now an advisor to the Ukraine government, highlighted the dangers posed by the negative – often insulting and dehumanising – statements made by some Russian politicians and media personalitiesContinue Reading
2022-06-10
Is intermittent fasting actually good for weight loss? Here’s what the evidence says
Many people find intermittent fasting to be more flexible and easy to follow than other diets. Marcin Malicki/ Shutterstock If you’re someone who’s thought about losing weight or has wanted to get healthier in the past few years, you’ve probably come across these two words: intermittent fasting. From celebrities toContinue Reading
2022-06-10
When will I be able to upload my brain to a computer?
We don't know how much information the human brain can store. agsandrew/Shutterstock READER QUESTION: I am 59 years old, and in reasonably good health. Is it possible that I will live long enough to put my brain into a computer? Richard Dixon. We often imagine that human consciousness is asContinue Reading
2022-06-10
Ukraine conflict: how both sides are breaking the law on prisoners of war
As in any war between two sovereign countries, the Ukraine conflict has resulted in thousands of soldiers on both sides being taken captive. Both sides appear to be using prisoners of war (POWs) in ways that break international law. In May, Russia claimed to have captured almost 2,500 Ukrainian soldiersContinue Reading
2022-06-10
Ecuador AVOID World Cup boot for fielding ineligible player
ECUADOR have avoided being booted out of the World Cup for fielding an ineligible player. Chile had been increasingly confident they would be promoted from SEVENTH place in South American qualifying into the fourth and final slot after claiming Ecuador right-back Byron Castillo was ineligible because he was actually bornContinue Reading
2022-06-10