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A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS
An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable.Continue Reading
Epilepsy: how an AI algorithm detects related brain abnormalities – new research
Up to a third of epilepsy cases are drug-resistant. Shutterstock Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. While anti-seizure medications are available and effective for the majority of people with the condition, 20%-30% don’t respond to medications. Abnormalities in the brain are one of the leading causes of this drug-resistantContinue Reading
How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress – new research
WindNight/Shutterstock Trauma, such as surviving or witnessing road accidents, natural disasters and violence, can shake up our lives, challenging our core beliefs and views of the world. But this upheaval can also trigger what’s known as “post-traumatic growth” in different aspects of our lives. This can mean** a greater appreciationContinue Reading
FBI warrant says Trump probe involved possible violation of Espionage Act
FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida this week removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday while also disclosing it has probable cause to believe he violated the Espionage Act. The bombshell disclosures wereContinue Reading
Anne Heche: The life and career of the actor, plus our selection of her best films
A nne Heche, the actor best known for playing a string of leading roles in the late nineties, has been in a serious car crash. Reports are saying that she sustained significant brain injuries and is unlikely to survive. The news has sent a shockwave across Hollywood. Although the actor’sContinue Reading
Anthony Joshua’s new coach can’t change ‘WEAK mentality’, says Usyk’s promoter
ANTHONY JOSHUA’s “mentality” won’t be changed by new coach Robert Garcia. AJ appointed the multiple-time world champion coach as his lead trainer following his brutal axing of mentor Robert McCracken after his lopsided points defeat to Usyk last September. 3 Anthony Joshua has handed the coachings reigns to American RobertContinue Reading
Did Sweden’s controversial COVID strategy pay off? In many ways it did – but it let the elderly down
Talita Rocha/Shutterstock As much of the world shut down early in the COVID pandemic, Sweden remained open. The country’s approach was controversial, with some calling it “the Swedish experiment”. But almost two-and-a-half years after the pandemic began, what can we say today about the outcomes of this “experiment”? First, let’sContinue Reading
Nearly 70% of Premier League footballers are abused on Twitter – we used an AI to sift through millions of tweets
As the new Premier League football season gets underway, a few things are certain. There will be goals, drama and excitement, and unfortunately, players will be subjected to vile abuse on social media. My colleagues at the Alan Turing Institute and I have published a report, commissioned by Ofcom, inContinue Reading
Five myths about the partition of British India – and what really happened
Lord Mountbatten, then viceroy of India, meets Nehru Jinnah and other leaders to plan partition of India. Wikipedia, CC BY-NC This August marks 75 years since the partition of the Indian subcontinent. British withdrawal from the region prompted the creation of two new states, India and Pakistan. The process ofContinue Reading
Japan’s Obon festival: how family commemoration and ancestral worship shapes daily life
Each year in Japan, people celebrate ohigan, a period of seven days around both the vernal and the autumnal equinoxes, and obon, which stretches over a few days on either side of August 15. Employers grant leave to staff. Trains fill with people returning from big cities like Tokyo andContinue Reading