T-Mobile's network was one of several systems hacked in a Chinese cyber-espionage attack that targeted both U.S. and international telecom companies. The Wall Street Journal reported this on Friday, based on information from sources familiar with the situation. Hackers connected to a Chinese intelligence agency broke into
Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, has been arrested on charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Jeffries was arrested in West Palm Beach, Florida, along with two associates, Matthew Smith from West Palm Beach and James Jacobson from Wisconsin. They were all
The United States' Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking companies to help create fake online users, known as deepfakes, that are so realistic that neither people nor computers can tell they're fake. This is according to a document reviewed by The Intercept. The plan, found in a
Whitley Strieber, an author known for his work on alien abductions, talks about his experiences with extraterrestrials. Strieber shares personal stories about being abducted by aliens and discusses his ongoing encounters with extraterrestrial beings. He talks about an implant he believes was placed in him by aliens, his experiences with
Discord has been added to the growing list of tech companies banned by Russia. According to Russia's news agency, TASS, the platform is accused of breaking the country's laws. This is the latest step by the government as it continues to increase control over the internet.
Ford has received a U.S. patent to show targeted ads inside its cars using information from users, including their conversations. The patent, approved last month, describes a "in-vehicle advertisement presentation system" that displays commercial ads on the car's infotainment screen. The patent also suggests that
NASA has announced that it is working on creating a time zone for the moon. Time moves differently on the moon due to its weaker gravity. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time on the Moon is slightly faster than on Earth. An Earth clock on the Moon would
The U.S. government wanted a way to secretly access Telegram to potentially spy on its users, according to the app's founder, Pavel Durov. Durov, who started Telegram in 2013 and is still its CEO, shared this during an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired Tuesday night. Born
A person named Alex is the second individual to receive a brain implant from Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink. Alex lost control of his limbs due to a spinal injury, but now, thanks to the Neuralink implant, he can play the video game Counter-Strike 2. The surgery took place last
A U.S. government report found that children exposed to twice the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water might have lower IQs. This is the first time a federal agency has said there’s a connection—though they’re only "moderately confident" about it. The report was
Russia has declared itself a "safe haven" for people from Western countries who want to escape "destructive neoliberal ideas." Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree saying that Moscow will help foreign nationals apply for temporary residence in Russia without needing to meet the usual requirements,
Scientists analyzing data from NASA's InSight Lander have discovered a possible underground reservoir on Mars, which could hold enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water. Geophysicists have found a huge hidden ocean beneath Mars' surface, and they believe it could potentially support life.
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The Secret Service blamed local police for not securing the rooftop from which gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump. They said it was outside their area of protection. Securing and patrolling the factory grounds of AGR International Inc., about 130 yards from where Trump was
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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is being sued by Kansas, Idaho and three other thus far unnamed states for misleading Americans about its modRNA (mRNA) coronavirus (COVID-19) “vaccines.” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading lawsuits that claim Pfizer broke state laws, including the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, by falsely saying its
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Scientists claim that at least seven stars in the Milky Way might have a super-advanced alien technology called a Dyson sphere. While the researchers can't be completely sure that these stars have intelligent civilizations, they will definitely interest scientists looking for extraterrestrial life. Theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson first
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A Swedish think tank reported on Monday that the nine countries with nuclear weapons are updating and improving their arsenals. In 2023, these countries have become even more dependent on these weapons for their security. “We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since
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Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, says they will team up with China to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035. This reactor will provide power for a moon base that both countries plan to run together. In 2021, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and China'
KNOWLEDGE
In 2011, Dan Schechtman won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering quasicrystals. Unlike regular crystals, quasicrystals don't have a repeating pattern. Schechtman made quasicrystals in a lab in 1982, but no one had found them in nature until 2008. Now, scientists in Italy and the United States
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The Federal Communications Commission is penalizing the biggest US mobile carriers with a total fine of nearly $200 million for supposedly sharing customers’ location data unlawfully without their permission. The FCC discovered that the carriers were selling access to their customers’ location information to "aggregators," who in turn
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The Duke of Sussex is involved in a $30 million lawsuit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The lawsuit claims that the rapper is being accused of sex trafficking and sexual abuse. Combs, who is accused of multiple sexual assault allegations, allegedly attracted guests to his notorious parties by leveraging
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Two years after taking office, President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for the Central Intelligence Agency to start a secret campaign on Chinese social media. This campaign aimed to make people in China start thinking badly about their government, as per former U.S. officials who knew about the top-secret
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A recent in-depth study on UFO reports discovered that people are more likely to see strange flying objects in the western part of the United States. Geographers from the University of Utah shared their findings in a press release, explaining that they analyzed almost 100,000 cases reported to the
TECHNOLOGY
Big computer programs playing the role of diplomats in make-believe situations demonstrated unexpected and difficult-to-guess increases in tensions, leading to situations that often resulted in nuclear attacks. In pretend war games and diplomatic scenarios, a recent study found that artificial intelligence (AI) often leans towards an aggressive strategy, even resorting
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On Thursday, the Pentagon's inspector general revealed a report stating that the U.S. military didn't effectively keep tabs on approximately $1 billion worth of weapons sent to Ukraine. Before December 2022, the inspector general's report discovered that around 59% of weapons needing oversight