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Marriott Claims Up to 500 Million Guests Had Their Records Hacked
Photo: Getty Marriott, one of the world’s largest hotel chains, announced on Friday that it has experienced a jaw-dropping data breach that may have exposed the personal data of up to 500 million guests going all the way back to 2014. In a filing with the SEC, Marriott explained that it first learned about the…
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The First Clinical Trial of a Male Birth Control Gel Is Under Way
Photo: Shutterstock An elusive medical advance might finally be within grasp, one that could make some couples’ sex lives a lot more convenient. This week, researchers officially kicked off the first wide-scale clinical trial of a male contraceptive topical gel. The trial, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), is…
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Major Vulnerability Discovered In Sennheiser Software Left Data Open to Interception
Image: Sennheiser Security researchers have issued a warning that two pieces of support software for Sennheiser headphones contain a severe vulnerability that leaves systems open to man-in-the-middle attacks. But Sennheiser has a fix. In July, researchers from Secorvo found that the HeadSetup and HeadSetup Pro software was configured in a way that makes it incredibly…
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Facebook Says It Doesn’t Sell Your Data, But It Considered Selling Access to It, Documents Show
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Geologists Joke About ‘Sea Monster’ After Mysterious 30-Minute Rumble Emanates from Waters Near Madagascar
Satellite view of the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean.Photo: Getty Images Between Mozambique and Madagascar lies the island of Mayotte. Since May 10, the French Geological Survey has been keeping an eye on a collection of earthquakes taking place just off the island’s eastern shores, which peaked with a magnitude 5.8 shake. This…
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American Life Expectancy Continues to Drop, with Suicides and Drug Overdoses on the Rise
Photo: Michael Porro (Getty Images) The health of the United States remains in decline, according to a series of new reports released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Life expectancy in the U.S. has once again declined from the previous year, extending a years-long slide the likes of which we haven’t seen…
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This Incredibly Rare Console from the 1980s Is Like the Switch’s Great-Great-Great Grandparent
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Amazon Is Offering Gift Cards to Customers Who Complain About Its Data Breach: Report
Image: Michel Spingler (AP) After Amazon informed its customers last week that a “technical error” had inadvertently exposed their email addresses, the e-commerce giant is now reportedly offering gift cards as restitution to victims of the breach. Tom’s Guide reported Thursday that it viewed email and chat correspondence between Amazon and customers who claim they…
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Directly Requested Information on George Soros: Report
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Spider Milk Is Real and Their Babies Love It, New Study Shows
Baby spiders suckling from a mother.Photo: Rui-Chang Quan Jumping spider mothers provide milk to their spiderlings far into development, according to a new study that might turn your understanding of invertebrate parenting on its head. Animals offer all sorts of provisions to their offspring, be it through regurgitation, unfertilized eggs, or in extreme cases, their…