MOLA archaeologists inside the ice house. Image: MOLA Archaeologists in London have re-discovered a subterranean ice house near Regent’s Park. Dating back to the 1780s, the egg-shaped cavern was used to store ice, which was imported from as far away as Norway. Made from brick, the structure would have been one of the largest of…

North Korea defectors stage an anti-North Korea protest in South Korea in September 2017Photo: Chung Sung-Jun (Getty) Hackers stole the personal information of 997 North Korean defectors after accessing a South Korean resettlement agency’s database, according to the South Korean Unification Ministry. The ministry announced on Friday it became aware of the breach last week…

Richard Overton, seen here at the age of 110, being honored at a Memphis Grizzlies game in March 2017Photo: Darren Abate (AP) Death comes for us all, eventually. But for Texas resident Richard Overton, it came decades later than average. On Thursday, Overton died at the ripe old age of 112, relinquishing the distinction of…

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty) Mark Zuckerberg appears to be taking the “this is fine” route on the way out of what was arguably the worst year in his company’s decade-plus history. In a lengthy year-in-review post on Facebook, Zuckerberg began by writing that his “personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the…

Image: U.S. Federal Trade Commission The U.S. Federal Trade Commission tweeted Friday that consumers should be on the lookout for a phishing scam disguised as a routine email from streaming giant Netflix that appears to have been making the rounds for months. FTC Consumer Education Specialist Colleen Tressler surfaced the scam in a blog post…

Photo: Chris Carlson (AP) Tesla announced two new additions to its board on Friday: Kellogg alum Kathleen Wilson-Thompson and Oracle co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison, who has described himself as a close pal of Elon Musk. The two join the board as part of the settlement Tesla and Musk reached with the U.S. Securities and…