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Northern Cardinal, Der Er Faktisk Flere Arter, Tyder På,
En mandlig northern cardinal, der i Arizona.Foto: Nigel (Flickr) Nye videnskabelige resultater har styrket tilfælde af, at de allestedsnærværende northern cardinal, der kunne være to arter af fugle eller mere. De fleste forskere har for nylig udført en analyse af kardinaler på hver side af en fysisk barriere, der adskiller to populationer af det nordlige…
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Senatorer Deltage Opfordring til at Undersøge Google Over Apps Deling Kids’ Private Info
Vic Gundotra, Google Senior Vice President of Engineering, taler om Google Plus, Google i/O konference i San Francisco.Foto: AP/Paul Sakuma Pres er stigende på de AMERIKANSKE lovgivere til at undersøge, om Google Play Butik er i øjeblikket distribuerer mobile apps at placere børns personlige oplysninger i fare. En klage indgivet tirsdag med Federal Trade Commission…
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Apple Indrømmer, at den Nye iPad Kan Være Tilbøjelige til at Bøje
Foto: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) Husk, når Zack Nelson fra JerryRigEverything fik alle arbejdet op i en tizzy efter han bøjede sig en iPad Pro i halvdel med sine bare hænder og tænkte, om Apples nye tablet kan være en lidt svag? Nå, det lader til, at han kan have været på noget. Oprindeligt, da Zack…
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Do You Still Just Hand Over Your Data?
Photo: Getty Images Sometimes it’s just easier to hand over your data instead of taking the ten seconds to Do the Right Thing. Logging into an app through Facebook, linking an app so it posts on Twitter, allowing a service to access your location at all times… In 2018, these are all privacy no-no’s and…
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DC Attorney General Hits Facebook With Major Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit
Photo: Getty While Facebook has encountered plenty of public outrage and bad publicity since the Cambridge Analytica scandal first emerged in March, its legal penalties have been few and far between. That could change soon, as the attorney general of the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the social network on Wednesday. It alleges…
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Puzzling Montana Shooting Blamed on Sasquatch Mistake: ‘I Thought You Were Bigfoot’
Photo: Getty Authorities say a man in Montana was almost shot by a still-unidentified gunman who claimed he mistook the victim for the elusive, mythical beast known as Bigfoot. The Idaho Statesman reports that the Helena resident told police he was preparing for target practice on public lands when someone started shooting at him on Sunday.…
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Hundreds of Weevils Found Encased in Ancient Japanese Pot
The pottery vessel with maize weevil impression along with x-ray images, in which the yellow dots show the location of the weevils within the pot.Image: Hiroki Obata/Gizmodo Thousands of years ago, Japanese artisans had a habit of mixing maize weevils into their clay when making pottery. The recent discovery of a single pot packed with…
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Russians Hit With Fresh U.S. Sanctions Over Cyberattacks, Election Meddling
Billionaire Oleg Deripaska attends an investment forum in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.Photo: AP/Sergey Ponomarev Citing a continued disregard for “international norms,” the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Russian assets and individuals, including 15 members of the Russian intelligence agency formerly known as the GRU. The GRU members are accused…
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The Northern Cardinal Is Actually Multiple Species, Evidence Suggests
A male northern cardinal in Arizona.Photo: Nigel (Flickr) New scientific results have strengthened the case that the ubiquitous northern cardinal could be two species of bird or more. Scientists most recently performed an analysis of cardinals on either side of a natural barrier that separates two populations of northern cardinals—those in the eastern half of…
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Senators Join Call to Investigate Google Over Apps Sharing Kids’ Private Info