Today, computer systems across Australia and around the world experienced a major outage after an update was pushed out by global security software provider CrowdStrike. The software failure affected the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, which is commonly installed on desktop computers and notebooks by businesses and organizations for security monitoring. As a result, major organizations such
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The textile industry is notorious for being one of the major contributors to environmental pollution, generating a staggering 92 million tons of textile waste annually on a global scale. However, a groundbreaking invention by Abigail Clarke-Sather, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and her team is set to revolutionize the way textiles
Solar cells face a significant challenge when individual cells within a module are shaded, leading to reverse bias conditions. This situation can result in increased temperature and potential damage to the cells, making them unstable and decreasing their overall performance over time. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have recently presented a
Robots have long been seen as the future of automation, with the potential to take over mundane tasks from humans and improve efficiency in various industries. One key method of teaching robots how to perform everyday tasks is through imitation learning. This involves providing detailed human demonstrations to show specific movements that robots can replicate.
The University of Western Australia’s TeraNet network of optical ground stations has achieved a significant milestone by receiving laser signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit. This breakthrough opens the door to a 1,000-fold increase in communication bandwidth between space and Earth, marking a significant advancement in space communication technology. Associate Professor Sascha
In a groundbreaking development, a research team in South Korea, led by Dr. Sung Mook Choi of the Korea Institute of Materials Science, has introduced a one-step electrode fabrication process. This process, detailed in the journal Applied Energy, marks a significant advancement in the field of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. By streamlining the production
AT&T, a Dallas-based telecommunications company, recently disclosed its second data breach of the year. This breach has affected over 100 million U.S. customers. The cause of the breach was traced back to a malicious actor who illegally accessed an AT&T workspace from a remote platform. The compromised data includes communication records ranging from May 1
Recently, I woke up one Monday morning only to find myself in the middle of a nightmare. My cell phone was out of service, and when checking my email, I discovered that $20,000 had been transferred from my credit card to an unfamiliar Discover Bank account. Little did I know, this was just the beginning
SIM-swapping is a form of identity theft that has taken cybercrime to a whole new level. Instead of merely hacking into an email or social media account, criminals are now able to take over a person’s phone number. This means that all calls and texts intended for the victim are redirected to the thieves, giving
In recent news, Meta has made the decision to lift restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. These restrictions were initially put in place after Trump’s supporters violently stormed the US Capitol in 2021. It is worth noting that Trump’s accounts were suspended indefinitely immediately after the events of January 6,