DF Bahrain reports a significant number of drone interceptions since the conflict started. The country claims to have shot down over 453 attack drones and 188 missiles from Iran. This update provides insight into the ongoing air defense efforts in Bahrain during the war. Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm29zmpdj3vt?page=5
A disabled grandmother was charged with cocaine possession after it was found in her purse during a routine drug test. Meanwhile, a college football star faced charges for allegedly possessing cocaine based on bird droppings on his car’s hood. A middle school student was expelled from school after cannabis was detected in cookies she brought … Read more
Think changing your password every few months keeps you safe? Think again. Experts killed the 90-day password reset policy about a decade ago for a reason, but many IT departments still haven’t gotten the memo. The problem with forced rotation When experts advise against memorized secrets being changed arbitrarily, it’s because forcing users to change … Read more
Many Americans are worried that the US economy will collapse, with 42% believing it will happen within the next decade. This fear stems from multiple risks converging, including a growing federal debt and rising energy costs. To understand what this would mean in practice, consider the Great Depression, which saw unemployment rise to 25%, stock … Read more
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen are heading towards the Moon as part of the Artemis II mission. They’ve reached over two-thirds of their journey and will soon be visible in a live 24/7 livestream and photo gallery. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/thinking-of-you-earth
LinkedIn is secretly scanning users’ browsers for over 6,000 Chrome extensions and harvesting device data, according to a new report by Fairlinked e.V. The company is injecting a JavaScript fingerprinting script into every page load that probes visitors’ browsers for installed extensions, CPU core count, available memory, screen resolution, time zone, language settings, and battery … Read more
TipRanks, like many other websites, uses security measures to prevent malicious bots from accessing its content. When you visit TipRanks, it displays this message to verify that you’re a human visitor. Think of it like a firewall for your browser. The website’s security service checks if you’re coming from a legitimate source and not a … Read more
A former president of Microsoft’s Windows Division reminisced about the company’s past focus on speed and efficiency in the 1980s. Every Microsoft engineer was given a stopwatch to manage resource usage, from boot time to compilation speeds. This focus led to significant improvements in software performance during that era. However, it seems this approach has … Read more
A US Air Force officer who was shot down in Iran spent a day in hostile territory with little protection before being rescued by US Special Operations forces. The mission, which involved hundreds of troops, aimed to reach the injured airman safely and without US casualties. All parties involved returned home unharmed, including the airman, … Read more
The US military suffered its first significant loss of an American-made fighter jet in over 20 years when two US jets were shot down by Iranian fire, marking a rare and unexpected escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The attack on Friday came just five weeks after the start of the US-Israeli … Read more