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Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC

Enlarge / A rat looks for food while on a subway platform at the Columbus Circle - 59th Street station on May 8,...

Kremlin-backed actors spread disinformation ahead of US elections

Enlargeda-kuk/Getty Kremlin-backed actors have stepped up efforts to interfere with the US presidential election by planting disinformation and false narratives on...

Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap

Enlarge / Cans of Tab diet soda on display in 2011. Tab was discontinued in 2020. There has never been a soda named...

Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts

EnlargeMatejmo | Getty Images Cisco’s Talos security team is warning of a large-scale credential compromise campaign that’s indiscriminately assailing networks with...

Review: Pitch-perfect Renegade Nell is a gem of a series you won’t want to miss

Enlarge / A young prodigal tomboy returns home from war and finds herself framed for murder in Renegade Nell.Disney+ Award-winning British...

US woman arrested, accused of targeting young boys in $1.7M sextortion scheme

Enlargevitapix | E+ A 28-year-old Delaware woman, Hadja Kone, was arrested after cops linked her to an international sextortion scheme targeting...

Sleeping more flushes junk out of the brain

EnlargeOsakaWayne Studios As if we didn’t have enough reasons to get at least eight hours of sleep, there is now one...

Why do some people always get lost?

Enlarge / Scientists are homing in on how navigation skills develop.Knowable Magazine (CC BY-ND) Like many of the researchers who...

Change Healthcare faces another ransomware threat—and it looks credible

EnlargeiStock / Getty Images Plus For months, Change Healthcare has faced an immensely messy ransomware debacle that has left hundreds of...

How new tech is making geothermal energy a more versatile power source

Enlarge / The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station. Geothermal power has long been popular in volcanic countries like Iceland, where hot water bubbles...

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