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tech-science

Another Mystery of the Ancient ‘Antikythera Mechanism’ May Have Been Solved

The 'calibration date' of the mysterious 2,000-year-old device—the world's oldest computer—has been nailed down, according to new research.
Becky Ferreira
4.12.22
shooting

The NYC Subway Shooting Suspect Is on the Loose: Police

The shooter, believed to have shot at least 10 people, was wearing a gas mask and used some sort of smoke canister when he opened fire in a subway car in Brooklyn.
Trone Dowd
4.12.22
T-Mobile

T-Mobile Secretly Bought Its Customer Data from Hackers to Stop Leak. It Failed.

After hackers targeted T-Mobile in August, T-Mobile hired a third-party firm that went undercover and bought exclusive access to the data.
Joseph Cox
4.12.22
shopping-wellness

Sore Muscles? This CBD Roll-On Is Like IcyHot With Weed

I tried the CBD-infused roll-on goo dubbed "the most powerful, instant pain-fighting product on the market,” to see if it lives up to its promise.
Ian Burke
4.12.22
amazon

Working at an Amazon Warehouse Got Even More Dangerous in 2021

Nearly half of all warehouse worker injuries occurred in an Amazon warehouse, according to a new report.
Aaron Gordon
4.12.22
News

The US Is Investigating Report of Russian Chemical Weapon Attack in Ukraine

The Pentagon says that at this time it cannot confirm the report that a chemical agent was used on the besieged city of Mariupol.
Ben Makuch
4.12.22
gun laws

Biden’s New Ghost Gun Rules Will Have ‘Zero Effect,’ Experts Say

Anyone who wants to build a ghost gun will have little trouble acquiring the necessary parts, even after Biden’s rules go into effect.
Keegan Hamilton
4.12.22
Hacking

Law Enforcement Seizes RaidForums, One of the Most Important Hacking Sites

RaidForums started as a very low-level dumping ground for hackers. Over the years it morphed into the nexus for plenty of high profile breaches.
Joseph Cox
4.12.22
Meme stock

Meme Stock Traders Pump Fake Company Enough to Get It Trending

The point of this joke, if you want to call it that, seems to have been to see how easily people and bots can be duped.
Maxwell Strachan
4.12.22
Hacking

Russia’s ‘Infamous Sandworm’ Hackers Tried to Attack Ukraine’s Energy Company

The attack on an unnamed energy company failed, according to Ukraine’s government.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
4.12.22
anarchism

The Hilton Opened an ‘Anarchist’ Cocktail Bar in London. The Drinks Are £14.

The hotel chain changed the branding of its "Freedom Cafe" in East London, after a local anarchist group complained that it ripped them off.
Simon Childs
4.12.22
LGBTQ

Texas Wanted Me to Investigate Parents of Trans Kids. So I Quit.

After Morgan Davis was ordered to investigate the parents of trans kids for “child abuse,” he quit: “I realized that I was doing more harm than good.”
Leah Feiger
4.12.22
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