“We will continue to take an educative and proactive approach to cyber security and continue to strengthen our systems to prevent future incidents,” said Deakin University. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The Victorian university said they suffered a security breach earlier this week in which an unauthorized person hacked a staff members login to obtain student details.…
These observations of NGC 3324 will shed light on the process of star formation. Source: NASA. It appears this will be a gift that keeps on giving with these latest photos taken by the James Webb Telescope (JWST) displaying extraordinary deep space phenomena. US president Joe Biden released the first JWST photo yesterday, calling it…
“Most people know me as Mo Farah, but it’s not my name or it’s not the reality,” Farah said. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Sir Mo Farah, has revealed he was illegally trafficked into Britain under the name of another child when he was nine. In a documentary that will air on the BBC this week, Britain’s…
“FSB member authorities will implement applicable international standards into national regulatory and supervisory frameworks to the extent not already reflected,” said the FSB. The G20 watchdog has said that crypto urgently needs regulating because of its “intrinsic volatility” after recent crashes saw people lose billions. It was mentioned by the international body that cryptocurrencies could…
“Most Australians have either received a scam text message, or know someone who has, and know how easy it can be to fall into the trap,” said Federal Communications Minister Michelle Rowland. To better protect Australians from SMS scams, the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has put in new rules for mobile providers. Companies…
“The COVID-19 pandemic has had an effect on population change,” said the UN. Although the global population is expected to reach a new high by November this year, the United Nations has said that it’s growing at the slowest rate since 1950. In their latest report they detailed that India is set to become the…
AI techniques are being used to research Europe’s past and present smells and tracing their connections to language, places, culture, practices, and emotions. Source: Kate Miller-Wilson, Flickr. A project called “Odeuropa” is attempting to critically engage the sense of smell, arguing it has been academically ignored as a way to understand our past. “There has…
“The first images from the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope will demonstrate Webb at its full power, ready to begin its mission to unfold the infrared universe,” said NASA. It’s the moment the world has finally been waiting for and NASA has certainly delivered with photos from the James Webb Telescope (JWST). NASA…
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (right) and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left). Source: Wikimedia Commons. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa have both resigned from the Sri Lankan parliament after mass protests over the countries economic crisis. Rajapaksa notified the speaker of the house in parliament that he would resign from the position on Wednesday…
The idea is for the bubbles to expand in space, reaching about the same size as Brazil and acting as a buffer against the Sun’s radiation. Source: MIT. A potential solution has been proposed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientists if things go sideways with climate change: space bubbles. The idea from MIT’s Senseable…