Attack

A left-wing extremist organization called the “Volcano Group” claimed responsibility for a suspected arson attack that shut down Tesla’s Gigafactory on the outskirts of Berlin on Tuesday. The factory halted production after a nearby fire cut off electricity to the plant, and police are reportedly investigating a bomb threat. Elon Musk called the attack “extremely dumb.”Did Elon Musk Regret Buying Twitter? | Walter Isaacson Interview“We sabotaged Tesla today,” the group reportedly wrote in a 2,500-word letter posted on the…

Tesla's German plant started operations in 2022. Tesla halted production at its German factory Tuesday after high-voltage lines supplying the carmaker's only European plant were set on fire in an act of "sabotage" claimed by a far-left group.…

For the first time ever, a lone orca has been observed killing and eating a great white shark. Although orcas were already known to hunt great whites in packs or pairs, one had never been seen going solo before. The finding suggests the emergence of a new hunting strategy.In 2022 we heard how just two male orcas – named Port and Starboard – had been found responsible for fatal attacks on multiple great whites over a five-and-a-half-year period in South Africa's Gansbaai coast region.Scientists from the Dyer Island…

In the coming days, Apple will introduce a number of substantial changes to the iOS platform in Europe to abide by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). As a result of the DMA, Apple is now allowing alternative app marketplaces on iOS and giving developers the ability to opt out of using Apple’s in-app payment system. These changes might look significant on the surface, but 34 major tech companies penned a letter to the European Commission expressing their disapproval of these changes and “raising concerns about…

Health authorities in Gaza reported that Israeli forces killed over 100 Palestinians who were gathering food off an aid convoy Hopes for a Gaza ceasefire dwindled Thursday in the aftermath of a brutal attack in Gaza City in which Israeli soldiers shot into a crowd of civilians, killing dozens. Health authorities in Gaza reported that Israeli soldiers shot at a busy crowd that had gathered to grab food off an aid convoy, the first delivery to the region in a month and that more than 100 people…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday said Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada-Katampe transmission line has been vandalised. A statement by the TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, noted that the incident reduced bulk power supply flexibility and the volume of power into Abuja by 250MW. She said the vandalization of the line occurred on 26 February, at about 11.32 p.m. “The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) hereby states that Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalada -Katampe…

YouTube restored an attack ad against Katie Porter that’s running ad nauseam for users in California right now after it was pulled Sunday for violating the video-sharing site’s policies. The ad, purchased by a political action committee called Fairshake, is being bankrolled by several prominent names in the world of crypto. The weird part? It’s not clear why the ad was briefly banned. Crypto Exchanges Restrict Withdrawals“Who is Katie Porter? A fake and an accomplished actor,” the narrator of the ad claims. “That’s from…

An ongoing cyberattack at U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare that sparked outages and disruption to hospitals and pharmacies across the U.S. for the past week was caused by ransomware, TechCrunch has learned. A healthcare executive with knowledge of the incident, who was on the call briefed by the company’s executives, said the healthcare tech giant attributed the cyberattack to the BlackCat ransomware group. Reuters first reported the news linking the cyberattack to BlackCat, citing two people familiar with…

Mivipro Products Private Limited, founded on December 4, 2019, in the colourful and vibrant city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, has emerged as a beacon of innovation dedicated to resolving the longstanding issue of man-animal conflict in agricultural lands. They were selected under Krishi Mangal’s second edition cohort, a scale-up accelerator program launched in 2021 by Cisco and Social Alpha to support start-ups in agriculture. The primary challenge that Mivipro addresses is the rampant damage caused by various wild animals,…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Sunday said that two of its transmission towers, T377 and T378, along the Gombe–Damaturu 330kV transmission line were vandalised. A statement by the TCN General Manager Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, noted that the act, perpetrated by insurgents, resulted in a load loss of approximately 5MW. She said the vandalisation of the line occurred on 23 February. “At approximately 9:35 p.m. yesterday, the Gombe – Damaturu 330kV transmission line experienced a trip. Following…