Vulnerable

For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world's oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus.The latest record-breaking in this climate change-fuelled global hot streak includes sea surface temperatures that weren't just the hottest for February, but eclipsed any month on record, soaring past August 2023's mark and still rising at the end of the month.And February, as well the previous two…

and a Wi-Fi development boardEverything that the owner enters into the fake login page -- username, password, and two-factor authentication code -- is captured and displayed on the Flipper Zero.Here's a walkthrough of the process.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IBg5uNB7isThis attack also bypasses the two-factor authentication because the fake Tesla guest Wi-Fi network login page requests the two-factor authentication code that the attacker then uses to access the account. This does mean that the hacker has to work…

America’s coastal cities are sinking, putting more people at risk for flooding than urban planners might have expected with sea level rise alone.The gradual sinking of land, also known as land subsidence, could cause flooding to reach far more communities than previously anticipated, according to new research published today in the journal Nature. The study looked at 32 major cities along the US shoreline, and forecasted future flooding with climate change. In a worst-case scenario without adequate flood defenses, up to…

In northern Alberta, a worrisomely dry winter has raised some fears about an issue that hasn't historically been a problem — drought. "Up towards Slave Lake, we'd expect about 50 millimetres this coming year," said John Pomeroy, a University of Saskatchewan water scientist. "We had five. So one–tenth of normal."It's a similar situation southwest of Edmonton, where the snow pillow — a device used to measure snowpack — between the North Saskatchewan River and the Athabasca River is far worse than last year.That snow pillow…

Computer science and electrical engineering researchers at UCI and Japan’s Keio University demonstrated that they could fool the sensing systems that enable autonomous vehicles to navigate streets and roads into perceiving objects in the roadway or missing them entirely. Their custom-designed experimental apparatus, pictured here on Keio University's Yagami campus, included a laser, lens and advanced electronics. Credit: Yuki Hayakawa / Keio…

The car industry ignored warnings more than a decade ago that keyless technology on modern vehicles risked a surge in vehicle thefts, an investigation by the Observer can reveal.Legal and computer researchers claimed keyless entry and vehicle software would be “subverted” because of inadequate security.The industry was warned of research that car owners could “expect to find their cars stolen in the future without any sign of entry.”An increase in vehicle crime with keyless entry has contributed to record prices for car…

An image of a young polar bear napping on an iceberg is focusing minds on vanishing polar habitats.The image won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award, hosted by London's Natural History Museum.Amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani took the photo during a three-day expedition off Norway's Svalbard archipelago."This photograph has stirred strong emotions in many of those who have seen it. Whilst climate change is the biggest challenge we face, I hope that this photograph also inspires hope; there is…

Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Young workers under 18 years of age occupy a unique and poorly understood position in Australia's labor market. They contribute to crucial industries and the economy, but are uniquely vulnerable. Compared to adults, child workers experience high rates of workplace injuries, bullying and sexual harassment, wage…

An estimated 62,000 entertainment jobs in California spanning film, TV, music and gaming will be disrupted by the rise of artificial intelligence within the next three years, a new study says.Published Monday, the report further estimates that 204,000 entertainment jobs across the United States will be affected by AI during the same time frame. A job is considered disrupted when a significant amount of tasks within that role are consolidated, replaced or eliminated as a result of AI, the study explains.Consulting firm…

AID framework, identification and prediction process of consumer vulnerability. Credit: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (2023). DOI: 10.1007/s11747-023-00986-8 Artificial intelligence has become the Swiss Army knife of the business world, a universal tool for increasing sales, optimizing efficiency, and interacting with customers. But new research from Texas McCombs explores another purpose for AI in business: to…