Information stored on every desktop computer, smartphone and cloud server since 1995 could be accessed by hackers if two hardware bugs are exploited, a new report has warned. On Wednesday, security researchers at Google Project Zero disclosed technical details on two security flaws that allow hackers to engage in unauthorized reads of a computer’s memory
Three Saudi nurses have been fired after a video of them squeezing and manipulating a baby’s face went viral. The incident happened at Taif Children’s Hospital in the Mecca Province of southwest Saudi Arabia, and came to the attention of the baby’s parents only after the footage was shared on social media. The Ministry of
Turkey’s opposition have demanded a parliamentary investigation into the Directorate of Religious Affairs, an influential government department, after it proclaimed that Islamic Law approved of boys marrying at 12 and girls at 9. In an online religious glossary intended for the public released earlier this week, Diyanet, as the body is known, stated that these
An ancient papyrus scroll that contains a mention of Jesus’ wife is definitely ancient, leading US researchers said Thursday, following scientific analysis of the document. The controversial fragment, discovered 2012, is believed to have come from Egypt and contains writing in the Coptic language that says, “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife…'” Another part reads:
According to current affairs magazine The Diplomat, which specializes in the Asia-Pacific region, North Korea accidentally struck one of its own cities with an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) back in April. Citing satellite imagery and a U.S. government source, The Diplomat reports that on April 28, North Korea fired an Hwasong-12 IRBM that failed shortly
A newly discovered prime number has broken the record for the largest ever found, coming in at a whopping 23,249,425 digits. It’s called M77232917, and it’s the 50th prime number of its type ever discovered. It’s called a Mersenne prime, which is found by multiplying twos together many times, and subtracting one from the final
Imagining the future of humanity, our planet, and everything we hold dear in our corner of the cold dark Universe is typically the domain of science fiction, and we’re usually only worried about the next few hundred years at best. But what about thousands and thousands of years from now? What will happen then? It
A dead ‘dragon’ has been discovered by residents of a Chinese village who claim that the bizarre skeleton is proof that the mythical creature actually exists. The peculiarly long skeleton measures at least 60ft, has two incongruous little ‘arms’ jutting out in the centre and a head that looks suspiciously like a cow skull. It