First Ransomware-Related Death Reported in Germany After Attack Paralyzes Hospital
The Duesseldorf University Clinic was hit by a seemingly misdirected ransomware attack this week that forced staffers to direct emergency patients elsewhere. A woman suffering from a life-threatening emergency died…
Hurricane Laura’s impact lingered with nightmarish mosquito swarms
After Hurricane Laura hit land in the southern United States in late August and devastated the Louisiana coast, the storm surges and rainfall it brought along flooded the region. That…
A squirrel malfunctions while eating nuts in the most 2020 mood
You’re a squirrel. You’re out in the forest doing your nut-gathering thing when suddenly one of those big, fur-less squirrels that walk on two legs kneels down and extends a…
Honestly, I’m just tired.
2020 won’t stop, and I’m exhausted. Maybe I should have known this year would be cursed when the New Year’s Eve party I attended missed the countdown to midnight by…
Lindsey Graham said in 2016 to use his words against him. Twitter followed through.
Senator Lindsey Graham’s own words are being used against him, thanks to old videos recirculating on Twitter. Graham is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the cohort of senators…
WeChat and TikTok see US downloads climb ahead of Trump administration ban
Messaging app WeChat had its biggest one-day download numbers in nearly two years on Friday, ahead of a ban on new downloads from the US Commerce Department expected to take…
Turing Award winners endorse Biden, say Trump immigration policy will stifle tech research
Twenty-four winners of the Turing Award are endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election, The New York Times reported, explaining they’re concerned the Trump administration’s immigration…
TikTok files last-minute lawsuit against Trump administration to stave off looming ban
TikTok and parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit late Friday against the Trump administration to try to fend off a ban on new downloads of the app set to take…
President Trump says he approves of Oracle’s bid for TikTok ‘in concept’
President Trump says he has approved “in concept” Oracle’s bid for TikTok, less than a day before a de facto ban he threatened in August was set to go into…
TikTok Files Complaint Against Trump Administration to Prevent Impending Ban
TikTok is not accepting its Sept. 20 “ban” without a fight.Photo: Nicolas Asfouri / AFP (Getty Images) Although the clock is ticking, pardon the pun, TikTok is not going down…