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by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday urged its more than 300 million users to change their passwords, saying they had been unintentionally “unmasked” inside the company by a software bug. The social media site said it found no sign that hackers accessed the exposed data, but advised users to change their passwords to be safe. Twitter practice is to store passwords encrypted, or “hashed,” so they are […]
by Coralie Febvre Agence France Presse BERLIN, Berlin (AFP) — Whether they’re hauling parcels or children, cargo bikes are becoming a familiar sight in German cities as the nippy, clean alternative to cars and delivery vans — and shaking up urban transport in the process. A desire to go green has been key to the rise of cargo bikes in a country where dozens of smog-choked cities are considering diesel driving bans to combat air […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A Netflix series producer has filed court documents in New York alleging disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein raped, sexually assaulted and verbally abused her over a five-year period. Alexandra Canosa, an associate producer of “Marco Polo”, had initially filed a $10 million suit in December, and this week amended it to further detail her allegations against the 66-year-old father of five. She said Weinstein “constantly threatened” her and […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday gave its popular Messenger app the ability to translate missives in real time, deploying artificial intelligence to enable text conversations between people using different languages. Messenger has become a tool for businesses to connect with customers, and the ability to converse with customers in a variety of languages could help bump up advertising. “The ability to speak with anyone without any language barrier is something we […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday the world’s largest social network will soon include a new dating feature — while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Zuckerberg unveiled the plans as he addressed Facebook’s annual developers conference in San Jose, California — emphasizing that the focus would be on helping people find long-term […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually. Fresh data from the UN health body showed that every corner of the globe is dealing with air pollution, although the problem is far worse in poorer countries. “Air pollution threatens us all, but […]
By Melissa Allen EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, FL (Eagle News) — Over 4,000 volunteers hit the sandy shorelines and parks of Hillsborough County to help with the community’s annual beautification effort, The Great American Cleanup, which was hosted by the local organization, Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. Alan Donn, a Board Member for Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, said that their primary mission is to educate people about the environment […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain and the United States on Monday launched a research program billed “the most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken” to gauge how quickly it could collapse. Teams from Britain’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) will visit the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica to assess if its cave-in could begin in the next few decades or centuries. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The world’s oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday. The trapdoor matriarch comfortably outlived the previous record holder, a 28-year-old tarantula found in Mexico, according to a study published in the Pacific Conservation Biology Journal. The spider did not die of old age but was killed by a wasp sting, researchers […]
by Martin Parry Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef Sunday in what it said would be a game-changer for the embattled natural wonder, but conservationists were not convinced. The World Heritage-listed site, which attracts millions of tourists, is reeling from significant bouts of coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change. It is also under threat from […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNhKm8N7ab8 With temperatures continuing to rise this summer season, it is best to know what you should do so you can avoid heat stroke. One of the best ways to avoid heat stroke is to drink plenty of water often and to stay indoors if possible during very hot weather. Heat stroke is the most severe form of heat illness when the body overheats and cannot cool down, according to an advisory from the Department […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — In a move that shocked lunar scientists, canceled the only robotic vehicle under development to explore the surface of the Moon, despite President Donald Trump’s vow to return people there. Scientists working on the Resource Prospector (RP) mission, a robotic rover that had been in development for about a decade to explore a polar region of the Moon, expressed astonishment at the decision. “We […]
