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Details of the industry-hobbling  Colonial Pipeline cyberattack  are starting to emerge.  Reuters  and  Bloomberg  say the hack was likely the work of a cybercriminal group, and that the  ransomware  gang DarkSide appears to be the primary suspect. Bloomberg claims DarkSide stole almost 100GB of data in two hours on May 6th as part of a "double-extortion scheme" where intruders threatened to both leak company data and lock Colonial out of its information. It's not certain if Colonial agreed to pay a ransom. The oil and gas giant reportedly asked FireEye's Mandiant forensics team to help investigate the breach. The attack was important enough to get the US government's involvement, regardless of who was responsible. Officials were scrambling to help Colonial restore its fuel supply business, while Reuters understood that a government investigation was in the "early stages." President Biden received a briefing on May 8th. I...

If you had to pick the most “instagrammable bird” in the world, you probably wouldn’t go for the frogmouth ( Podargus strigoides ) — a nocturnal bird found in Australia and Southeast Asia that is often mistaken for an owl. But science says otherwise. A study analyzed almost 27,000 photos of birds across Instagram accounts with a combined following of 3.5 million users and found the unassuming frogmouth took the top spot in the ranking. “It just does not look like any other bird, with its almost anthropomorphic facial features,” lead researcher Katja Thommes, a psychologist from the University of Konstanz in Germany,  told BBC . “And frogmouths are quite rare. Even in our 20,000-image database, it featured only 65 times.” Thommes and a group of German researchers were curious to see what makes a great bird photo. They found that despite popular belief, appeal has little to do with conventional notions of beauty. We might “like” a photo over a bird’s color or some specific appe...

As the country is hit with the world’s worst coronavirus crisis, Indians are using Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and shared online documents to crowdsource medical help and hold their elected leaders accountable for their mistakes.   But the technology companies are mostly leaving Indians to fend for themselves. That’s the message from Mishi Choudhary, a lawyer who works to defend digital rights in India and the United States. Choudhary told me that she is furious about what she believes are failures of both Indian officials and the mostly American internet companies that are dominant in the country.    Tech companies, she said, should be doing far more to fact-check coronavirus information that is spreading like wildfire on their sites and stand up to Indian officials who are trying to silence or intimidate people for speaking out online. A consistent theme in this newsletter has been that a handful of technology companies have power on par with those of governments. C...

A spokeswoman for House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, the second-ranking Republican in the House, said in a statement on Wednesday that he supported Representative Elise Stefanik, a 36-year-old New York Republican, for replacing Cheney as House Republican Conference chair, reports Xinhua news agency.    "House Republicans need to be solely focused on taking back the House in 2022 and fighting against Speaker Pelosi and President Biden's radical socialist agenda," said Lauren Fine, the spokeswoman.    "Elise Stefanik is strongly committed to doing that, which is why Whip Scalise has pledged to support her for conference chair."    Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the minority leader and a close ally of Stefanik's, was reportedly pushing Republican lawmakers to privately support Stefanik.    Stefanik, who not only defended the former President during his first impeachment proceedings in 2019, but also supported a legal action to...

  It looks like Tesla has started sending potential customers information about an upgraded Powerwall that's aptly called Powerwall+. In a post on  Reddit  spotted by  Electrek , a user posted a spec sheet for the battery, along with photos of what it would look like when installed. The upgraded version's battery capacity is still 13.5kWh, but its max power output is now 9.6kW, up from 5kW continuous and 7kW peak output. That said, that boost in power is only possible when you're in off-grid mode.    The spec sheets describes Powerwall+ as follows: "Powerwall+ is an integrated solar battery system to store energy from solar production. Its integrated design and streamlined installation allow for a simple connection to any home, and improved surge power capability brings whole home backup in a smaller package. System smart controls enable owners to customize system behavior to suit their renewable energy needs.” Tesla chief Elon Musk started talking ...

As the pandemic advances into its second year, the biopharmaceutical industry is moving fast to overcome the logistical complexities of rolling out a large-scale, global vaccination program. Innovative new methodologies are being deployed to increase visibility across the supply chain and make it more agile. Collaboration at an unprecedented level among all parties involved in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is critical to success. Scaling up the supply chain to meet demand requires the development of solutions capable of rationalizing the procurement of vaccine ingredients, managing manufacturing constraints, and streamlining distribution. Life science organizations must address balancing supply and demand in a highly volatile market made more complex from multiple government agency requests. Using simulations and modeling tools to recognize demand patterns, they quickly learn where vaccines were most needed. The next challenge is getting vaccines produced. ...

Researchers from the Harvard's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have  created  a new gene-editing tool that can enable scientists to perform millions of genetic experiments simultaneously. They're calling it the Retron Library Recombineering (RLR) technique, and it uses segments of bacterial DNA called retrons that can produce fragments of single-stranded DNA.  When it comes to gene editing, CRISPR-Cas9 is probably the most well-known technique these days. It's been making waves in the science world in the past few years, giving researchers the tool they need to be able to easily alter DNA sequences. It's more accurate than previously used techniques, and it has a wide variety of  potential applications , including  life-saving treatments  for various illnesses.  owever, the tool has some major limitations. It could be difficult to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 materials in large numbers, which remains a problem for studies and experiments,...

While US lawmakers muddle through yet another congressional hearing on the  dangers posed by algorithmic bias  in social media, the European Commission (basically the executive branch of the EU) has unveiled a sweeping regulatory framework that, if adopted, could have global implications for the future of AI development. This isn’t the Commission’s first attempt at guiding the growth and evolution of this emerging technology. After extensive meetings with advocate groups and other stakeholders, the EC released both the first  European Strategy on AI  and  Coordinated Plan on AI  in 2018. Those were followed in 2019 by the  Guidelines for Trustworthy AI , then again in 2020 by the Commission’s  White Paper on AI  and  Report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics . Just as with its ambitious General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) plan in 2018, the Commission is seeking...

  The brand new proprietor of one among Hong Kong’s largest franchised bus teams is contemplating merging the operations of its two subsidiaries – Citybus and New World First Bus (NWFB) – amid heavy losses which have persevered regardless of a current fare enhance, the Put up has discovered.Nevertheless, as the 2 corporations are sure by the phrases and circumstances of three authorities franchises, a employees union stated any proposed merger would solely be potential in 2023 by discussions about renewing two of these agreements that expire… Source link  

Admitting that he’s dealing with immense stress from “among the strongest folks in India” demanding provides of Covishield, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla stated on Saturday that the corporate can be planning to start out vaccine manufacturing within the UK, the media reported. In an interview with The Instances, Poonawalla stated that all the pieces falls on his shoulders on the subject of delivering the COVID-19 vaccine to hundreds of thousands in India. “I’m staying right here (London) for an prolonged time as a result of I don’t need to return to that state of affairs. The whole lot falls on my shoulders, however I can’t do it alone…I don’t need to be in a state of affairs the place you’re simply attempting to do your job, and simply because you’ll be able to’t provide the wants of X, Y or Z, you actually don’t need to guess what they will do,” Poonawalla advised The Instances. Expectation, aggression Referring to the cellphone calls from among the stro...