3dalia/iStock What would you do if you discovered your name in a list of experts on sex robots despite having never studied sex robots? That was the situation for one rather panicked researcher who reached out to us in late September after discovering his name among several singled out in a review article for the “greatest number of published works” …
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Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
People should plan for potential cyber-attacks by going back to pen and paper, according to the latest advice. The government has written to chief executives across the country strongly recommending that they should have physical copies of their plans at the ready as a precaution. A recent spate of hacks has highlighted the chaos that can ensue when hackers take …
Read More »How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper
Suranjana TewariAsia business correspondent, Tokyo and Peter HoskinsBusiness reporter Reuters Asahi Super Dry is Japan’s most popular beer Only four bottles of Asahi Super Dry beer are left on the shelves of Ben Thai, a cosy restaurant in the Tokyo suburb of Sengawacho. Its owner, Sakaolath Sugizaki, expects to get a few more soon, but she says her supplier is …
Read More »Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots
Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately. Scott Leiendecker, the founder of a Missouri-based election technology company who previously served as the Republican director for the St. Louis City Board of Elections, purchased the company this week for an undisclosed sum, according …
Read More »A New Paper Studied Whether NASA Actually Saves Money by Hiring Corporations to Build New Spacecraft, and the Results Are Embarrassing
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images For decades, NASA has increasingly leaned on corporate contractors to develop the spacecraft it uses to explore the solar system. Triumphs have included SpaceX’s Dragon vehicles, which can now reliably shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond. The widely parroted idea is that players in the free market will …
Read More »Amazon cut its prices on household and cleaning essentials — save on toilet paper, laundry detergent and more
While Amazon Canada may be best known for its big-ticket sales on vacuums, TVs and other pricey products, savvy shoppers know it’s also a great way for Canadians to stock up on household essentials in bulk, especially leading up to Prime Big Deal Days 2025. From toilet paper to laundry detergent, dozens of cleaning and household products are (almost always) …
Read More »Hades 2 1.0 review | Rock Paper Shotgun
Hades 2 1.0 review Now it’s out of early access, Hades 2 is a very strong sequel that builds on its predecessor’s strengths and offers an enrapturing godly grind. Developer: Supergiant Games Publisher: Supergiant Games Release: September 25th 2025 On: Windows From: Steam Price: £25/€29/$30 Reviewed on: Intel Core i7-12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti, Windows 11 I am …
Read More »We’re a real bear, not a paper tiger – POLITICO
The rhetorical shift raised questions around the world over whether Trump has decisively changed posture on the Ukraine war, after months of wooing Russian leader Vladimir Putin and failing to hit Moscow with much-hyped massive sanctions. Moscow brushed off Trump’s broadside, taking exception to the U.S. president’s remark that “Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is …
Read More »Mysterious Object From Beyond Solar System May Be “Seed” Traveling Galaxy and Creating New Planets, Paper Finds
Astronomers have been fascinated after spotting an object earlier this year that came from interstellar space as is now hurtling through our inner solar system. Since then, they’ve been using powerful telescopes to study the mysterious object, trying to understand its unusual composition and exact origins. Most agree that it’s probably a comet, albeit an unusual one, though at least one …
Read More »Publisher investigating DNA contamination paper that authors say CDC vaccine committee will consider – Retraction Watch
The publisher Taylor & Francis is investigating concerns raised on PubPeer about a paper claiming to find DNA contamination in COVID-19 vaccines beyond regulators’ recommended amounts. The move comes as the U.S. body tasked with making recommendations for vaccine use is scheduled to consider the safety of COVID-19 shots, and two of the study’s authors say their findings will be …
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