World Cup break did not help Spurs recharge, they’re still the imponderables they’ve been in past six years
Spurs at home, you say? On Boxing Day? A lunchtime kick-off? And eight days after the end of the World Cup? With Hugo Lloris and Cristian Romero rested and Fraser Forster making his first appearance in goal for them and Richarlison injured? You can only imagine the extent to which...
Arizona University scientists find two minerals never before lodged in a meteorite discovered in Somalia
Scientists have identified two minerals never before seen on Earth in a meteorite weighing 15.2 metric tonnes (33,510 pounds). The minerals came from a 70-gram (nearly 2.5-ounce) slice of the meteorite, which was discovered in Somalia in 2020 and is the ninth-largest meteorite ever found, according to a news release...
How call from worried US sleuth led hacker and digital forensics expert to develop an anti-tracking tool
Matt Edmondson, a federal agent with the Department of Homeland Security for the last 21 years, got a call for help last year. A friend working in another part of government – he won’t say which one – was worried that someone might have been tailing them when they were...
Strength of a father: Brazil football legend Pele’s children shower him with love on Christmas Day in hospital
Pele’s daughter took to social media Christmas Day night to thank the hospital for looking after her father. The Brazil legend’s family have gathered in hospital as his condition worsened – with his daughter vowing to stick by his side as the 82-year-old receives care after his cancer progressed. Kely...
Companies constantly install invasive computer codes on your devices and mobile phones to keep an eye on you – Epstein
Robert Epstein, senior research psychologist for the American Institute of Behavioural Research and Technology, recommends taking the following steps to protect your privacy: Use a virtual private network (VPN) such as Nord, which is only about $3 per month and can be used on up to six devices. In my...
Big Tech slavery: Without corporate openness and democratic oversight, epistemic inequality rules
Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft are spearheading the surveillance market transformation, placing themselves at the top tier of the epistemic hierarchy. They know everything about you and you know nothing about them. You don’t even know what they know about you. “They operated in the shadows to amass huge knowledge...
14 Iranian fishermen set free by Somali insurgents Al Shabaab after over 8 years
Fourteen Iranian fishermen have returned home after years in captivity by al-Shabaab militants in Somalia. They were freed after “lengthy negotiations with government officials, tribal chiefs and Somali elders,” Iranian news agency ISNA reports. They were flown back to Iran late on Saturday before being taken to their hometown of...
