The group’s “actions suggest this is not an exclusively espionage objective,” the spokesperson wrote in the statement. “Focused effort to maintain access to these types of targeted organizations suggests that the threat actor anticipates additional future operations against those systems.”Microsoft’s blog post offered technical details of the hackers’ intrusions that may help network defenders spot and evict them: The group, for instance, uses hacked routers, firewalls, and other network “edge” devices as proxies to launch its hacking—targeting devices that include those sold by hardware makers ASUS, Cisco, D-Link, Netgear, and Zyxel. The group also often exploits the access provided from…
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Butterflies, bees, and even bats are celebrated as pollinators: creatures that travel from flower to flower to feed, and in the process, help fertilize the plants by spreading pollen. But some of nature’s most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetles called weevils. A new study in the journal Peer Community in Ecology provides a deep dive into the more than 600 species of weevils, including ones whose entire life cycles are interwoven with a specific plant that they help pollinate. “Even people who work on pollination don’t usually consider weevils as one of the main pollinators,…
The Chaperone by M Hendrix What’s it About? Girls in New America must have a chaperone with them at all times. Once Stella glimpses both real freedom and the dark truths behind New America, she has no choice but to fight back against the world she knows, risking everything to set out on a dangerous journey. The Chaperone is a brilliantly conceived, provocative and finely crafted YA novel written by M Hendrix (Sourcebooks Fire). It just might be one of the year’s best books written in this genre and one quite likely to be banned in Florida. She has envisioned…
The lines between Mickey Haller’s (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) personal and professional life are poised to blur on The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2. On Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for the legal drama’s new season, and things are getting more complicated for Mickey. In the first footage, Mickey finds himself getting close to client and alleged murderer Lisa Trammell (Parrilla), which naturally leads to plenty of drama. Mickey finds himself trying to prove Lisa’s innocence while facing the wrath of the people who think she’s committed a crime. The streaming service is holding plot details under wraps, but the trailer delivers…
Heavy Song of the Week is a feature on Heavy Consequence breaking down the top metal and hard rock tracks you need to hear every Friday. This week the top spot goes to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s “Dragon.” King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are able to maintain such a prolific rate of output due in part to their ability to shapeshift between a seemingly endless lexicon of genres and styles. For example, on 2019’s Infest the Rats’ Nest, the Aussies tried their hand at heavy metal, channeling the likes of Metallica and Mastodon through KGLW’s own twisted…
Christopher Nolan explained his choice to use black and white scenes in his upcoming historical thriller Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer is a widely anticipated film about physicist J Robert Oppenheimer working with a team of scientists during the Manhattan Project, leading to the development of the atomic bomb. Nolan recently spoke with AP News about shooting the film in IMAX, as well as his creative choices on the page and on the screen. “I knew that I had two timelines that we were running in the film,” Nolan said. “One is in color, and that’s Oppenheimer’s subjective experience. That’s the bulk of…
Orcas swimming in the wake of a boat off the coast of SpainGovernment of Spain – Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda In the past few months, there have been several reports of orcas severely damaging sailing boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal. At least a dozen whales are taking part in the activity, sparking a flurry of speculation over whether the orcas (Orcinus orca) may be teaching each other how to bring down boats and organising into an army. But there are non-combative reasons that could be behind the rise in encounters. Where is this happening?…
Martha Stewart at the opening of The Tiffany Landmark. Photography by BFA/Matteo Prandoni Here are five reasons why. By Claire Sibonney Date May 16, 2023 This article was originally published on August 31, 2022 and has been updated. TikTok beauty influencer. CBD gummy entrepreneur. Low-key party animal, first-time restaurateur and, now, Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover star. Media mogul Martha Stewart is feeling herself, living it up and still making serious bank—at age 81. From her coastal grandmother aesthetic (which she rebukes for the record), to her genuinely close friendship with Snoop Dogg, the model-turned-stockbroker-turned-caterer-turned-DIY-icon continues to delight and surprise us.…
Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, surely hoped to trend on Twitter after announcing his run for president in an audio stream on the platform today. He likely did not want to see the top hashtag be #DeSaster.Just minutes after DeSantis joined the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, on Twitter Spaces, and before the politician could even speak, Musk could be heard saying, “The servers are straining somewhat.” Then the stream abruptly ended, apparently overwhelmed by some 667,000 listeners, a paltry number compared to the streams on other platforms routinely watched by millions. DeSantis’ appearance was a gamble on a novel presidential campaign…
Scientists in Finland have developed a nanodevice that can measure the absolute power of microwave radiation down to the femtowatt level at ultra-low temperatures — a scale trillion times lower than routinely used in verifiable power measurements. The device has the potential to significantly advance microwave measurements in quantum technology. Measuring extremely low power Quantum science takes place mostly at ultra-low temperatures using devices called dilution refrigerators. The experiments also have to be done at tiny energy levels — down to the energy level of single photons or even less. Researchers have to measure these extremely low energy levels as…
Track by Track is a recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through every song on their latest release. Today, Feeble Little Horse give us the rundown of their new album Girl with Fish. Pittsburgh noise pop quartet Feeble Little Horse have released their fantastic album Girl with Fish, their first new record since signing to Saddle Creek. Although their musical chemistry might suggest otherwise, Feeble Little Horse formed thinking they wouldn’t last long at all. Work and school constraints around the the making of their 2021 breakthrough LP Hayday made the members — singer-bassist Lydia Slocum, guitarist-producer Sebastian Kinsler, guitarist…
The evil dead are ready to rise (on streaming).Fresh off a very successful run in theaters, the latest attempt to revamp the Evil Dead horror franchise is coming to home viewing. Subscribers to Max will get their chance to watch Evil Dead Rise, starting next week.While the original Evil Dead team, including director Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell, were all involved in the new movie as producers, Evil Dead Rise comes from a new batch of young filmmakers and follows new characters battling the classic old evil that comes around whenever someone gets the bright idea to read from the…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. In popular culture today, Judy Garland is best remembered as an actress, singer, and entertainer extraordinaire whose personal struggles often overshadowed her professional accomplishments. While she was under contract for 15 years with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during which she starred in career-defining musical roles in The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, Easter Parade, and numerous others, her life was plagued by impossible work demands. As such, biographers differ on whether it was her mother or MGM that got her hooked on…
You’re forgiven if Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 1 evokes strong feelings of déjà vu. After all, the entire plot of the recently concluded Star Trek: Picard Season 3 hinges on stealing a starship. Also, Captain Seven is challenged to coin her engage phrase on Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 10, just like Spock here. Finally, the ship launching from underground caverns? We’ve seen that in animated forms on both Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 7 and Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 Episode 2. All that being said, familiarity breeds no contempt as we…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. When finding the perfect pair of work shoes, style ranks high on our wish list — but naturally, so does comfort. From the subway to the office to after-work cocktails with your friends and beyond, these are the shoes you’ll practically be living in daily, so it’s important to shop for a pair that’ll keep you feeling comfortable, supported, and chic. Ahead, we curated…
Elsewhere, ChatGPT can access the transcripts of YouTube videos using plug-ins. Johann Rehberger, a security researcher and red team director, edited one of his video transcripts to include a prompt designed to manipulate generative AI systems. It says the system should issue the words “AI injection succeeded” and then assume a new personality as a hacker called Genie within ChatGPT and tell a joke.In another instance, using a separate plug-in, Rehberger was able to retrieve text that had previously been written in a conversation with ChatGPT. “With the introduction of plug-ins, tools, and all these integrations, where people give agency to the language…
[]The wreck of a British World War II submarine that helped usher in the era of special military operations has been found off the coast of Greece, where it sank in 1942.[]Veteran Greek diver Kostas Thoctarides announced in a Facebook post last week that his team had discovered the wreck of HMS Triumph in the Aegean Sea, at an undisclosed location “ten of kilometers” off Cape Sounion and at a depth of about 666 feet (203 meters.) []The wreck’s closed hatches and retracted periscope indicate that the sub was diving when it sank, Thoctarides said.[]The deck gun on the wreck of…
Buck Meek, the singer-songwriter who plays guitar in Big Thief, has announced his new album. The follow-up to 2021’s Two Saviors is called Haunted Mountain, and it’s out August 25 via his new label home, 4AD. The title track was co-written with Jolie Holland, who co-wrote five of the album’s 11 songs. Watch its new Riley Engemoen–directed video below.Meek is joined on the album by guitarist Adam Brisbin, drummer Austin Vaughn, pedal steel player Mat Davidson, bassist Ken Woodward, and Meek’s brother, Dylan Meek, who plays piano and synthesizers. The album was produced by Davidson and recorded and mixed by…
My Imaginary Country review – snapshot of a new social revolution 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. It’s been a little over a week since the publication of Elliot Page’s memoir, Pageboy, and the haters have settled in on Goodreads. This isn’t surprising. Page is perhaps the most publicly visible trans celebrity to publish a memoir in recent memory. What’s more, though he does write about his career in Hollywood, the making of movies like Juno and Whip It, and his relationships with famous actors, in many ways, the book is not a traditional celebrity memoir. Pageboy is an intimate,…
After a question about The Lord’s Prayer left three contestants stumped on Tuesday’s (June 13) Jeopardy!, it’s brought a long-time debate back to light: Does the show have too many Bible-related questions? While even the non-religious found Tuesday’s question (“Our Father, which art in heaven, [this] be thy name.”) easy, Jeopardy! has seen a number of Christianity and Bible questions in recent years, which viewers have started to notice more and more. “There was just a bible question on Jeopardy that I knew the answer to, and none of the contestants did, and I feel the need to warn everyone…
The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the past 160 years, and the rate of erosion, even following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s guidelines, is still 25 times higher than the rate at which topsoil forms. Yet, we need not despair: researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently reported in the journal Earth’s Future that no-till farming, which is currently practiced on 40 percent of cropland acres in the Midwest, can extend our current level of soil fertility for the next several centuries. This has implications for everything from food…
On Saturday, Kendall Jenner shared a carousel of images from a tropical vacation to show off her bikini, though in some of the pics it’s scarcely visible. The 27-year-old was wearing a ruffled knit two-piece in green, made from three tiny triangles of fabric held together by strings. She posed in various directions, showing off the thin layer of sand sticking to her tan. On one hand she wore a large square ring, but otherwise she let the look speak for itself without accessories.The Kardashians’ star was allegedly on vacation with her new boyfriend Bad Bunny, but was definitely accompanied…
Seagrass is the “ugly duckling of conservation,” Carlos Duarte says. He calculated that the plant may put away carbon at 10 times the rate of a mature rainforest. Duarte sees the project in the Bahamas as a blueprint (pun intended, he says) for a much grander idea that has animated his work for the past two decades: He wants to restore all aquatic habitats and creatures to their preindustrial bounty. He speaks in terms of “blue natural capital,” imagining a future in which the value of nature is priced into how nations calculate their economic productivity.This is different from past…
A sculptor’s rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis in an exhibition that included the 3.2 million-year-old fossilized remains of “Lucy.” (Image credit: Dave Einsel via Getty Images)Our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor “Lucy” could stand and walk upright just like modern humans do, new 3D muscle modeling reveals.The finding bolsters a growing consensus among researchers that Australopithecus afarensis — the extinct species to which Lucy belongs — walked erect rather than with a chimpanzee-like, crouching waddle.The hominin’s reconstructed pelvis and leg muscles also suggest that she could climb trees, meaning the species likely thrived in both forest and grassland habitats in East…
[] × Skip to main content “I am deeply sorry and I know I have let everyone down,” Donald wrote in a statement. Howard Donald of Take That performs on stage during the Coronation Concert on May 7, 2023 in Windsor, England. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Take That‘s Howard Donald, who was scheduled to perform as a solo artist at Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival in July, has been removed from the fest’s lineup. The move came on Saturday (June 17), when Donald apologized for “liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community.” Explore See latest videos, charts and…
Who is the Hawksian Woman? 3 && args[2] === 2 && typeof args[3] === ‘boolean’ ) { gdprApplies = args[3]; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](‘set’, true); } } } else if (args[0] === ‘ping’) { var retr = { gdprApplies: gdprApplies, cmpLoaded: false, cmpStatus: ‘stub’ }; if (typeof args[2] === ‘function’) { args[2](retr); } } else { if(args[0] === ‘init’ && typeof args[3] === ‘object’) { args[3] = { …args[3], tag_version: ‘V2’ }; } queue.push(args); } } function postMessageEventHandler(event) { var msgIsString = typeof event.data === ‘string’; var json = {}; try { if (msgIsString) { json =…
No lengthy introduction this week. Instead, this week is dedicated to a survey to authors: are you seeing an impact on the number and types of school and library visit invitations in this era of censorship? Click this link to fill out the survey. All responses are due July 1, for an anticipated July 14 run date. Anyone who is a traditionally published author for minor-age readers may participate. It is anonymous, and participation in every question is not required. We want to find out how much your income is being impacted by the bigotry perpetuated by right-wing Christofascism in…
Silo, the dystopian sci-fi series based on Hugh Howey‘s best-selling Wool book trilogy, will be returning for a second season at Apple TV+. Created by Emmy-nominated screenwriter Graham Yost (Justified), who also serves as showrunner, Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson (Dune) as Juliette Nichols, an engineer who works on the generators deep in the underground silo that is meant to protect its inhabitants from the outside world. The eighth episode is set to premiere this Friday, June 16. “It has been enormously fulfilling to see the engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully crafted sci-fi epic Silo quickly become Apple’s number one drama series,”…
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. The quiet-luxury aesthetic might not be new to mainstream fashion — after all, quiet-luxury brands like Tory Burch and The Row have been staples for years — but with the help of a few significant pop culture moments (namely Shiv Roy’s polished wardrobe on “Succession” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s refined courtroom style), the elevated trend has seen a renewed interest among younger generations. Like most…