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The investigation into the attempted $ 1 billion electronic heist at the Bangladesh central bank has expanded to as many as 12 more banks that all use the SWIFT payment network.
Security firm FireEye, investigating the hack, has been contacted by numerous other banks, including some in New Zealand and the Philippines. While...
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Research on inequality usually looks at fairly static social structures like schools, transport, healthcare, or jobs. But sometimes glaring inequality can be quite fleeting, as researchers Katherine DeCelles and Michael Norton argue in a recent PNAS article. Their example? Coming face to face with just how awful airplane economy class is in...
Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc. (left) and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah (center) are both signatories to a letter demanding answers about how many Americans have had their information caught up by NSA "upstream" data collection. (credit: Getty Images)
On Friday, a group of members of Congress who are central to the surveillance debate demanded some kind of answer, even...
You think it’s hard to get into Harvard? Try making an impression when you’re among the record-high group...
A 50-percent model of Snowspeed in Toyota Motorsport's wind tunnel. (credit: Toyota Motorsport GmbH)
Did you know there's a speed record for gravity-powered snow sledges? It's currently held by bike racer Guy Martin at 83.5mph (134.36km/h). But perhaps not for long: over in Germany, Norwegian-based Snowspeed and Toyota Motorsport are working on a carbon fiber sledge...
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‘The freeze-dried poop method’ might not sound like a weight-loss strategy that would catch on, but—as some researchers are now testing—it may be an effective way to slim down.
In a randomized, controlled clinical trial starting this year, researchers will test out such a fecal formula for the treatment of obesity. They’ll also try...
If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to buy Duke Nukem 3D again, digital download service GOG is giving you ample reason to get a move on. The first-person shooter classic and three other Duke Nukem titles are being offered for $ 2.36—90% off the normal price—from now until the end of 2015 (10:59am...
