Massive brute force attack uses 2.8 million IPs to target VPN devices. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

Singer-Activist Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Order of Canada, the country's most prestigious civilian honour. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

— Variety: No specific reason for the termination was stated, but an investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Fifth Estate" show, published on Oct. 27, 2023 and now viewed on YouTube 1.5 million times, alleges that Sainte-Marie fabricated her Indigeneity, and presented a birth certificate shown on camera listing Boston, Mass. as her place of birth, "color of race" as "white," and birth name as Beverly Jean Santamaria.

When a man's AI girlfriend encouraged him to kill himself, its creator says it was working as intended. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

An Italian study says researchers have found the way to cook a perfect egg — you'll just need 32 minutes to make it happen. The The albumen (or white) and the yolk require two different cooking temperatures. It involves transferring the egg back and forth between 212 degree Fahrenheit (100C) water and 86 degree water (30C) every two minutes for a total of 32 minutes. This way, both parts of the egg are cooked at their optimal temperatures without needing to crack the shell open. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

— Periodically cooked eggs were also found to have a higher nutritional content. Compared to other methods, the cooking technique better preserved the levels of polyphenols, a naturally occurring compound inside the yolk that is proven to help fight inflammation.

The reason you're not allowed to smile for your passport photo: so the computer programs can recognize you. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

AI and the brain perceive only what they predict, not what's actually there. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

Audrey Hepburn's retreat where she enjoyed 'complete privacy' is now on the market for $20 million. — 8 February 2025 (LINK)

— The 18th-century farmhouse has 12 bedrooms, eight bathrooms, over 10,000 square feet, and 40 acres of land. It has a 50-foot heated pool, multiple fireplaces, a large library and even a renovated kitchen with navy drawers, marble countertops, and stainless steel appliances. Located near Geneva and the French border it is found in the small Francophone town of Tolochenaz. Hepburn passed away in 1993.

Astronomers discover 'Quipu', the single largest structure in the known universe: a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters: roughly 1.3 billion light-years across and contains a mind-boggling 200 quadrillion solar masses. — 7 February 2025 (LINK)

Thinking of living abroad? 15 best countries free visa 1 year for Americans. — 1 February 2025 (LINK)

What life on Earth will look like in 2100 according to AI: entire cities plunged underwater and millions of people perishing in the heat. — 1 February 2025 (LINK)

Microsoft is killing its "free" VPN with Microsoft 365 subscriptions, just days after increasing prices. — 1 February 2025 (LINK)

Google is about to cut employees again, and it just did the 1 thing every company should do: offer severance to employees who voluntarily choose to leave. — 1 February 2025 (LINK)

Alibaba's Qwen 2.5 is better than DeepSeek's R1 but underperformed in creative writing tasks if compared to other AI models. — 31 January 2025 (LINK)

DeepSeek's safety guardrails failed every test researchers threw at its AI chatbot: security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks. It didn't stop a single one. — 31 January 2025 (LINK)

The rapidly fading economics of solar panels in Switzerland. — 31 January 2025 (LINK)

— In the canton of Vaud, the price paid for injected electricity has already fallen from 17.6 cents per kWh to 10.15. The margin between what Romande Energie charges (32.78) and pays (10.15) is 22.63 cents per kWh, a gross margin of 69%. Romande Energie is the canton's monopoly electricity provider. Those with solar panels cannot sell their excess electricity to a competitor at a better price. Based on recent experience and with new laws coming into force in 2026 some fear the price could fall again.

Toward a new definition of obesity: in a 42-page article, entitled "Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity", published in The Lancet: Diabetes & Endocrinology, 56 global experts say genetic factors and social conditioning are powerful processes, and we should no longer consider people in situations of obesity as solely responsible for their behavior. — 31 January 2025 (LINK limited)

Swiss tax authority forced to buy Bahamas domain name after URL typo. — 31 January 2025 (LINK)

Albinen in Valaisan Switzerland will pay you to 20,000 euros move there: residents enjoy easy access to outdoor activities throughout the year, from winter sports to summer hiking and climbing.. — 31 January 2025 (LINK)

Remember DeepSeek? Two new AI models say they're even better: the Allen Institute for AI and Alibaba have unveiled powerful language models that challenge DeepSeek's dominance in the open-source AI race. — 30 January 2025 (LINK)

153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes urge new ways to grow food to meet surging global need. — 14 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports (LINK)

— Their letter advocates transformational efforts, including enhancing photosynthesis in crops and developing less fertilizer-dependent varieties, to increase food production. The letter grew from a meeting of food accessibility experts last fall.

Visual capitalist: The most viewed wikipedia pages in 2024 in order: deaths in 2024, Kamala Harris, 2024 United States Presidential election, Lyle and Erik Menendez, Donald Trump, Indian Premier League, J.D. Vance, Deadpool and Wolverine, Project 2025, 2024 Indian general election. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

— "Since 2015, death-related pages have topped the list 5 times."

8 things you should always pack in your carry-on: don't fly without a fresh pair of pants, a clean T-shirt, and some comfy waterproof sneakers in your carry-on. — 4 January 2025 (LINK)

President Biden honours nation's leading scientists, technologists, and innovators. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

— National Medal of Technology and Innovation Organization Recipients: Moderna, Inc., Pfizer Inc.

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