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£7.7 million bounty offered in hunt for members of North Korea-backed hacking group | UK News
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The UK, US and South Korea have accused a North Korea-backed cyber group of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets. The “Andariel” group has been compromising organisations around the globe as it attempts to get hold of sensitive and classified technical information and intellectual property data, according to the…
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‘Virgin’ pregnant stingray Charlotte has ‘rare disease’, says North Carolina aquarium | Science & Tech News
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A stingray whose “virgin” pregnancy made global headlines has a rare reproductive disease, the aquarium housing her has said. In an update on the health of Charlotte the stingray, the Aquarium and Shark Lab in North Carolina said she had “developed a rare reproductive disease that has negatively impacted her reproductive system”. Charlotte captured international…
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More than 1km under the North Sea is a climate-friendly mineral that could help feed the world | Climate News
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What lies 1,000 metres beneath the North Sea could help the climate of the atmosphere above. And I’m on my way down to see it. The rattly lift drops at 10 metres per second, the speed of a sprinter, ruffling the air and flapping my shorts as it plunges down. Yes shorts. I wear a…
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South Korea uses AI to ‘weigh’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un | World News
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South Korean officials have used artificial intelligence to estimate the weight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “He appeared tired with clear dark circles around his eyes during his public appearance on May 16, and was estimated to weigh over 140kg according to AI analysis,” Yoo Sang-bum, a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee,…
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Biggest year ever for crypto hacking – with North Korea the suspected culprit | Science & Tech News
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2022 was the biggest year ever for cryptocurrency hacking, with more than £3.2bn stolen worldwide, according to new research. October alone saw £629m taken – the most recorded in a single month. It helped the overall year dwarf 2021’s previous high of £2.7bn, although the total number of hacks fell slightly. The annual report by…
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Fossils show gigantic ostrich-like dinosaurs roamed North America | Science & Tech News
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Enormous ostrich-like dinosaurs in ancient North America were among the largest of its kind in the world, scientists have found. Ornithomimosaurs in the ancient supercontinent of Laurasia grew to huge sizes, with researchers estimating that one of the individuals they examined weighed more than 800kg. Scientists determined that the new fossils likely represented two different…