Electric bikes can be fast and dangerous. Here’s how to stay safe
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The 14-year-old was riding an electric bicycle at an estimated 25 mph when he slammed into Janet Stotko during her evening walk, leaving her unconscious and bleeding on a sidewalk in her Minnesota neighborhood. The 2024 crash nearly killed Stotko, who was raced to a hospital with severe brain injuries, a […]
E-bikes can be powerful. Here’s how to stay safe
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The 14-year-old was riding an electric bicycle at an estimated 25 mph when he slammed into Janet Stotko during her evening walk, leaving her unconscious and bleeding on a sidewalk in her Minnesota neighborhood. The 2024 crash nearly killed Stotko, who was raced to a hospital with severe brain injuries, […]
Tumbler Ridge student says he doesn’t know how to return to school following mass shooting
Grade 12 student Darian Quist was in mechanics class at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday when an alarm started going off. “It’s very distinct from any other alarm,” he told Global News. “And as it went off, we had our principal coming down the hall, telling us to close all the doors; it’s a […]
How to Hack a Poker Game
Michael Calore: Yeah. My favorite indiscreet product placement was in the show Entourage from HBO. It was on TV, I don’t know, 15 years ago. Lauren Goode: Oh, I remember it. Michael Calore: And the characters used to say to each other, “I’ll BBM it to you.” Lauren Goode: No. Time capsule. Michael Calore: Yeah. […]
How to Protect Yourself From Portable Point-of-Sale Scams
Considering the widespread use of contactless payment systems, it’s no surprise that portable point-of-sale thefts are making a comeback. This type of robbery is enjoying a new wave of popularity, and is much harder to spot given how quickly those transactions take place. But how much risk is there, really? And how can you protect […]
How to Decarcerate Jails and Prisons
The United States is a world leader in mass incarceration. Our prisons and jails are notoriously violent and inhumane. Millions of people are housed in often overcrowded, crumbling facilities, where health care and food standards are abysmal. We pour billions of dollars into this dysfunctional system—neglecting critical housing, health care, and education needs—and it doesn’t […]
A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often sensitive, according to the researcher, Google, and 404 Media’s own tests. The issue has since been fixed but at the time presented a privacy issue in which even hackers with […]
Investment fraud is on the rise. Here’s how to protect yourself
South_agency | E+ | Getty Images Consumers lost $5.7 billion to investment scams in 2024 — more than in any other type of fraud and up 24% from 2023, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission. Investment scams generally involve claims that a consumer will get big returns by investing in a hot […]
Peter Pomerantsev: How to fight (and win) an information war
How do you reach people trapped in a reality shaped by propaganda? Exploring the dark psychology of disinformation, author and academic Peter Pomerantsev draws on lessons from a forgotten World War II operation to suggest strategies for cutting through misinformation and rebuilding trust in facts today. Source link
Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A condemned inmate forced to choose how he’ll be put to death ended weeks of suspense by leaving the decision to his lawyer, who reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for a lethal injection, rather than the electric chair or a firing squad. Freddie Owens said in court […]