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Texas has reported its first monkeypox-related death in the United States . Health officials are not yet sure if monkeypox was the cause of his death. The adult patient died Aug. 28 in Harris County, and an autopsy is underway, with results due in the coming weeks. The Texas Department of Health said the person […]

Greenland ice sheet melt is difficult to reverse, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change Any increase in water runoff will raise sea levels by at least 274 mm . Using climate data from 2000 to 2019, the researchers calculated changes in ice sheet volume and area that Greenland’s ice imbalance has already

At the beginning of the monkeypox epidemic, a man in his 20s came to the emergency room in Northern California with small blisters on his lips, hands and back. Within 12 hours, he was diagnosed with monkeypox by doctors. But that’s all doctors can be sure of. The patient had no fever, malaise, weakness, pain,

Chinese phone maker Oppo demonstrated 240W fast charging technology at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which can fully charge a smartphone in less than 10 minutes. The technology, known as 240 W SuperVooc Flash Charge, is not currently available for commercial use. Oppo’s fast-charging ambitions appear to have no limits. One of the company’s brand

Fans and critics usually rate the same film similarly, but this year is markedly different . The top 10 movies of the year so far (based on box office and viewing figures on the largest streaming platform Netflix) have a huge gap between the two sides, with only the box office winners “Top Gun: The

One study found that walking 1 hour a week can lead to longer lifespans in people 85 and older. “Adults are less likely to complete the recommended amount of activity as they age,” said study author Moo Nyun Jin of Inje University School of Medicine Sanggye Paik Hospital in South Korea. “Our study shows that

AI technology found more than 20,000 undeclared swimming pools, giving French tax authorities a windfall . Because building a pool can increase house prices, which means higher property taxes, owners need to declare under French law. The annual tax for a swimming pool with an average size of 30 square meters is 200 euros. There

The Debian community discussed loading nonfree firmware by default for improved accessibility. If blind users need to run the installer in text-to-speech mode, the audio firmware may need to be loaded first. Currently, Debian distributions do not load non-free firmware by default, and it is very difficult for blind users to explore and adjust by

Citing people familiar with the matter, Politico reported that the U.S. Department of Justice may launch an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department are drafting an antitrust complaint against Apple, the report said, suggesting that the investigation may be nearing its end and that litigation could happen soon. The Justice Department

Security firm Group-IB said at least 136 companies were phished by the same hackers , including Twilio, LastPass and DoorDash. Authy, which is owned by Twilio, stored two-factor authentication tokens for 75 million users, hackers logged into the personal accounts of 93 of those users, and added new devices that received one-time passwords, Authy says

LastPass, which provides password management services, issued a statement saying hackers stole parts of its source code. LastPass said it detected unusual activity in the development environment two weeks ago, and a subsequent investigation found that unauthorized hackers gained access to parts of the development environment through a compromised developer account, stealing some source code

Sichuan has experienced both high temperatures and dry weather over the past few months, with river water levels dropping to very low levels and forest fires in many places. In order to alleviate the local drought, the Wing Loong-2H drone of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) on Thursday participated in the large-scale drone

The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a statement : China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China signed an audit supervision cooperation agreement with the American Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on August 26, 2022, and relevant cooperation will be launched in the near future. In accordance