Revealed: NSA targeting domestic computer systems in secret test
By Declan McCullagh | CNET Newly released files show a secret National Security Agency program is targeting the computerized systems that control utilities to discover security vulnerabilities, which can be used to defend the United States or disrupt the infrastructure of other nations. The NSA’s so-called Perfect Citizen program conducts “vulnerability exploration and research” against the [...]
Read More →Rare supercomet to outshine moon in 2013
NewsTrack A rare supercomet is rushing towards the sun from the outer solar system, according to scientists. Its closest approach to the sun will be in November next year, they said. At its peak, the supercomet known as C/2012 S1 (ISON), may outshine the moon, even by day, according to the New Scientist. When it comes [...]
Read More →Scientists map how brain makes sense of what we see
By Jamie Williamson | TopNews How do we make sense of the thousands of images flooding our retinas daily? Scientists have found that the brain is wired to make sense out of all the categories of objects and actions that we see. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers have created the first interactive map of how [...]
Read More →Turkey to donate 37,000 tons of flour to Syria
Xinhua | ANI Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bulent Arinc on Monday said that the Turkish cabinet had signed a decree to approve a donation of 37,000 tons of flour to Syria. Arinc said at a press conference following the cabinet meeting that Syria could use the flour that is immediately to be sent by Turkey to [...]
Read More →How does the crisis impact the lives of millions of Americans and Brits?
By Eva Bertrand | VOR The UK and US may not be seeing the massive economic riots of Greece, Spain or Portugal, however the people are still facing tough economic difficulties, particularly the lower and middle classes where habits are changing; There is a marked rise in theft in the UK and people are more concerned [...]
Read More →White Christmas for Moscow while south Europe sweats
Terra Daily From deadly cold in Russia, floods in Britain and balmy conditions that have residents in southwest France rummaging for their bathing suits, the weather has gone haywire across Europe in the days leading up to Christmas. The mercury in Moscow has fallen to minus 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) — unseasonably [...]
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