Enlarge / An early 1910-era magneto telephone. (credit: Cyrus Farivar) ROSEVILLE, Calif.—I don’t know about you, but I marvel that, with a tiny device in my pocket, I can instantly hear the voice of any of my loved ones, any time, essentially for free. Of course, this wasn’t always the case. I’m old enough (nearly […]
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Hit the road Jaсques! Yellow Vests caused millions in damage to French roads, operator claims
French road operator VINCI Autoroutes says it has become the latest victim of the nationwide Yellow Vest protests. It claims weeks of rallies and attacks on highways and facilities resulted in tens of millions of euros in damages. The company reported on Sunday that the wave of demonstrations had affected some 250 of its sites […]
Limo company operator in New York crash charged with negligent homicide
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Government/Legal,Safety,Commercial Vehicles All 20 victims listed in the felony count. Continue reading Limo company operator in New York crash charged with negligent homicide Limo company operator in New York crash charged with negligent homicide originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:10:00 EDT. Please see our […]
Travel destinations: Tour operator launches women-only holidays around the world
Which is why Exodus (020 3811 7853/exodus. co.uk) have crafted a new range of fascinating tours for women-only. Whether it be cruising on a catamaran in Croatia or cycling through the crazy streets of Bangkok and Vietnam, you’ll join like-minded ladies who yearn to discover new cultures and experiences. A 16-day guided cycling trip through […]
Coal, nuclear plant operator files for bankruptcy, asks Trump for a bailout
Enlarge / SHIPPINGPORT, PENNSYLVANIA – OCTOBER 27: A view of the inactive cooling towers at FirstEnergy Corporation’s Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant October 27, 2017 in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) (credit: Getty Images) On Saturday, power corporation FirstEnergy placed its coal and nuclear generation units under chapter 11 bankruptcy. Although coal and […]
Fukushima operator gets green light to restart nuclear reactors
Published time: 5 Oct, 2017 15:02 The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has been approved to restart reactors at another atomic facility in Japan, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. Read more The approval comes as TEPCO is still struggling to decommission Fukushima after the 2011 nuclear disaster. Japan’s nuclear regulator’s five […]
Researchers say WannaCry operator moved bitcoins to “untraceable” Monero
Enlarge (credit: Monero) When the master or masters of the WannaCry cryptoransomware worm emptied the bitcoin wallets associated with the malware earlier this week, they apparently did so to make future movement of the funds more anonymous. According to researchers at the Italian information security firm Neutrino, the bitcoin were exchanged for XMR, the “untraceable” […]
Feds investigate toxic spill on Ohio wetland by #DAPL operator
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is overseeing the development of a new interstate natural gas pipeline, has opened an investigation into the spill of 2 million gallons of toxic drilling fluid on Ohio’s wetlands. The spill from a horizontal directional drill operation was first reported to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in April. […]
Comcast vendor sent cease-and-desist to operator of anti-Comcast website
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | hidesy) A Comcast vendor sent a cease-and-desist letter to the operator of “Comcastroturf.com,” a website that helps people find out if their names were used by bots that have flooded the Federal Communications Commission with anti-net neutrality comments. Fight for the Future, the advocacy group that operates the site, issued […]
Rainbow Six Siege update: Ubisoft patch notes confirm new operator changes on PS4 and Xbox
The new Rainbow Six Siege update should now be available for everyone to download in the UK on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Ubisoft timetable for the new patch notes puts all platforms as having received the new Rainbow Six Siege 2.1.3 Operators tweaks by this time. While it isn’t the Rainbow Six Siege new […]