An Average Man Takes on ISIS Online
Mohamed Amin Ahmed manages a gas station in Minneapolis. He is a father to four children, all under the age of 8. And in his spare time, he fights back against the Islamic State propaganda he believes is poisoning his local community. Mr. Ahmed, 40, is one of a handful of Muslim leaders in the U.S. engaging in direct messaging against Islamic State on social media. Mr. Ahmed, whose online persona is “Average Mohamed,” makes animated...>> view originalBing Maps puts Melbourne in the ocean just east of Japan
Online map services have made for some very memorable gaffes, from Apple Maps' disastrous directions that sent people through rivers and into deserts, to the Google Maps error that led workers to demolish the wrong house. Not to be outdone, Microsoft's Bing Maps was recently found to have misplaced an entire city.When someone at IT industry news site The Register tried to locate Melbourne on Microsoft's Bing Maps last week, the Victorian capital wasn't even displayed in the correct hemisphere, ..>> view originalJuno safely completes first of 36 Jupiter flybys
Space science has had a very remarkable year, not counting the advances made in launching and landing rockets. Just a little over a year ago, New Horizons made history by passing the former planet Pluto. And just last month, the Juno probe reached fame when it finally reached Jupiter. It, too, is now making history has NASA reported a successful and uneventful flyby of the planet. And although it is just the first of 36 flybys scheduled for its mission, it takes the probe closest to the largest..>> view originalAustralian cyber crime threats: Four Corners investigates how hackers are hacking into our information
Four Corners ?Cyber War?0:29Cyber security adviser Kevin Mitnick demonstrates how easy it is to hack into a bank account using a fake wifi network. CREDIT: Four Corners, ABC Former hacker Kevin Mitnick, who spoke to Four Corners. Picture: ABCShoba Rao and wiresNews Corp Australia NetworkONE of the world’s most infamous, former computer hackers has revealed how easy it is to hack into a bank account, as Australia faces serious cyber threats. In a special report on cyber crime, Four Corners spoke..>> view originalHonor 8 hands-on review
THE INQUIRER was at the European launch of the Honor 8 in Paris, and got a chance to get our paws on it. Design It's a not very well kept secret that Honor phones are tweaked versions of their Huawei parent brand's flagships. The difference between this one and the Huawei P9 released earlier this year is that it has a glass finish like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. We got to hear a lot about how the design was based around 'the language of light', and there's no doubt that the version we got to pl..>> view originalScientists return to outside world after year-long Mars simulation in Hawaii
A group of scientists have returned to the outside world after they spent the last year living on "Mars" - without leaving Earth.Three men and three women, from countries including the US, Germany and the UK, were sent into isolation in a mountain-top dome in August 2015 to simulate what it would be like to live on the red planet. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Mars scientists emerge from simulation Knife attacks at Notting Hill Carnival ..>> view original'Fast' Doesn't Tell Us How Fast Your Broadband Is, Telcos
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) says that information about broadband speeds isn’t being communicated to consumers in a clear and upfront way. ACCAN’s submission to the ACCC’s consultation on broadband speed highlights that information provided to consumers about broadband speeds is often confusing and can also be misleading as claimed speeds frequently don’t match reality. “Broadband speed claims are often confusing or misleading for consumers with the use of ter..>> view originalA massive reef was just discovered hiding behind the Great Barrier Reef
Australian researchers have investigated signs of geological structures hidden behind the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, and have found a much deeper reef spanning more than 6,000 square kilometres (2,316 square miles). New seafloor maps of the area have revealed a vast, underwater field of doughnut-shaped mounds, each one measuring 200 to 300 metres (656 to 984 feet) across, and some as much as 30 metres deep. Scientists have seen hints of this enormous reef for over 30 years, but until no..>> view originalJeep launches special edition 75th Anniversary models
This looks quite the party in the desert, what's it all about? It's been 75 years since the Americans created an icon, and there's cause for celebration. Willys produced the first model we recognise today as a Jeep with its wartime MA and MB models in 1941, and at war's end offered we common civilian folk a version called the CJ-2A. Voila! A 4x4 SUV for work and lifestyle. And guess what, we're still buying 'em today. So Jeep are up to something to mark the occasion? Absolutely, and ..>> view original
| Asbestos found at NSW hospital site: CFMEU . | Racing.com's Weekend Best - August 27 . |
| Find cheap petrol . | Astronomers just caught a glimpse of a rare, massive star in formation . |
No comments:
Post a Comment