Even the defiant Taku Glacier, long resistant to warming, has started shrinking
By Mark Kaufman From Mashable Chris McNeil has journeyed to Alaska’s sprawling Taku Glacier at least once a year for the last decade. At 259 square miles, it’s larger than Chicago. “You can see across this thing for days,” said McNeil,…
Surprise! Facebook is reportedly still tops when it comes to disinformation
By Marcus Gilmer From Mashable The number of countries waging disinformation campaigns has more than doubled since 2017. And for most of them, the weapon of choice remains Facebook. A new study, “The Global Disinformation Order” [PDF], from researchers at…
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A sonic cyberattack could hijack a device’s speakers
By Rachel Kraus From Mashable Weapons that injure crowds of people by emitting dangerous sounds may seem like the stuff of science fiction. Unfortunately, malicious hackers might be able to do just that — but with Bluetooth- or WiFi-capable smartphones,…
Gadget of the week
Roku’s new remote lets your dog control the TV for (almost) no reason at all By Stan Schroeder From Mashable How many times have you sat in front of the telly and thought to yourself: Man, I wish I could…
