Here’s how the costs and benefits work out on paper: Suppose the Department of Energy proposed new regulations for air conditioners at a projected cost of $40 million, and economists estimated that the regulation would cut carbon emissions by 1 million tons at a rate of $51 per ton. That would mean about $51 million… Continue reading The Biden Administration Weighs the Social Cost of Carbon
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Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims
When news hit earlier this week that Chinese hackers were actively targeting Microsoft Exchange servers, the cybersecurity community warned that the zero-day vulnerabilities they were exploiting might have allowed them to hit countless organizations around the world. Now it’s becoming clear just many email servers they hacked. By all appearances, the group known as Hafnium… Continue reading Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims
McAfee Is Indicted for Altcoin Pump-and-Dumps and ICO Schemes
On the evening of December 20, 2017, the controversial cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee tweeted that he would embark on something of an educational blitz. “Beginning tomorrow, I will each day talk about a unique altcoin,” McAfee wrote. “Most of the 2,000 coins are trash or scams. I’ve read every white paper. The few I’m connected… Continue reading McAfee Is Indicted for Altcoin Pump-and-Dumps and ICO Schemes
All of the Covid-19 Vaccines Are Equally Worthy of Your Arm
Last week, the FDA authorized the one-shot Johnson & Johnson adenovirus-DNA vaccine in the United States for Covid-19, adding this option to the two mRNA vaccines (Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna) already authorized in December. Its authorization is a huge public health win for our country. But in the days since, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has… Continue reading All of the Covid-19 Vaccines Are Equally Worthy of Your Arm
Our Favorite Cold-Weather Gear for $100 or Less
Whether you’re shopping our recommendations or browsing cold-weather gear on your own, we spoke to a few experts to get some advice. Buy Your Gear Off-Season Nick Drew, founder and CEO of WeThrift, says the best time to shop for winter apparel is January through March, when retailers put cold-weather gear on clearance. You can… Continue reading Our Favorite Cold-Weather Gear for $100 or Less
Gab’s CTO Introduced a Critical Vulnerability to the Site
Over the weekend, word emerged that a hacker breached far-right social media website Gab and downloaded 70 gigabytes of data by exploiting a garden-variety security flaw known as an SQL injection. A quick review of Gab’s open source code shows that the critical vulnerability—or at least one very much like it—was introduced by the company’s… Continue reading Gab’s CTO Introduced a Critical Vulnerability to the Site
Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data
When Twitter banned Donald Trump and a slew of other far-right users in January, many of them became digital refugees, migrating to sites like Parler and Gab to find a home that wouldn’t moderate their hate speech and disinformation. Days later, Parler was hacked and then dropped by Amazon web hosting, knocking the site offline.… Continue reading Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data
A Billion-Dollar Dark Web Crime Lord Calls It Quits
Just over a week ago, an employee at a water treatment treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida noticed that the mouse on his screen started moving seemingly on its own. Soon it was clicking through controls, raising the supply of lye in the water supply from 100 parts per million to 1,100ppm, enough to cause serious… Continue reading A Billion-Dollar Dark Web Crime Lord Calls It Quits
Scientists Can Literally Become Allergic to Their Research
This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Bryan Fry’s heart was pounding as he stepped back from the snake enclosure and examined the bite marks on his hand. He had just been bitten by a death adder, one of Australia’s most venomous snakes. Its neurotoxin-laced bite could cause… Continue reading Scientists Can Literally Become Allergic to Their Research
The Rot of Riot Games Culture Starts at the Top
In 2014, Riot Games’ then-executive assistant Melanie McCracken began to notice that her supervisor, Jin Oh, didn’t seem to hire women into senior leadership vacancies. Women were generally brought on as assistants, she said in a 2018 civil complaint alleging widespread gender discrimination at the League of Legends publisher. Oh, an executive at the company,… Continue reading The Rot of Riot Games Culture Starts at the Top