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Tech NewsPrivacy & Security
U.S. Indicts 21-Year-Old Accused of Leaking Stolen Data of Disney, Nintendo, and More
Federal prosecutors in Western Washington secured a grand jury indictment on Thursday against a Swiss national accused by the U.S. of hacking dozens of companies and government agencies. Tillie Kottman, a 21-year-old hacker, has reportedly taken credit for intrusions at major U.S. companies like Nissan and Intel, according to Bloomberg, which broke news of a … Continued
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Tech News
Toyota Will Introduce Its First All-Electric Vehicles in the US This Year
After years of resisting all-electric vehicles, Toyota announced on Wednesday plans to debut its first mass-market all-electric vehicles in the United States later this year. In a statement, Toyota said that the three new models will include two battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) and one plug-in hybrid (PHEV). The company — which, as of 2020, was … Continued
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EartherEnvironmental Justice
Chevron Is Trying to Crush a Prominent Climate Lawyer—and Maybe the World
Amid falling citywide rates of covid-19 infection, many New Yorkers are beginning to emerge from months of lockdown. That’s not the case for human rights attorney Steven Donziger, who has barely left his two-bedroom Upper West Side apartment for the past twelve months. “My liberty is deprived,” he said on Zoom from his kitchen. “They’re … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
Lexus Designers Draw Up Some Sweet Moon Whips
Even if NASA does somehow end up making its 2024 Moon landing deadline, it still has another big problem to reckon with: How to get its astronauts around in style. Because let’s face it, Boeing’s bare-bones moon buggy of yesteryear is so mid-century gouache. To save us from any accidental, extraterrestrial fashion faux pas, Lexus … Continued