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WITHOUT A NET — 336,000 servers remain unpatched against critical Fortigate vulnerability 69 percent of devices have yet to receive patch for flaw allowing remote code execution. Dan Goodin – Jul 3, 2023 7:46 pm UTC Enlarge reader comments 27 with Researchers say that nearly 336,000 devices exposed to the Internet remain vulnerable to a

New York-based digital assets platformBakkt has decided to removethree major cryptocurrenciesSolana SOL/USD , Polygon MATIC/USD , and Cardano ADA/USD from its listings. This move comes not long after Bakkt acquired Apex Crypto, a trading infrastructure provider, for $155 million. Bakkt's General Counsel and Secretary, Marc DAnnunzio, told Fortune that the company has opted for a

The UK’s financial watchdog has summoned bank chief executives to address concerns that savings rates are lagging behind the surging cost of mortgages. Top bankers at HSBC, NatWest, Lloyds and Barclays are expected to attend a meeting at the Financial Conduct Authority on Thursday amid accusations they are profiteering from rising interest rates, according to

Feeling wobbly — Mars has liquid guts and strange insides, InSight suggests Wobbles in its rotation are difficult to explain without a liquid core. Elizabeth Rayne – Jul 2, 2023 3:00 pm UTC Enlarge / Artist’s view of what InSight looked like after landing.NASA/JPL-Caltech reader comments 56 with Mars appears to be a frozen expanse

An extra-galactic survey — SpaceX launches groundbreaking European dark energy mission SpaceX is filling in for ESA as European rockets face delays. Stephen Clark – Jul 1, 2023 4:25 pm UTC Enlarge / SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soars through the sky over Cape Canaveral with Europe’s Euclid space telescope.Stephen Clark/Ars Technica reader comments 249 with

precision control — Clever DNA tricks As cells divide, they must copy all of their chromosomes only once or chaos will ensue. Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine – Jul 1, 2023 11:15 am UTC EnlargeNIH reader comments 91 with Every person starts as just one fertilized egg. By adulthood, that single cell has turned into roughly

This story was originally published on the Benzinga India Portal. Apple IncAAPL is reportedly discussing plans with Indianfinancial institutions and regulators to launch its Apple Card in the country. According to insiders, CEOTim Cookmet with HDFC BankChiefSashidhar Jagdishanduring his April visit to India. What Happened?As per aMoneyControl report, Apple has also held talks with the

Reddit 2.0 — Reddit API changes are imminent. Heres whats happening to your favorite apps [Updated] Ars spoke to devs about their apps’ future & what they learned from this ordeal. Scharon Harding – Jun 30, 2023 7:24 pm UTC EnlargeGetty reader comments 245 with It’s been a contentious journey, but Reddit’s new API pricing

New York-based digital assets platformBakkt has decided to removethree major cryptocurrenciesSolana SOL/USD , Polygon MATIC/USD , and Cardano ADA/USD from its listings. This move comes not long after Bakkt acquired Apex Crypto, a trading infrastructure provider, for $155 million. Bakkt's General Counsel and Secretary, Marc DAnnunzio, told Fortune that the company has opted for a

The crisis at Thames Water could deter overseas investment into the UK, ministers and industry figures have warned, as the utility seeks to raise at least £1bn to shore up its finances. Conservative ministers maintain that concerns about the financial resilience of water companies — and “intemperate” talk of possible temporary nationalisation — could create

Rioting erupted across France for a fourth night in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver of North African origin as his family prepared to bury him on Saturday in his hometown of Nanterre. The interior ministry said 994 arrests were made overnight compared with 875 on Thursday night and suggested

One of the largest investors in Thames Water has given its support for the utility as other industry figures sought to stave off any possible nationalisation of the sector. The £90bn Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), which has a near 20 per cent stake in Thames Water, said on Friday: “We have given our backing to

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that an evangelical Christian web designer could not be forced to work on wedding sites celebrating same-sex couples because it would violate her First Amendment right against compelled speech. The 6-3 decision settled the 2016 case brought by Lorie Smith, 39, who sued the Colorado Civil Rights Commission over the

On May 28, U.S. lawmakers released a draft of a bill allowing the U.S. to increase its debt ceiling. This bill alsoincluded a number of add-on taxes, such asthe Digital Assets Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax which proposed taxing crypto miners 10% of the cost of the electricity used for Bitcoin BTC/USD mining in 2024,

I fear you have met my sons, Sirrus and Achenar — 30 years later, Myst demake for Atari 2600 reminds us how far weve come Unofficial Myst port for 8-bit Atari 2600 gives the ’90s adventure a ’70s makeover. Benj Edwards – Jun 29, 2023 10:17 pm UTC Enlarge / Blocks ahoy!Vince Weaver reader comments

The Supreme Court on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan in a 6-3 decision, stopping more than 40 million borrowers from receiving loan forgiveness and delivering a major defeat to one of the president’s key campaign promises. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for himself and his five conservative colleagues, ruled that Congress