Pavel Durov said that he was lured to France by President Macron.

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🇫🇷 Pavel Durov said that he was lured to France by President Macron. It turns out that the French president invited Durov to dine together. ...

It turns out that the French president invited Durov to dine together. Pavel told about this during interrogation by the police, the French newspaper Le Canard Chainé claims. But instead of lunch, Durov was met in France by local police. Macron did not officially confirm this. But local politician Florian Philippot said that this was quite in the spirit of the French president. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/663928

Why Developers are Uninstalling VS Code

Analytics India Magazine — India

India

Microsoft is not shy of giving developers what they want. After Excel, and possibly Windows as well, the company introduced Copilot with GitHub. But somewhere there, VS Code, which has one of the largest footprint as a software for developers in today’s world. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/663848

China Could Be About To Drop A $420 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Bombshell

Forbes

Forget The Fed—China Could Be About To Drop A $420 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Bombshell

Economists are calling on China to begin monetary stimulus to bolster the country’s flagging economy...

Now, as some crypto experts bet China could be about to open up its digital doors to crypto, economists are calling on China to begin monetary stimulus to bolster the country’s flagging economy. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/660119

In a strange phenomenon.. 7 suns appear in China (video)

In a strange phenomenon.. 7 suns appear in China (video)

في ظاهرة ضوئية غير معتادة جذبت انتباه الكثيرين، تم رصد ظهور عدة شموس في إحدى مقاط...

Arab Weather - In an unusual light phenomenon that attracted the attention of many, the appearance of several suns was observed in one of the provinces of China, and a video clip documenting this phenomenon was circulated on social media platforms during the past hours. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/659739

Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought impossible

Live Science

Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought

Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to fi...

Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to find room-temperature superconductors. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/659728

The Y Chromosome Is Slowly Vanishing. A New Sex Gene May Be The Future of Men.

ScienceAlert

The Y Chromosome Is Slowly Vanishing. A New Sex Gene May Be The Future of Men.

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome.

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/659719

Exploitation Expected for Flaw in Caching Plugin Installed on 5M WordPress Sites

SecurityWeek

Exploitation Expected for Flaw in Caching Plugin Installed on 5M WordPress Sites

A critical vulnerability in the Litespeed Cache WordPress plugin can allow attackers to hack websites by creating an admin user.

A critical vulnerability in the Litespeed Cache WordPress plugin can allow attackers to hack websites by creating an admin user. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/659534

Neuroscience uncovers unique brain bond between romantic partners https://www.psypost.org/neuroscience-uncovers-unique-brain-bond-between-romantic-partners/ Our brains seem to be especially in sync with our romantic partners when it comes to processing emotions. Recent research published in NeuroImage has found that romantic couples exhibit greater synchronization in both behavior and brain activity compared to close friends when watching emotional videos together. This finding sheds light on the deep-seated neural mechanisms that distinguish romantic relationships from friendships. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/658915

SolarWinds left critical hardcoded credentials in its Web Help Desk product https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2024/08/22/hardcoded_credentials_bug_solarwinds_whd/ Why go to the effort of backdooring code when devs will basically do it for you accidentally anyway originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/658874

Chrome Zero-day Vulnerability (CVE-2024-7971) Actively Exploited in The Wild https://cybersecuritynews.com/chrome-zero-day-vulnerability/ Google has recently addressed a high-severity zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome browser, identified as CVE-2024-7971. This vulnerability involves a type of confusion issue within the V8 JavaScript engine, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/658041

World's fastest microscope can see electrons moving

Live Science

World

Scientists have created the world

Scientists have created the world's fastest microscope, which they hope will answer fundamental questions about how electrons behave. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/658008

Litespeed Cache bug exposes millions of WordPress sites to takeover attacks

BleepingComputer

Litespeed Cache bug exposes millions of WordPress sites to takeover attacks

A critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin can let attackers take over millions of websites after creating rogue admin accounts.

A critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin can let attackers take over millions of websites after creating rogue admin accounts. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/657595

Azure Kubernetes Bug Lays Open Cluster Secrets https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/azure-kubernetes-bug-lays-open-cluster-secrets Microsoft addressed a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in its managed Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), which allowed attackers to gain access to credentials for various services used by the cluster. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/657572

BRICS Makes Major Announcement on Alliance Expansion

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BRICS Makes Major Announcement on Alliance Expansion

Russia and China have made the announcement that BRICS is open to allowing many more countries to join the bloc at its next summit.

The BRICS alliance invited six new countries to join the bloc in 2024. Out of the six, four joined: the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia. The bloc has been mixed on thoughts to further expand in 2024. However, with the next summit scheduled for October 2024 in Russia, the BRICS bloc has made a major announcement on the future expansion of the alliance. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/657218

A new element might soon join the periodic table

Science News Explores

A new element might soon join the periodic table

A new technique could be used to make the undiscovered element 120.

The table currently lists 118 chemical elements. Each has a different number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms. They range from one proton (in hydrogen) to 118 (in oganesson). Some of these elements have been found in nature. Others have been made in labs. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/657158

Scientists reveal a neurocognitive trait linked to heightened creativity https://www.psypost.org/scientists-reveal-a-fascinating-neurocognitive-trait-linked-to-heightened-creativity/ A recent study published in the journal Brain and Cognition has found that creativity is linked with a reduced brain response to unusual, or “oddball,” stimuli. This suggests that creative individuals process the importance of surprising information differently, which may help explain their unique thinking patterns. This diminished brain response might enable creative individuals to access a broader range of information. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656901

Japan's stock market crashes – what it means for investors

MoneyWeek

Japan

Japan

Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has given up. Beset by public anger about cost-of-living pressures and a party corruption scandal, Kishida has announced that he will not seek re-election as leader of the country’s governing party. He is expected to step down next month. Change at the top of Japanese politics comes as the local stock market recovers from a bruising sell-off, which saw the Nikkei fall 12.4%, its biggest one-day drop since 1987. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656808

MIT's breakthrough metal resists extreme nuclear reactor conditions

Interesting Engineering

MIT's breakthrough metal resists extreme nuclear reactor conditions

MIT researchers tackled the problem of helium atom formation in nuclear fusion reactors to make them more durable.

Neutrons released from fusion reaction damages the vessel and can develop cracks in 6-12 months. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656760

Mars Hides Colossal Ocean Deep Below Its Surface

Scientific American

Mars Hides Colossal Ocean Deep Below Its Surface

An underground Martian ocean could hold enough liquid to cover the Red Planet with a mile of water

An underground Martian ocean could hold enough liquid to cover the Red Planet with a mile of water. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656534

Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

WIRED

Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI.

The media company joins The Atlantic, Axel Springer, Vox Media, and a host of other publishers who have partnered with OpenAI. originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/656523