‘Twitter rate limit exceeded’? How many tweets you can read per day now – and why
The new limits are meant to “address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation,” says Musk. But that’s apparently not the whole story.
Day: July 3, 2023
Chinese Hackers Use HTML Smuggling to Infiltrate European Ministries with PlugX
A Chinese nation-state group has been observed targeting Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe using HTML smuggling techniques to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan on compromised systems.
WordPress plugin lets users become admins – Patch early, patch often!
Ultimate Member plugin lets rogue users choose their own site capabilities, including becoming admins.
First-time homebuyers now need nearly 10 years to save a deposit, research finds
Rising rents and property prices mean Londoners are flatsharing into their 40s, says Generation RentThe average time it takes to save for a home deposit in England has climbed to almost 10 years underlining the growing unaffordability for first-time bu…
Investigators visit North Carolina amusement park after closing ride because of crack
State investigators were on site at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters.
Police arrest mother of seven-year-old girl whose body was found decaying in wardrobe
Police in the US have arrested the mother of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found decaying in the wardrobe of a vacant apartment.
Israel launches major incursion in Jenin; 8 Palestinians reported killed
Israel launched drone strikes and deployed hundreds of troops in the northern West Bank militant stronghold. The move, pressured by recent attacks on settlers and the largest in many years, resulted in dozens of wounded.
Emirati Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is First Arab to have a Space Walk from ISS, says he is Exercising, Praying and Fasting
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UAE set up Ground Control in 2006 in Dubai, and has an ambitious Space Programme, also building many satellite components indigenously
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Self-Driving Cars Are Surveillance Cameras on Wheels
Police are already using self-driving car footage as video evidence:
While security cameras are commonplace in American cities, self-driving cars represent a new level of access for law enforcement and a new method for encroachment on privacy, advoc…