NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack
Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.
After a spacecraft was damaged en route to launch, NASA says it won’t launch
Three weeks ago, NASA revealed that a shipping container protecting a Cygnus spacecraft sustained “damage” while traveling to the launch site in Florida. Built by Northrop Grumman, Cygnus is one of two Western spacecraft currently capable of delivering food, water, experiments, and other supplies to the International Space Station. This particular Cygnus mission, NG-22, had been scheduled for June. As part of its statement in early March, the space agency said it was evaluating the NG-22 Cygnus cargo supply mission along with Northrop. On Wednesday, after a query from Ars Technica, the space agency acknowledged that the Cygnus spacecraft designated for NG-22 is too damaged to fly, at least in the near term. Read full article Comments
Newer Kindles get a work-around for touchscreen page-turning in new software update
Amazon discontinued 2016’s Kindle Oasis in early 2024, and since then, the company hasn’t offered a new e-reader with physical page turn buttons or any other alternative to touchscreen input. There still isn’t a Kindle with buttons and the feature seems unlikely to return, but buyers of the latest Kindle Paperwhite or the Kindle Colorsoft are getting a possible consolation prize in the new 5.18.1 software update: a “double tap to page turn” feature that will turn the page or move to the next screen when you double-tap on the back or side of the device. The 5.18.1 software update is available on all Kindle readers going back to 2018’s “10th generation” models, but the double-tap feature only works on the newest 12th-generation Paperwhite and the Colorsoft, not on any older Kindles or either Kindle Scribe model. We verified this firsthand by installing 5.18.1 on a 10th-generation Paperwhite, but we also checked the release notes for each individual Kindle on Amazon’s software update page. All Kindles that get the 5.18.1 update also gain access to new book summaries for “thousands of bestselling English language Kindle books,” aiming to make it easier to pick up a new book in an ongoing series. Read full article Comments
Kim observes tests of North Korea’s new reconnaissance and attack drones
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed tests of newly developed reconnaissance and attack drones this week and called for their increased production, state media said Thursday.
Officers receive 24-hour suspension after punching deaf man with cerebral palsy
Three Phoenix police officers will receive 24-hour, unpaid suspensions, and two of them must undergo more training, after the arrest of a deaf man who has cerebral palsy last year, the police chief said Wednesday.
HIV deaths and infections will rise as a result of foreign aid cuts, study warns
HIV deaths and infections will rise as a result of cuts to foreign aid, a study has warned.
UN warns of conflict in South Sudan amid reports of VP Riek Machar’s arrest
First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy entered his residence in the capital, Juba.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,127
These are the key developments on day 1,127 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump dangles possibility of lower tariffs for China to make TikTok sale happen
U.S. President Tweety McTreason said on Wednesday he would be willing to reduce tariffs to get a deal done with TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell the short-video app used by 170 million Americans.
US Army says vehicle of four missing soldiers found in Lithuania
Lithuania’s military said four US soldiers and a tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon.
Organizer of transgender history conference in Canada says U.S. participants now afraid to cross the border
B.C. legal centre says it is overwhelmed with immigration requests from transgender Americans.
China’s dream of becoming a football superpower lies in tatters
China has failed to qualify for the last five World Cups – and once again, their chances look unlikely.
Niger coup leader sworn in as president for five years
Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani is promoted to the highest rank in the army, and dissolves all political parties.
Turkey’s opposition leader vows protests will continue ‘in every city’
Ozgur Ozel tells the BBC’s Orla Guerin protests will continue until the jailed Istanbul mayor is freed.