90 GB of Confidential Data Stolen from Apple’s Servers by Teenage Hacker
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - 90 GB of “secure files and customer accounts” has been download from Apple’s servers by a teenager from Melbourne who is now facing criminal charges, according to a report by Australian newspaper the Age.
Astronomers Discover Tiny Galaxy Harboring Supermassive Black Hole
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Astronomers are accustomed to seeing supermassive black holes at the heart of large galaxies like our own Milky Way and neighboring galaxies like Andromeda.
Study Warns: Powerful Sleeping Pills Raise Risk of Alzheimer's
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A new study suggested that sleeping pills taken by hundreds of thousands may boost the risk of Alzheimer's.
Google Tracks Your Location Even If You Tell It Not To
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - You might want to be careful around Google applications if you value your privacy after a new investigation found that Google tracks people’s locations anyway.
Andromeda Botnet Malware Not Fully Dismantled in International Cyber Operation Last Year
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Traces of the Andromeda botnet can still be found on many PCs, despite being the subject of an international takedown operation in November last year,
AI to Optimize Brain Cancer Treatment Created by MIT Researchers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) A team of researchers from MIT has devised an AI platform that can help treating brain cancer based on the important metrics and clinical records of other patients before to recommend a regiment.
Expecting Work Email after Hours Harmful for Health
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Employees should navigate more complex boundaries between work and family than ever before, as the 'always on' organizational culture can be detrimental to health and well-being during off-hours, a study has found.
Hackers Find A Way to Turn Amazon Echo to Spy Bug
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A group of Chinese hackers at the DefCon security conference on Sunday developed a new technique for hijacking Amazon's voice assistant gadget that may be the closest thing to a practical demonstration of how the device might be used for surveillance.
NASA Launches Solar Probe Mission to Touch The Sun (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The international space agency NASA has launched a daring mission to probe some of the sun's deepest secrets.
Using Phones While Doing Other Activities Makes Life Less Enjoyable: Researchers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Checking phones while eating or spending time with friends is less likely to make life enjoyable for people, as a study finds.
Risk of Frost Damage to Trees Increased Due To Global Warming
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Scientists proved that drier summers as well as warmer springs are the outcome of Climate change that will cause trees and shrubs to bud earlier, making them vulnerable to late frost.
Study Shows Average Consumption of Salt Good for Heart Health
TEHRAN (tasnim) - New research shows that five grams a day sodium consumption does not increase health risks, however dramatic reductions in salt consumption may even prove harmful.
Video Game May Improve Empathy in Middle Schoolers
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A video game developed for middle schoolers by researchers showed promising results that video games can boost kids' empathy.
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Radio Signal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – You may have seen recent headlines about a strange radio signal picked up by a Canadian telescope. Some go as far as to say it was caused by all-caps ALIENS.
NASA Poised to Launch First Sun-Skimming Spaceship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - NASA is poised to launch a $1.5 billion spacecraft on a brutally hot journey toward the Sun, offering scientists the closest-ever view of our strange and mysterious star.
Learning While Sleeping?
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Using magnetoencephalography, researchers showed that while the human brain is still able to perceive sounds during sleep, it is unable to group these sounds according to their organization in a sequence.
New iPhone X Accidentally Leaked by Apple
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Apple accidentally leaked details about its new iPhones in an iOS 12 beta release this week.
Scientists Find Virus Linked to Weight Gain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The prospect of a vaccine to stop gaining weight by eating fat is getting closer to reality after scientists found compelling evidence linking obesity to an infectious virus.
