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Thousands of hacked TP-Link routers used in yearslong account takeover attacks

The botnet is being skillfully used to launch "highly evasive" password-spraying attacks.




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Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.




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Metal Slug Tactics gives turn-based strategy a hyper-stylized shot of adrenaline

It's a little rogue-lite, it's a bit '90s arcade, and it's surprisingly deep.




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'A lot of eyeballs': Canada's Watpool and Bahdi aim to capitalize on Friday's Paul vs. Tyson spectacle

Together, Melinda Watpool and Lucas Bahdi add a heavy dose of Canadian content to the undercard of next Friday's megawatt showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, which could become the most-viewed boxing event in history.




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LED lights on underside of surfboards may deter shark attacks!


LED lights on underside of surfboards may deter shark attacks!


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Rogue Point is a tactical shooter from the teams behind Worms and Black Mesa

Team17, the developer of the Worms and publisher of Dredge, Blasphemous and more, is working on Rogue Point, a new rogue-lite tactical FPS game. The studio has enlisted the help of Crowbar Collective, the team behind Black Mesa, the fan-made and Valve-approved Half-Life remake that needs no further introduction. Rogue Point is currently in development and slated to enter early access soon.

Rogue Point is set in a dystopian future where a single CEO had controlled everything. After his death, competing companies work to carve up his empire. To achieve this, they hire mercenaries using the MERX app, and it’s as simple as getting food using Uber Eats. Currently, only Rogue Point, a team of vigilantes, is fighting back against this dystopian state of affairs.

Team17/Crowbar Collective

The game pits teams of four against computer-controlled enemies of different classes, each offering unique challenges. Players must strategize and play with the right loadouts or risk losing. There’s plenty of gear to acquire, too, with some weapons only available in the mission field.

Maps are procedurally generated to ensure no two playthroughs are the same. Unlocked equipment may also be used in future runs. Besides the standard campaign missions where “high-octane tactical combat meets strategic planning,” there’s an endgame mission with maxed-out difficulty, promising a challenge for those craving it.

The developers have a rather extensive wishlist of features they hope to add to the game down the road. Those include new weapons (who doesn’t like new gear?), improved AI and new maps. There are currently four maps announced, but the procedural generation should make things less repetitive.

Rogue Point isn’t in early access yet, but you can wishlist it on Steam. The game is set to come out in 2025, but the developers have yet to announce a final release date.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/rogue-point-is-a-tactical-shooter-from-the-teams-behind-worms-and-black-mesa-142959920.html?src=rss




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[EN IMAGES] Vol spectaculaire: un guichet automatique extirpé d’une caisse Desjardins en Mauricie

Des voleurs ont réussi à dérober un guichet automatique en le tirant à travers la devanture vitrée de l’immeuble à l’aide d’un camion.




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Spectacles de Noël: «l’offre est beaucoup plus grande»

Les spectateurs québécois auront encore l’embarras du choix durant le temps des Fêtes.




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Des Swifties québécois témoignent: «En spectacle, le monde arrête de tourner»

Des Swifties québécoises racontent leur expérience durant un concert de la tournée «Eras».




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Humour: un premier spectacle solo pour Patrice L’Ecuyer

Un premier spectacle d’humour en solo, intitulé «Après seulement 32 ans d’absence sur scène».




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Trump’s Administration Will Attack Health Care from Multiple Angles

The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will be empowered




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Phone Attachment for Pupil Measurements with Any Skin Tone

A research team at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone attachment that can provide information on changes in pupil size, which can be used to assess neurological phenomena, such as traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease. Such changes in pupil size have been difficult to characterize in the past in those […]




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‘We have some contacts with bad guys and perhaps one of them did it'

Pakistan's National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mahmud Ali Durrani, on the 2008 bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul




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‘If Mumbai attack suspects in Pakistan are freed, India is at fault'

‘If Mumbai attack suspects arrested in Pakistan are freed, India is at fault'



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U.S. feared LeT attack in India in mid-2009; warned Pakistan

U.S. feared another LeT attack in India in mid-2009, and sought Pakistan's help to ‘disrupt and prevent' it



  • The India Cables

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213621: USG concerned about possible LeT attack

As the November 2008 Mumbai attack has shown, LeT is capable of launching attacks that can directly undermine Pakistan,s relations with its neighbors and regional stability generally.




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127580: Ambassador's meeting with Benazir Bhutto on security and investigation of Karachi attack

Benazir Bhutto claimed that the Sindh Government had informed her that if she goes to Larkhana (her ancestral home), she would be attacked.




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BSP candidate attacked in Delhi, receives minor injuries




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Students Aren’t the Obstacle to Open Debate at Harvard

Professors hear a great deal these days about how hard it is to get our students to listen to, much less to engage with, opinions they dislike. The problem, we are told, is that students are either “snowflakes” with fragile psyches or “authoritarians” who care more about their pet causes than about democratic values such as tolerance, compromise and respect for opposing points of view. Students at Harvard, where I teach, returned from winter break in January to an institution that appeared determined to tackle this problem head-on. An email from the undergraduate dean reminded them that “The purpose of a Harvard education is not to shield you from ideas you dislike or to silence people you disagree with; it is to enable you to confront challenging ideas, interrogate your own beliefs, make up your mind and learn to think for yourself."




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The impact of Iran’s attack on Israel

Brookings scholars offer their insights following Iran’s drone and missile attack against Israel on April 13, 2024. Their responses provide perspectives on the implications for various actors as well as a range of policy issues.




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Strategic Myopia: The Proposed First Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons to Defend Taiwan

David Kearn argues that the idea that the first use of nuclear weapons since 1945 would be by the United States in the defense of Taiwan against a conventional Chinese invasion would have significant, negative, and long-lasting, diplomatic ramifications. It is difficult to fathom the myriad potential consequences, but U.S. nuclear weapon use would almost certainly shatter the non-proliferation regime as a functioning entity, incentivize states (including China) to acquire or improve their existing nuclear arsenal, and damage America's standing globally.




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State Farm� Teams Up with Canine Expert Victoria Stilwell to Take a Bite Out of Dog Attacks - Video OneTitle

National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 18-24. Any dog can bite, regardless of breed. Be a responsible pet owner.





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Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year�s Eve Celebrations - Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year�s Eve Celebrations

Al Maryah Island lights up Abu Dhabi with Spectacular New Year�s Eve Celebrations






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The Tentacled Monster Here is Racism: Lovecraft Country Episode 1

HBO PR reached out to me about seeing Lovecraft Country, first episode dropping tonight. As a mixed race SF author I have a complicated relationship with Lovecraft, but the trailers intrigued. Mostly Black cast? Black writer-producer? Yes please! Check Lovecraft Country out not just because HBO gave me a goody bag and a free view, […]




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Save the Children in Gaza: Israel Bombs Polio Vax Site, Bans UNRWA in Attacks on Humanitarian Aid

As Israel continues to block lifesaving humanitarian aid from entering northern Gaza, humanitarian organizations are describing its siege as “apocalyptic” and warning of mass Palestinian starvation and death. “The situation is absolutely desperate,” says Rachael Cummings of the aid group Save the Children International. Cummings joins us from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, where aid organizations have been halted from entering the north. She responds to news of Israel’s bombing of a polio vaccination center in an area that had been marked for an official humanitarian pause, and the Knesset’s vote to ban the U.N. relief agency UNRWA.




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Provisional Attachment under Section 83 valid when prima facie view arises that attachment is necessary to protect revenue interest

The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of JV Creatives (P.) Ltd. v. Principal Additional Director General, DGGI, Gurugram Zonal Unit [W.P. (C) No. 10042 of 2024 dated July 23, 2024] dismissed the writ petition filed against the order of provisional attachment passed under Section 83 of the Central




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Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century

A type of mathematical problem that was previously impossible to solve can now be successfully analysed with artificial intelligence




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Lights on surfboards and wetsuits could deter shark attacks

Experiments show that illuminating the underside of a decoy seal reduces attacks by great white sharks, revealing a possible strategy to protect surfers and swimmers




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Attack on Titan Anime Gets Orchestral Concert World Tour in April-November 2025

13 venues in N. America, 8 venues in Europe, 1 venue each in Singapore, Australia




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Retrotechtacular: Color TV

We have often wondered if people dreamed in black and white before the advent of photography. While color pictures eventually became the norm, black and white TV was common for …read more




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Tactical Coordination

Clinton is helping




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'[It] is just really tacky': Job candidate interviews with glowing recommendation, picky manager spots one flaw and refuses to hire her

This manager is being totally ridiculous, and he doesn't even realize the full scope of what he did. 

Sticking your neck out for a friend can be risky. In this person's case, they recommended their friend for an interview at their coffee shop job. They figured this friend would be a shoo-in for the role. To be a great barista, you need to be upbeat and positive when interacting with customers, be able to put drinks together quickly, and work well under pressure. U/BAAAUGH was completely exasperated by the way her boss treated that friend she recommended for the job

The only person who should be embarrassed by the way things went down is the boss. It almost seems like he's worried that his staffers will steal coffee or something. First of all, most baristas do drink coffee at their workplaces, but it's a cheap item, just let them have it! And secondly, if that's the boss's biggest concern about a potential employee, maybe he should spend some more time behind the counter, preparing orders, and learning what it actually takes to thrive in a cafe environment. 

Up next, read about this scorned ex who yanked a $600 gift card back from an ex just to get back at her. 




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Boss contacts former employee asking for forgotten passwords, employee refuses to comply without being paid the $10,000 they were owed before leaving: ‘Pay me first’

When one leaves a job in which they didn't like their boss, there are two things they might hope for any future interaction with said boss – Either no interaction at all and completely severing any connection with that person, or getting to see them one more time and proving to them just how much that boss missed out on by letting them go.

Out of those two options, the best stories obviously come from the latter, much like the story we have here. OP (original poster) was contacted by their former toxic boss and was asked to retrieve old passwords for an email and Instagram account. Considering how OP left that company, they weren't too eager to help their former boss, especially since they were still owed $10k of unpaid commissions. The people in the comments were quick to tell OP to use this opportunity and get that money in exchange for the passwords.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. Up next, check out this story of a job candidate who got a second chance by creating a new email address.





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Worker shortage hampers datacentre boom

Despite offering high pay companies that build datacentres are struggling to find skilled staff.




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US flights to Haiti halted for month after attacks

America's aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes.




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Mexico drug tsar's spectacular fall from grace culminates in NY court

Genaro García Luna is the highest-ranking Mexican official ever to be convicted in the US.




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Tax-News.com: J5 Group Marks Two Years Of Collaboration On Tackling Fiscal Crime

On July 13, 2020, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a progress report on the last two years' work of the J5 group of five advanced countries, who are working collaboratively to tackle cross-border tax fraud.




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Bharat Biotech Unveils Oral Vaccine to Tackle Global Cholera Threat

Bharat Biotech announced the release of an medlinkoral cholera vaccine/medlink (OCV), a significant public health issue in regions with inadequate sanitation (!--ref1--).




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Heart Attack Patients Benefit from SGLT2 Inhibitor Empagliflozin

In patients hospitalized for medlinkacute myocardial infarction/medlink (MI), the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin offers significant kidney protection.




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PROTAC: A Promising Path-Breaking Technology for Cancer Treatment

Highlights: Protein homeostasis is critical for physiology of cell and their functioning PROTACs have the abilit




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Millions affected, billions at stake: Scientists urge ‘wiser’ use of wetlands to tackle poverty and conserve ecosystems

2nd February 2014 – Colombo, Sri Lanka Agriculture and wetlands should be managed in unison in order to conserve vital ecosystems and support the livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new report published to coincide with World Wetlands Day, today. Download the full media release Download the report

The post Millions affected, billions at stake: Scientists urge ‘wiser’ use of wetlands to tackle poverty and conserve ecosystems first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).




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Endometriosis: A Hidden Heart Attack Risk for Women

Endometriosis (a chronic gynecological disease) increases women's risk of heart attack and medlinkstroke/medlink, warns a new study. h2Endometriosis:




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'Good Cholesterol' to Gauge Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

Analysis of HDL-P, which tally how many particles of HDL are circulating in the blood, is a better predictor of heart attack and stroke compared to the




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Are Heart Attack Survivors Neglecting LDL Cholesterol Risk?

70% of individuals who have experienced medlinkheart attacks/medlink and medlinkstrokes/medlink are not aware that medlinkLDL cholesterol/medlink