Imagine waking up to a message saying you’ve just won over a million kroner. A new home? That long-overdue holiday? Done. Now imagine finding out… it was all a mistake. That’s exactly what happened to thousands of Norwegians. State-owned gambling company Norsk Tipping sent out incorrect Eurojackpot winnings. The culprit? A currency conversion blunder—multiplying by
Should your personal data be floating around on servers in China? Germany’s data protection chief says absolutely not. She’s calling on Apple and Google to pull Chinese AI app DeepSeek from their app stores. “DeepSeek hasn’t convinced us that German users’ data is safe in China,” said Meike Kamp, Germany’s data commissioner. The app collects
Imagine billions of usernames and passwords floating around online, just waiting to be exploited. That’s exactly what cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews have uncovered — and the numbers are staggering. According to their latest report, a jaw-dropping 16 billion login credentials have been leaked and compiled into massive datasets. We’re talking passwords for everyday platforms like
Is the world sliding into a new nuclear arms race? According to a new report, it’s starting to look that way—and China’s rapid buildup is leading the charge. By early 2025, China’s nuclear arsenal has reportedly hit 600 warheads, expanding by about 100 warheads a year since 2023. That’s the fastest growth of any nation,
What would it take to turn down $4 million a month? For Tirso “TJ” Dominguez—once a hotshot pilot for drug traffickers—it was the promise of five times more from none other than Pablo Escobar. In the new podcast Cocaine Air, Dominguez breaks his silence after decades. He reveals how he went from a grieving 20-year-old—duped
What happens when an earthquake strikes—and you’re behind bars? In Karachi’s Malir Jail, chaos. More than 200 prisoners escaped early Tuesday after tremors shook the overcrowded prison. The tremors prompted panic, fear, and ultimately, a jailbreak. “Inmates started shouting around midnight, terrified the building would collapse,” one prison superintendent told the BBC. The fear quickly
Outside a Jewish museum near the U.S. Capitol, two Israeli embassy staffers were gunned down late Wednesday. Their killer shouted “Free Palestine” as he opened fire—an act that US President Donald Trump slammed as “anti-Semitism, plain and simple.” The couple, young and in love, were planning to get engaged next week in Jerusalem. “He bought
What happens when two entire countries suddenly lose power? For Spain and Portugal, the answer came crashing in on Tuesday. Trains stopped mid-track, elevators froze mid-floor, and internet and phone signals vanished like a magician’s trick. “It’s like something out of a movie,” said Carlos Candori, 19, who had to evacuate the Madrid metro. “No
A group of curious scientists just claimed to have seen a color no human has ever laid eyes on. And it’s all thanks to a little laser light show… inside their eyeballs. Dubbed “olo,” this vivid blue-green-ish hue reportedly defies the natural limits of human vision. “It was jaw-dropping,” said Ren Ng, a UC Berkeley
Mark Zuckerberg hit the witness stand this week, defending Meta in a blockbuster antitrust case that could force the tech giant to spin off Instagram or WhatsApp. The FTC isn’t pulling punches, accusing Meta of buying rivals to “neutralize” threats rather than out-innovate them. A 2012 email from Zuckerberg calling Instagram a growing threat? The
President Trump’s new tariffs are causing quite a stir—and not in a good way. Starting April 5, a baseline 10% tariff will hit all imports, with additional tariffs on specific countries, like China and the European Union, ramping up to 54% and 20%, respectively. What Does This Mean For Everyday Americans? According to economist Justin
Could TikTok’s fate be tied to Trump’s trade war with China? As the April 5 deadline looms for a non-Chinese buyer to take over the app, Trump has hinted at a surprising incentive—cutting tariffs on China to seal the deal. “Maybe I’ll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done,”
