Vandals Cut 2,000 Fiber Optic Cables in Connecticut, Knocking 16,000 Offline

"Connecticut police have charged two people with cutting more than 2,000 fiber optic cables" on March 24, reports the Associated P...

US Military Prepares for Space Warfare As Potential Threats Grow From China

America's Department of Defense "is gearing up for a future conflict in space," reports the Wall Street Journal, "as Chin...

Could a Photosynthesis 'Hack' Lead to New Ways of Generating Renewable Energy?

"Researchers have 'hacked' the earliest stages of photosynthesis," according to a new announcement from the University of ...

Can Codon 'Turbocharge Python's Notoriously Slow Compiler'?

IEEE Spectrum reports on Codon, a Python compiler specifically developed to, as they put it, "turbocharge Python's Notoriously slow...

Space Scientists Reveal Brightest Gamma Explosion Ever

It was 10 times brighter than any previously detected, reports the BBC, noting it illuminated much of the galaxy. RockDoctor (Slashdot reade...

Scammers are Tricking Instagram Into Banning Influencers

ProPublica looks at "a booming underground community of Instagram scammers and hackers who shut down profiles on the social network and...

April Fools’ Day 2023: the best and cringiest pranks

Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge The holiday we didn’t ask for is back, as brands like Razer and Tesla put on their silly hats f...