The French data protection authority fined the national employment agency €5 million (nearly €6 million) for failing to secure job seekers' data, which allowed hackers to steal the personal ...

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As the world rang in 2026, scientists in Antarctica did something many of us might think would be impossible: they moved the South Pole. When we envision the South Pole, we tend to think of a fixed ...

Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis has broken the men’s pole vault world record for a 13th time. Duplantis, the two-time Olympic gold medalist, cleared 6.29 meters (20 feet, 7 1/2 inches) at a meet in Budapest, ...

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The French police have reportedly arrested five operators of the BreachForum cybercrime forum, a website used by cybercriminals to leak and sell stolen data that exposed the sensitive information of ...

The magnetic north pole, distinct from the geographic North Pole, is the point where Earth’s magnetic field lines converge. NASA via Rawpixel For decades, Earth’s magnetic north pole has been slowly ...

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My legs are spread open in the instructor’s face as I attempt a basic wrist sit move (where you grip the pole with one hand under your butt, then kick your legs wide open), and she’s telling me off ...

You’re probably familiar with Santa Claus, also known as Kris Kringle, Father Christmas, Jolly Ol’ St. Nick or the Big Man in Red. Whatever name you know him by, Santa is said to fly from home to home ...