A cellphone number can appear to be a simple way to reach someone, but it is also often tied to bank accounts, password resets and two factor authentication. Federal prosecutors say a former AT&T retail employee exploited that connection by helping a hacker transfer customers’ phone numbers to devices controlled by criminals. The scheme allegedly…
The Brooks Development Authority was created in 2002 to redevelop the former 1,308-acre Brooks Air Force Base In 2002, San Antonio turned its 1,308-acre decommissioned Air Force base over to the Brooks Development Authority for redevelopment. More than two decades later, the organisation is looking beyond the former base as it seeks to bring more…
In 2006, Cate Blanchett bought this Melbourne home for $745,000; years later, it fetched over $3 million(Image Credit: Instagram) Not every celebrity property story begins with a sprawling mansion or a headline-making estate. Cate Blanchett’s Melbourne property had a much quieter story. The Oscar-winning actor and her husband, writer and director Andrew Upton, owned a…
Man explains why two salaries may not be enough Earning more can change the way people make financial decisions. A home, a better school, a new car or more regular outings may start to feel affordable when there are two salaries coming in. But those decisions can also bring new monthly commitments.Dr Sunny Garg, an…
Nezam Hafiz and 9/11 attack (Images: Wikipedia and X) Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the names of those who lost their lives continue to carry stories of lives, families and dreams that were suddenly cut short. Among them was Nezam Ahmed Hafiz, a talented Guyanese-born cricketer who had gone on to represent the…
BCI surveys an abandoned uranium mine for bat habitat. Photo: Bat Conservation International. Several abandoned uranium mine sites in the Pryor Mountains of south-central Montana have been closed after federal agencies identified safety, radiation and environmental risks. The work was carried out on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), with the Department…
Actor Ram Pothineni is set to make his directorial debut with the upcoming film tentatively titled ‘RAPO23’, in which he will also play the lead role. While the psychological action thriller is currently in production, the makers have now announced that actress Samyuktha has joined the project as the female lead. The announcement was made…
Photo: https://actionfornature.org At 13, Neha Blunt is using code, creativity and community action to tackle one of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges. The New Jersey student created Water Saver, a web application that turns everyday conservation into an interactive challenge, helping households track their water use and make practical changes. Her wider campaign has…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (PTI Photo) Former Pakistan chief selector and head coach Haroon Rasheed believes the decline of Pakistan cricket can be traced back to the sweeping domestic-structure changes introduced during Imran Khan’s tenure as Prime Minister, claiming the former Pakistan captain rejected a proposed hybrid model in favour of drastically reducing the…
Indian career coach says H-1B will be officially dead if the 60-day grace period is eliminated. Indian career coach in the US, Anushk Sharma, reacted to the DHS proposal to end the 60-day grace period for several visa categories, including H-1Bs, and said that if this proposal becomes a rule, the H-1B visa program is…
