Month: June 2023

Imagining the Los Angeles of 1870 takes some mental gymnastics. The city then had a population of 5,728, and transportation consisted of horse-drawn vehicles operating on dirt roads. It was far from the sprawling metropolis it would become even 30 short years later, when its population topped 100,000. Even with that in mind, I still
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In-theater advertising firm National CineMedia announced a special shareholders meeting to vote on a reverse stock split — a move that boosts the price of a company’s shares — as it risks being delisted by the Nasdaq market and works through a voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization. The company, which was founded and is largely owned
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Authorities announced that efforts to locate the Titan submersible, which failed to return Sunday from an expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic, “have not yielded any results” at a Boston press conference Tuesday afternoon. Capt. Jamie Frederick, response coordinator for the First Coast Guard District said that searchers have covered an area of 7,600
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Honor 90 Lite was launched in Europe by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer on Tuesday. The handset is powered by MediaTek’s octa-core Dimensity 6020 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage. The Honor 90 Lite features a 6.7-inch LTPS LCD display. The handset comes preloaded with Android 13 out-of-the-box. The handset features a
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Jun 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security Zyxel has rolled out security updates to address a critical security flaw in its network-attached storage (NAS) devices that could result in the execution of arbitrary commands on affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2023-27992 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue has been described as a pre-authentication command injection vulnerability. “The
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Randall King is well on his way to making it big time. A standout from the Texas music scene over the past year, King has built quite a following with his neo-traditional sound, highlighted by his crooning country vocals and impressive songwriting chops to match. There is no doubt that King has the commercial appeal
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Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are to face trial in Romania over allegations of human trafficking and forming an organised crime group. The Tate brothers and two Romanian female suspects are under house arrest as part of an investigation into accusations made by seven women. They have denied the allegations. Romanian prosecutors
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A shooting in Valley Glen on Monday evening, June 19, left two males dead and a third injured, authorities said. The LAPD responded to a call for a shooting in a parking lot near the intersection of Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Victory Boulevard at around 10:05 p.m. Officers arrived and found that three males had
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Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media has struck a partnership with TikTok, with an initial focus on Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine to uncover underrepresented independent authors and literary material from the #BookTok community. Unveiled today at Cannes Lions, TikTok said it will “leverage Candle Media’s storytelling capabilities across its business units to launch new
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Blending years of deep reporting with distinctive, powerful prose, Scott C. Johnson’s unique true crime narrative recounts the tale of the brilliantly cunning imposter who carved a path of financial and emotional destruction across the world. Gifted with a diabolical flair for impersonation, manipulation, and deception, the Con Queen used their skill with accents and
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OnePlus will reportedly unveil the next generation of its numbered series of smartphones, the OnePlus 12, later this year in China. While little is known about OnePlus’ next flagship, the purported smartphone’s display specifications have emerged along with details on the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro, which could debut in China soon. The phones’ specifications have
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A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. First advertised on April 25, 2023, for $150 per month, the malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, Steam, and Telegram, and employs extensive mechanisms to resist analysis. “The code is heavily
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