đ Articles: Tue 20.Feb.2024
Wednesdayâs articles (in progress)
9to5Mac: Developers working on emulating old iOS games on newer iPhones
For example, modern iPhones and iPads canât run 32-bit apps, so they canât run most apps from the early days of the App Store. With touchHLE, those who miss these apps and games will have another chance to play them again without having an old piece of hardware.
Guardian: Prolific cybercrime gang disrupted by joint UK, US and EU operation
LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victimsâ data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation by Britainâs National Crime Agency, the FBI, Europol and a coalition of international police agencies, according to a post on the gangâs extortion website.
âThis site is now under the control of the National Crime Agency of the UK, working in close cooperation with the FBI and the international law enforcement taskforce âOperation Cronosâ,â the post said on Monday.
Guardian: Russian pilot who defected found dead in Spain, says Ukraine security agency
Reports in Russian and Spanish media on Monday said Maksim Kuzminov was found dead after allegedly moving to the town of Villajoyosa in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast, in an area popular with holidaymakers. His body was discovered last Tuesday, it was said, on the car park ramp underneath an apartment block.
BlogTO: Toronto is finally about to get its first IHOP restaurant
The legendary International House of Pancakes revealed in late 2019 that it was planning to open 15 new locations across the GTA over seven years as part of a long-awaited Canadian expansion.
According to recent building permits issued by the City of Toronto, the first dine-in IHOP location in the city is gearing up to open at 345 Bloor Street East, taking over a space formerly occupied by Eggspectation.
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Six IHOP locations already exist in the Niagara Falls area, while the brand opened an eighth Ontario location in Belleville within a disused truck stop in 2023.
I’m always interested to see successful American chains entering Canada, some not recognizing that there are significant differences in the markets.
National Geographic: Long COVID can destroy your ability to exercise. Now we know why.
As a new study shows, the answer lies in some long COVID sufferersâ muscle damage and their bodiesâ ability to make energy.
For many people with long COVID, a major symptom is difficulty with exercising, because when these patients push past their limits it can lead to a devastating cycle of fatigue that boosts the risk of worsening their condition.
These issues with exercise, which is known as post-exertional malaise (PEM), are also the defining symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
Now a new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, provides an explanation for this feeling of exhaustion, suggesting that patients with long COVID experience a range of changes in their body after exercising, including widespread muscle damage, changes in muscle composition, and disrupted energy metabolism.
BBC: Woolworths: Australian grocery boss quits amid price-gouging claims
The pressure on the chief intensified this week after what has widely been described as a disastrous interview.
Mr Banducci walked out on a reporter after bristling over the line of questioning.
Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated grocery markets.
Woolworths - the nation’s largest retailer - and its rival Coles control 65% of the market, and both have been facing intense criticism over their business models as the country battles a cost-of-living crisis.
BBC: Israel Gaza: China condemns US veto of call for immediate ceasefire at UN
Beijing said the move sent the “wrong message” and effectively gave a “green light to the continued slaughter”.
The White House said the Algerian-proposed resolution would “jeopardise” talks to end the war.
The US has proposed its own temporary ceasefire resolution, which also warned Israel not to invade the city of Rafah.
There has been widespread condemnation of the US decision to block Algeria’s resolution as fighting continued in Gaza. It was backed by 13 of the 15 members of the UN Security Council - with the UK abstaining.
BBC: Handwritten Hotel California lyrics at centre of trial
Handwritten pages inscribed with the first known iterations of legendary rock song Hotel California will take centre stage at a criminal trial on Wednesday.
Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski have been charged with conspiring to sell pages from the yellow lined pad, along with other Eagles lyrics, without the rights.
The notepad was allegedly stolen before they bought it, prosecutors said.
The three men have pleaded not guilty.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office is expected to call former Eagles member Don Henley as its star witness.
Last Updated: 20.Feb.2024 23:58 EST