Protecting pensions: what tax changes could come under the new government? In tax year 23/24 I contributed approximately £100,000 to my pension, taking advantage of the abolition of the lifetime exemption and using unused exemptions from previous years. I want to withdraw my pension now to avoid possible tax changes or anti-forestalling legislation from a … Read more
By Stacy Liberatore for Dailymail.com Published: 11:31 EDT, July 5, 2024 | Updated: 12:28 EDT, July 5, 2024 An urgent warning has been issued to all 1.46 billion iPhone users after tech experts discovered a new cyberattack targeting Apple IDs. Malicious actors are using SMS phishing campaigns, sending messages that appear to come from Apple, … Read more
Source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microbes used for health, agriculture, or other applications must be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally, the manufacturing processes used to make tablets for long-term storage. MIT researchers have now developed a new way to make microbes strong enough to withstand these extreme conditions. Their method involves mixing bacteria with … Read more
A print of Cervus alces in the 19th century zoological print collection titled “Iconographia Zoologica.” (Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam via Wikimedia Commons) Part of an ongoing weekly series about Alaskan history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaskan history or an idea for a future article? Fill … Read more
Security experts have warned Google Chrome users after discovering a cyberattack targeting the browserlike Microsoft‘s Word and OneDrive apps. The attack used fake error messages to trick users into installing the malicious software themselves as a ‘solution’. Hackers send notifications via email and pop-ups on websites, claiming that the user has encountered a software glitch … Read more
NASA has its sights set on the moon, with the goal of sending astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establishing a long-term presence there by 2030. But the moon isn’t exactly a habitable place for humans. Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! This still image from a new simulation shows how plasma from the pedestal region is connected to the divertor plasma region via the so-called final confinement surface. The long and thin lobes fluctuate in time and space. Credit: (Simulation) Seung-Hoe Ku/Princeton Plasma … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Esme Stallard Role, Climate and science reporter, BBC News June 5, 2024 Britain is at risk of ‘uncontrolled chemicals’ that could harm people and the environment, experts say. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has called for the creation of a Chemicals Agency to take charge of regulating … Read more
Anyone with an iPhone or Android should turn their device on and off once a week, officials say — to protect them from hackers. The idea is to thwart ‘zero-click’ hacks, which download spyware onto users’ phones without them ever clicking a link. The National Security Agency (NSA) endorses the restart method, which temporarily deletes … Read more
Having covered multiple Microsoft events in the past, this week’s special press event revealed where the company will unveil its new line of Surface hardware powered by Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Snapdragon “) was by far the best I’ve seen yet. And while we didn’t get the beloved Windows Phone back or a Surface themed variantI’m glad … Read more