A Leap Year Glitch Broke Self-Pay Gas Station Pumps Across New Zealand

Yesterday was Leap Day, meaning that for the first time in four years, it was February 29. That’s normally a quirky, astronomical factoid (or a very special birthday for some). But that unique calendar date broke gas station payment systems across New Zealand for much of the day. As reported by numerous international outlets, self-serve … Read more

Doctors Remove 150 Live Bugs From Florida Man’s Nose

A Florida man is breathing easier now that 150 live bugs have been removed from his nose. The unidentified patient went to a hospital earlier this month after noticing that his whole face felt like it was on fire, according to a Friday report by Jacksonville’s First Coast News. Although the man first started experiencing … Read more

Indian state government fixes website bugs that exposed residents’ sensitive documents

An Indian state government has fixed security issues impacting its website that exposed the sensitive documents and personal information of millions of residents. The bugs existed on the Rajasthan government website related to Jan Aadhaar, a state program to provide a single identifier to families and individuals in the state to access welfare schemes. The … Read more

Fujitsu Bugs That Sent Innocent People to Prison Were Known ‘From the Start’

The FT article also said the Post Office, which used prosecution powers available to private corporations in the UK, obtained 700 of the 900 convictions. The other convictions came in cases brought by Scottish prosecutors. The scandal may lead to reforms of the private prosecution system that lets organizations take people to court. Bugs Were … Read more

Inside the Race to Crush Paris’ Bedbug Crisis

And even if a dog can sniff the insects out, it can’t get rid of them. This has to be done by humans. Parisian pest control companies are doing a healthy trade too. For Hygiène Premium, which specializes in insect and rat control, traditionally about 40 to 50 percent of people calling them have trouble … Read more

Paris Fashion Week Celebs Warned About Bringing Bed Bugs Home

Paris Fashion Week is over, but the party’s still going for the bed bugs lucky enough to hitch a ride with Hollywood A-listers flying back to the U.S. … and now an org specializing in the creepy crawly pests is offering a stern warning. Dr. Jim Fredericks — a board-certified entomologist and senior public affairs … Read more

Apple blames iOS 17 bugs and apps like Instagram for making iPhone 15s run hot

Apple has acknowledged user complaints that iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones are overheating, reports Forbes, but said that contrary to speculation, it has nothing to do with the phone’s hardware design. Forbes noted an update to Instagram has already rolled out with version 302, released September 27th, to address some of the issues. Bloomberg … Read more

Bugs in transportation app Moovit gave hackers free rides

Hackers might have hijacked the consumer accounts of a well-liked transportation app and used them to get free rides and entry folks’s private data, in response to a safety researcher. Omer Attias, a safety researcher at SafeBreach, stated he discovered three vulnerabilities within the Moovit app, which allowed him to gather new Moovit consumer’s registration … Read more

Bugs Bunny Voice Actor Jeff Bergman on Tiny Toons, Area Jam

Jeff Bergman will quickly be again as Bugs Bunny in Max’s Tiny Toons Looniversity. Whereas selling his upcoming documentary Looney Legends in Dialog, the voice actor mentioned enjoying the Looney Tunes icon for the previous few a long time, together with Area Jam: A New Legacy. Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem Spooktacula Unique Clip Bergman’s life modified when … Read more