Russia’s digital Achilles’ heel? How Ukraine data centre strikes are disrupting daily life

Ukraine hits Russia’s tech nerve centre as data outages disrupt daily life Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian data centres have disrupted banking, taxi services, food deliveries and digital access to homes, exposing the vulnerability of services used by millions of Russians. This comes as Kyiv expands its campaign against Moscow’s technology infrastructure.The attacks, carried out…

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Alberta Independence Referendum: Oil-rich Alberta votes on Canada separation: All you need to know

Alberta, home to about five million people, is Canada’s energy heartland and holds a substantial share of the country’s oil reserves Oil-rich Alberta is voitng on whether to begin a process that could eventually lead to its separation from Canada, putting the country’s national unity to the test.The non-binding referendum does not ask Albertans to…

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An Oregon woman was working three jobs to keep up with her mortgage; when the family’s heating system failed, they received a $16,000 replacement for free

Diane and Brian Johnsen, a retired couple from Beaverton, Oregon, can now face the winter in comfort after receiving a new HVAC system worth $16,000 at no cost. “We were ecstatic,” Brian told KOIN-TV as the couple received the unexpected gift through the Lennox Feel the Love programme. Answer to their prayers The Beaverton couple…

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In 2016, Jennifer Lawrence donated $2 million to a children’s hospital in her Kentucky hometown; four years later, a 17-room cardiac intensive care unit opened after the campaign raised more than $4 million

Jennifer Lawrence’s $2m gift helped fund a 17-room children’s cardiac unit in Kentucky (Image Credit: Norton Childrens) In 2016, Academy Award-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence donated $2 million to Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, to help establish a specialised cardiac intensive care unit for children. The gift also came with a challenge to the community…

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A 9-year-old Florida girl worried her wheelchair would get in the way of her Halloween dream; 25 eighth-grade STEM students turned it into an angel throne with wings, lights and her favourite colours

Kaelyn attended the school’s Trunk-or-Treat celebration dressed as the princess angel she had wanted to be (AI image) For nine-year-old Kaelyn Goodman, choosing a Halloween costume was not simply about finding the right dress or accessories. The Florida schoolgirl wanted to become a “princess angel”, but she was worried about how her wheelchair would fit…

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