Artist who designed Led Zeppelin’s iconic debut album sells his original tracing for £260,000

The artist who designed the iconic cover for Led Zeppelin’s debut album has sold the original tracing of the famous image for £260,000.  Revered designer George Hardie, 76, was paid just £60 to produce his version of photographer Sam Shere’s image of the Hindenburg Zeppelin airship on fire in 1937 for the cover of Led … Read more

Man ‘amputates own hand while making a bomb that may have been designed to blow up hot cheerleaders’

‘Involuntarily celibate man, 23, accidentally amputated his own hand making a bomb to blow up hot cheerleaders’ Cole Carini arrived at a hospital on Tuesday with a missing hand, missing fingers on his other hand, and shrapnel wounds on his neck Carini was subsequently interviewed by police who obtained a warrant to search his  home … Read more

Man ‘amputates own hand while making a bomb that may have been designed to blow up hot cheerleaders’

‘Involuntarily celibate man, 23, accidentally amputated his own hand making a bomb to blow up hot cheerleaders’ Cole Carini arrived at a hospital on Tuesday with a missing hand, missing fingers on his other hand, and shrapnel wounds on his neck Carini was subsequently interviewed by police who obtained a warrant to search his  home … Read more

Fitbit is shifting its resources to help build ventilators designed to treat COVID-19 patients

Fitbit is shifting its resources to help build ventilators designed to treat COVID-19 patients The Google-owned company will shift its resources into building ventilators  It’s not immediately clear what the exact cost will be It says the ventilators will be ‘advanced’ but will be moderately priced Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19 By James … Read more

Researcher detects malware designed to steal credit card information on more than 1,200 online shops

Researcher detects malware designed to steal credit card information on more than 1,200 online stores The malware was detected on more than 1,200 online stores  Magecart allows scammers to skim credit card information from online forms  The infections were found in general online shops and some adult websites  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:08 … Read more

Apple launches an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro designed with a Magic Keyboard and double the storage

Apple launches an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro designed with a Magic Keyboard, double the storage and the powerful 10th-generation Intel processor Apple has launched a refreshed 13-inch MacBook Pro starting at $1,299 It includes  8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but can be upgraded  The laptop also includes a  10th-generation Intel Core processor The anticipated feature … Read more

Chinese manufacturers begin making ‘anti-virus’ cars designed to minimize coronavirus transmission

China’s anti-coronavirus cars: Buttons and consoles with anti-viral coating and powerful air filters with UV light to sterilize the air are among new features being developed by automakers to protect motorists Chinese auto company Geely has announced its new ‘Healthy Car Project’ The company will offer new filtration systems to screen out viruses and bacteria … Read more

What went wrong for a £425m fund designed to fund a new wave of business banks

Attempts to use taxpayer money to fund a new wave of business challenger banks were dealt another blow a fortnight ago as Nationwide Building Society announced it was scrapping a move into SME lending. Britain’s largest mutual is the latest to hand back money it was given to expand its business proposition after Metro Bank … Read more

The bizarre CIA ‘fake scrotum’ designed to conceal an escape radio

Nuts! The bizarre CIA ‘fake scrotum’ designed to enable downed pilots to conceal an escape radio – even if they were strip-searched The ‘scrotum concealment device’ was created by the CIA’s ex chief of disguise It could hide an escape radio and was designed to be glued to the body   The object is now on … Read more

February sees huge jump in exploits designed to spread Mirai botnet

The Mirai botnet is known for targeting Internet of Things devices and conducting massive DDoS attacks, as described by cyberthreat researcher Check Point Research. Top 5 additional ways to fend off ransomware In 2019, 23 city governments in Texas experienced a coordinated ransomware attack. Tom Merritt explains how they defended themselves and ways you can … Read more