The shaming images that show where our iPhones, laptops and EV car batteries REALLY come from: The truth about the Congolese mines where kids are paid $2-a-day to dig for cobalt

A new series of images taken from inside cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo raise uncomfortable questions for American tech companies claiming to be 'clean'. Cobalt is the chemical element is found in almost every tech gadget that uses a lithium-powered batter on the market today - a smartphone, tablet or laptop requires a few grams of it, while an electric vehicle requires 10kg. Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tesla and others all say the mines aren't their responsibility, and that it's down to their partners to ensure they are run safely, and humanely. The photos and videos that DailyMail.com can share today tell a different story.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11668015/Devastating-photos-cobalt-mines-Democratic-Republic-Congo-power-Apple-Tesla-more.html#video

Russian cyber gang Killnet brings down websites of 14 top US hospitals and universities - including Stanford and Duke

A pro-Russia hacking group has DDoS attacked 14 US hospital systems

Some have described the group's previous attacks as 'amateurish' and annoying

Russian hackers are claiming responsibility for a cyberattack that brought down the websites of more than a dozen US hospitals Monday morning.

Killnet, a pro-Russia group known for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks over the past year, says it took down the websites of 14 US hospitals. These include Stanford Healthcare, Duke University Hospital and Cedars-Sinai.

DailyMail.com found seven hospital websites were back in service by 12pm EST. It is unclear why these specific websites were targeted, but the hacking group is known for attacks in nations like the US that have opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Previous Killnet targets include airports, banks and defense contractors in the US.

It is unclear how the outage may have affected internal hospital systems or impacted patient care.

The University of Michigan told DailyMail.com no patient information was impacted by the attack.

Hospitals in the Netherlands were also reportedly impacted by a DDoS attack from Russian hacking groups this morning too.

These attacks work by attempting to overwhelm a website's servers by flooding it with traffic.

Using a network of machines - usually infected with malware and being operated remotely - will connect to the IP address of a website simultaneously.

Hackers can overwhelm a website's servers by connecting thousands of machines to it at once.

As a result, those hoping to visit the impacted website will be caught in the 'traffic jam' of users connecting and receive an error message.

Medical records of 42MILLION Americans have been leaked since 2016, report finds

Half of the hacks caused ambulance delays, canceled operations and difficulties digital prescriptions.

KillNet targeted US banking giant JPMorgan Chase with a similar attack in October.

The bank shrugged off the attack and said it had no impact on its operations.

This seems to be the case for some affected hospitals- with some even continuing to post on social media channels during the attack without acknowledging it.

Experts have previously described Killnet's attacks as relatively amateurish and appear primarily designed to sow fear.

'That said, the group's aim may not be to cause disruption, but to create FUD [fear, uncertainty and doubt] and shake peoples’ ability in the US government’s ability to protect critical infrastructure in an attempt to undermine public support for US involvement in Ukraine,' Brett Callow, a threat analyst with cybersecurity firm Emsisoft, told DailyMail.com last year.

Websites that were included in the hack but have since been restored include Stanford Healthcare in California; Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina; Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in Pennsylvania; Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Abrazo Health in Phoenix, Arizona; and Atlanticare, from Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Those still affected as of 12pm EST include Michigan Medicine, in Ann Arbor, Michigan and its associated Mott Children's Hospital; Huntsville Hospital in Alabama; Anaheim Regional Medical Center in California; Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California; Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa; and Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salina, Colorado.

Impacted systems contacted by DailyMail.com Monday morning did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Other entities impacted in previous attacks include Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia; Lockheed Martin and government websites in Japan and Hungary.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11692945/Multiple-hospital-medical-websites-ongoing-cyberattack.html

>>18254338

A.I. seems to be quite manipulative. But muh 1's and 0's right? Idk. All I do know is it provides people with confirmation of their already pre-conceived notions (confirmation bias). It tells you what it thinks you want to hear when you ask it a question. But how? There has to be some sophistication to the technology for it to be able to surmise from a simple question what one's desired answer would be and that's pretty wack.

>>18254393

Fallacious argument

I can program a machine to cut a perfect circle, square, triangle, whatever… I cannot cut a perfect shape manually with scissors.

>>18254685

I think we need anALL CAPS RED TEXT SCREAMING MEMEwith Howard Dean in his infamous "Yaaaaaaaaaaa" scream.

>>18254840

Thank you anon!

>>18254861

Well thanks for finding it then.. it would be awesome if the "Yahhhhhh!" were replaced with "ALL CAPS RED TEXT!".

>>18254904

That's it!

More Than 10% of US Adults Over Age 50 Show Signs of Food Addiction - Poll

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Approximately one in eight US adults over the age of 50 show signs of addiction to highly processed foods, a University of Michigan poll released on Monday said.

The poll, conducted in July 2022, asked a national sample of more than 2,000 adults aged 50–80 about symptoms of processed food addiction and how the symptoms related to their physical, mental and social health, the release said.

A total of 13% of adults in the United States between the ages of 50 and 80 met the criteria for addiction to highly processed food, the poll found. Moreover, nearly half of older adults, 44%, indicated at least one symptom of addiction to highly processed food, the poll also found.

The poll utilized a set of 13 questions to measure experiences with food addiction indicators. Respondents who met the criteria for processed food addiction reported at least two of 11 symptoms, as well as significant eating-related or life problems, a release on the poll said.

The most commonly reported symptom of processed food addiction was intense cravings, with 24% of respondents reporting strong urges for such food at least once a week, the poll found.

Older adults who rated their mental health as fair or poor were at least three times more likely to meet food addiction criteria compared with those who reported excellent, very good or good mental health, the poll found.

The poll also found a link between feelings of social isolation and processed food addiction, the release said.

https://sputniknews.com/20230130/more-than-10-of-us-adults-over-age-50-show-signs-of-food-addiction—poll-1106835789.html