Do you still use a device with a mechanical hard drive in it? Flash storage has become so affordable and ubiquitous that it now holds the data of most of our devices outside of backup systems and NAS, SSD and flash memory. Hard drive shipments peaked in 2015, and sold …

Rains have been pouring into communities since Thursday, but a major dam overflow caused a crisis in parts of the east bank on Saturday, causing swelling in the rivers and causing flash floods. On Monday, New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Barrageklian announced that about 18,000 people had been evacuated …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court said Monday it would consider reinstating the death sentence for the Boston Marathon bomber. Zokhor Tsarnaev presents President B Biden with preliminary test of opposition to the death penalty. The judges agreed to hear an appeal filed by the Trump administration, which sentenced 13 …

Researchers say there is ample evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 infection, according to a systematic review. At least one clinical study is ongoing, but using data from 24 conclusion studies that rely largely on self-report questionnaires or medical records, researchers at …

Australia Parts of Australia are battling the “plague” of rats. Most rural parts of New South Wales and Queensland are infested with millions of rats, which have taken over farmland, homes, stores, hospitals and cars. They are also eating everything in sight. Reuters reports that the bumper grain crop in …