Ecology

7-Zip needs to be updated: a critical flaw has been discovered that exposes PCs to the execution of malicious code

7-Zip needs to be updated: a critical flaw has been discovered that exposes PCs to the execution of malicious code

The hugely popular open source utility 7-Zip she was hit by one new critical security vulnerabilitycataloged with a threat score of 8.8 out of 10. The flaw – identified as CVE-2026-48095 – potentially affects hundreds of millions of devices worldwide: Windows PCs, Linux servers, cloud systems and industrial automation infrastructures. The real danger is that an attacker could execute malicious ...

Tornado in Rome, damage and uprooted trees in Montesacro: yellow alert in 14 regions

Tornado in Rome, damage and uprooted trees in Montesacro: yellow alert in 14 regions

An image of the damage from the tornado in Rome. A violent storm that hit the city of Rome today morning, Wednesday 3 June 2026: the greatest damage was recorded in the Montesacro area (and, in particular, near the Conca d’Oro Metro B stop), where a whirlwindas visible from the video created by Giancarlo Razzi and published on Meteo Lazio. ...

How to detect Wi-Fi intruders, block them and secure your home network

How to detect Wi-Fi intruders, block them and secure your home network

If Wi-Fi slows down for no apparent reason or unknown devices appear while sharing content, for example on Smart TV, there may be an intruder connected to our Wi-Fi network without authorization. Understanding this is important not only to prevent some neighbor from “stealing” our Internet connection by increasing the bandwidth – i.e. the maximum amount of data that can ...

How the washing machine works: compartments and washing programs of the machine that has changed homes

How the washing machine works: compartments and washing programs of the machine that has changed homes

There washing machine it is an appliance that is now essential in our daily lives as it significantly optimizes the maintenance of clothing, automating a process that, otherwise, would be time-consuming, and guaranteeing practicality, energy efficiency and quality results superior cleaning compared to traditional washing methods. The operation of the washing machine is generally intuitive; however, in emergency conditions or ...

Why Japanese Never Say “No”: Cultures Where It Is Considered Rude

Why Japanese Never Say “No”: Cultures Where It Is Considered Rude

Saying “no” feels like a simple and universal actbut in reality it is one of the most delicate points of human communication. The expression of rejection and dissent varies profoundly from culture to culture and it is not just about language, but also about the management of social relationships, conflict and identity. In some societies the refusal is direct, explicit ...

Because the speed of ships is measured in knots and how many km/h they correspond to

Because the speed of ships is measured in knots and how many km/h they correspond to

Image generated with AI Unlike what happens with land vehicles, the speed of boats and gods planes is not measured in km/h but in knots1 knot is equivalent to approximately 1.85 km/h. This particular choice has its roots in the maritime tradition, when the speed of ships was calculated using a particular instrument called log. The rope, the “log” and ...

ML=6.2 earthquake in Calabria, what really happens under the Tyrrhenian Sea

ML=6.2 earthquake in Calabria, what really happens under the Tyrrhenian Sea

At 00:12 on 2 June 2026 the stations of the National Seismic Network recorded a magnitude earthquake ML 6.2equivalent to MW 6.1, as confirmed by INGV. The epicenter was at sea, about 20 km from the north-western Calabrian coast, near Amantea, in the province of Cosenza. Many woke up with a start, from Lazio to Sicily. The earthquake was also ...