Blink and you miss it! đ
Planet Earth has recorded its shortest day since records began.
The 1.59 milliseconds shaved off the usual 24-hour spin on June 29 raises the prospect of a leap second having to occur to keep clocks aligned. This would be the first time global clocks have been sped up.
Back in the 1970s, the Soviet Union began an ambitious project to drill down 15 km. Whilst they didnât succeed, the Kole Superdeep Borehole is still the deepest vertical borehole in the world.
Researchers have uncovered a gigantic network of more than 11,000 domains used to promote numerous fake investment schemes to users in Europe.
The platforms show fabricated evidence of enrichment and falsified celebrity endorsements to create an image of legitimacy and lure in a larger number of victims.
The goal of the operation is to trick users into an opportunity for high-return investments and convince them to deposit a minimum amount of 250 EUR ($255) to sign up for the fake services.
