The Lore Of The Hermès Birkin Bag, Explained

Topline A 40-year-old purse that inspired the world’s most prestigious line of handbags will go up for auction at Sotheby’s in Paris on Thursday and is expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars as collectors of Hermès Birkin bags vie for the chance to own the original design. gdhk Jane Birkin’s original black leather…

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Malicious Google Chrome and Edge extensions downloaded more than 2 million times – here’s how to stay safe from being tracked online

Koi Security researchers found almost two dozen browser add-ons spying on users The add-ons were tracking visited sites and communicating with remote C2 infrastructure Users were likely compromised along the way Many Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser add-ons, including several prominent products, were found to be spying on users and communicating with a third-party…

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Oldest proteins yet recovered from 18-million-year-old teeth

Protein fragments managed to persist in the harsh conditions of Kenya’s Rift Valley Ellen Miller The fossilised teeth of 18-million-year-old mammals in Kenya have yielded the oldest protein fragments ever recovered, extending the record age for ancient proteins fivefold. Daniel Green at Harvard University, in collaboration with Kenyan scientists, found a variety of fossilised remains,…

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BulletVPN bites the bullet and shuts down for good – but you may be able to claim a free Windscribe subscription

BulletVPN has announced that it’s shutting down for good The VPN provider had previously sold lifetime subscriptions Windscribe is offering six free months of Windscribe Pro to affected subscribers BulletVPN has announced its closure, citing “various factors, including shifts in market demand.” The Estonia-based Virtual Private Network provider had been in operation for over eight…

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