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Man who landed chief railway engineer job using fake CV is sentenced to 15 years

In brief: A South African man who pulled off one of the biggest qualification-fraud cases in recent memory has finally been sentenced to 15 years behind bars. Daniel Mthimkhulu's con job allowed him to climb the ranks at the state-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), eventually becoming their chief engineer while earning a cool $156,000 per year salary - not bad at all for a person whose highest educational attainment was high school.

Government study into mysterious Havana syndrome halted over claims of participant coercion

Houston resident uses AirTag to reveal troubling truths about the city's recycling efforts

Hewlett Packard to continue lawsuit against tech mogul Mike Lynch's estate despite his recent death

A hot potato: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) says it intends to continue its claim for up to $4 billion in damages against the estate of tech mogul Mike Lynch, who recently died when his yacht was caught in a storm and sank off the coast of Sicily.

Easy blood test shown to predict heart disease risk decades in advance

Two European men charged with making multiple swatting calls and bomb threats in the US

What just happened? Just because someone doesn't live in the US doesn't mean they are safe from the consequences of swatting people in the States. Two men in Europe have discovered this fact after being charged over a series of swatting attacks that targeted high-profile individuals, including US government officials and members of Congress.

Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content

Kim Dotcom loses extradition battle but refuses to leave New Zealand

Stonehenge's altar stone originated in Scotland, hundreds of miles away

Elon Musk blames DDoS attack for delay in livestreamed Trump interview, but X employees say he's lying

Rediscovered Andy Warhol Amiga artwork on sale for $26 million

This cyber sleuth infiltrated the LockBit ransomware gang and unmasked its leader

$50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Titan submersible operators highlights use of $30 Logitech game controller

Intel faces shareholder class-action lawsuit for allegedly concealing foundry business problems

What just happened? Things are going from bad to worse for Intel. In addition to the nightmare that is the Raptor Lake CPU crisis and the backlash over eliminating 15,000 jobs, the company is now being sued by shareholders over accusations it fraudulently concealed problems in its foundry business.

A US security firm was tricked into hiring a North Korean hacker who installed malware

Laptop fire on American Airlines flight leads to emergency evacuation, injuries

What just happened? In an incident that brings back memories of the exploding Galaxy Note 7 saga, an electronic device caught fire inside a jet last week. The culprit on this occasion was a laptop, and thankfully the plane was still on the tarmac waiting to leave when its cabin filled with smoke and had to be evacuated.

Star Wars Project in South Korea will use anti-aircraft laser weapons against drones

Court to decide on $7.6 billion legal fee for lawyers who voided Elon Musk's pay

There's another reason the man wielding a six-inch Master Sword was sentenced to four months in prison

Privacy and surveillance concerns rise as more police use drones as first responders

Online gaming dispute turns into real-world hammer attack

Lithium battery plant fire in South Korea claims 23 lives

Minecraft fan makes Google Earth explorable in the game

Apple shows off beautiful Kuala Lumpur store ahead of grand opening on June 22

Australian billionaire can sue Meta over scam crypto ads featuring his likeness, says Court