Shooting ‘mistake’ victim, watchmen test positive for gunpowder residue

Police investigators said that four suspects in the December 28 Mandaluyong shooting incident, including watchmen Wilmer Doron and Ernesto Fajardo, had tested positive for gunpowder residue, GMA 7 news program "24 Oras Weekend" reported on Sunday.

Furthermore, Jonalyn Ambaan, who was shot to death when Mandaluyong police officers and watchmen mistakenly opened fire on the vehicle that was taking her to hospital, had also tested positive.

Ambaan was being taken to hospital because of a gunshot wound she received when she intervened in an argument.

"Dalawa doon sa side ni Alfie na nag-positive din, at dalawa doon sa side nila Jonalyn nag-positive din. Even si Jonalyn na nasawi, lumalabas na nag-positive din sa paraffin test," said National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde.

Doron had earlier denied having a gun, and thus he could not have shot at the vehicle taking Ambaan to hospital.

Meanwhile, Ambaan's relatives were told that Jonalyn had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

"Dito daw sa... daplis lang 'yung dito eh. Mababaw lang 'yung dito sabi ng ano eh. Tapos dito yata tapos dito sa may pagitan ng puso... tapos 'yung tiyan niya may makikita ka na ano eh butas-butas eh," said Marnie Canuto, Jonalyn's sister.

A grieving Cunuto added that she had made New Year plans with Jonalyn. "Sabi kasi... pauwi ako. Sabi niya sa akin na siya magbantay ng tindahan ko para makauwi ako tsaka para mabantayan mga anak ko eh," Marnie recounted. — Anna Felicia Bajo/DVM, GMA News

Cimatu warns miners: Don’t befoul watersheds, forests, aquatic resources

© Provided by Mediamerge Corporation Newly-appointed Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu poses for a photo before being sworn into office by President Rodrigo Duterte ahead of the 15th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday, May 7, 2017. Robinson Niñal/PPD Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday warned mining firms to observe responsible mining and avoid destructive practices or face sanctions His pronouncement came in response to President Rodrigo Duterte's second State of the Nation Address, in which the chief executive emphasized mining's impact on the environment. "I know for a fact that in a number of cases, weak and irresponsible mining practices result [in] environmental destruction—contaminating farmlands and poisoning our rivers and seas," Cimatu said in a statement. "Miners better refrain from despoiling our watersheds, forests and aquatic resources," he added. Cimatu said the Department of Environment and Natural Res...

You can pay at a restaurant by smiling at a camera

© Provided by Engadget As easy as it is to make purchases in the era of tap-to-pay services , it's about to get easier still. Alipay (which handles purchases for Chinese shopping giant Alibaba) has launched what it says is the first payment system that uses facial recognition to complete the sale. If you visit one of KFC's KPRO restaurants in Hangzhou, China, you can pay for your panini or salad by smiling at a camera-equipped kiosk -- you need to verify the purchase on your phone, but you don't have to punch in digits or bring your phone up to an NFC reader. The system (Smile to Pay) is purportedly resistant to spoofing with photos and other tricks. It relies on both depth-sensing cameras and a "likeness detection algorithm" to make sure it's really you. Reportedly, the technology is good enough that it can accurately identify people even when they're disguising themselves through makeup or wigs. You shouldn't have to worry about someone buying ...

Tesla cloud account hacked to mine cryptocurrency

© Provided by The Hill An unidentified outside hacker infiltrated Tesla's Amazon cloud account and used its systems to quietly mine for cryptocurrencies, a cybersecurity firm announced Tuesday. The hack also potentially exposed the electric car company's data. Researchers for RedLock found that Tesla's credentials on an IT administrative console were not password protected. They made the discovery while trying to track down which organizations had left their Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials openly exposed on the internet last month. The hackers quietly hijacked the console and began running scripts to generate virtual currency like bitcoin, the latest in a series of "cryptojacking" attacks. The researchers also found the hackers used "sophisticated evasion measures" to go undetected. A spokesperson for Tesla said the company learned about the breach in a company-sanctioned bug bounty program that pays outside hackers to discover vulnerabilitie...

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