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2023-10-01 01:26
Antimatter consists of antiparticles that possess an opposite electric charge compared to their counterparts in ordinary matter. Despite this inherent contrast, it has long been a scientific… Read More
2023-09-24 07:08
In recent years, audiobooks have surged in popularity due to their accessibility, yet the process of creating them remains a challenging and costly endeavor. Researchers have recently introd… Read More
2023-08-11 10:05
Ambri, a spin-off from MIT, has achieved a critical safety certification from UL Solutions, marking a significant step forward in its journey to bring liquid metal battery technology to the… Read More
2023-06-25 02:48
Intel’s Aurora supercomputer has finally reached completion, albeit a bit behind schedule. This new addition to the high-performance computing (HPC) market has the potential to perform… Read More
2023-06-10 03:41
Researchers from Kyoto University in Japan have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the potential use of magnolia wood in satellite construction. In an upcoming space mission scheduled… Read More
2023-04-02 02:23
A new era of accelerated discovery thanks to quantum, cloud and, of course AI Cleveland Clinic and IBM recently unveiled the first private sector, onsite-managed quantum computer in the Unit… Read More
2023-02-18 08:06
Artificial intelligence-powered chat and knowledge platforms like ChatGPT, Google Bard and Microsoft’s new Bing with AI assistance are getting the lion’s share of attention as of… Read More
2022-03-13 01:54
Behold the side-wall transistor, possibly the last node for Moore’s Law. Moore’s Law has been on life support for a while now, but it’s not dead yet. Chipmakers are burning… Read More
2021-09-10 10:59
A team of researchers have devised a new method for protecting SSDs from ransomware attacks. It can detect ransomware, stop it in its tracks, and even recover stolen data in a matter of seco… Read More
2021-02-21 01:44
Citibank is learning a costly lesson in software design as a triple-checked mistake caused the bank to send out almost a billion dollars in loan payments instead of only $7.8 million. Citiba… Read More
2020-11-08 02:06
Enthusiasts are already achieving epic overclocks using AMD’s new monster CPU. It’s no secret that AMD is stealing Intel’s thunder and slowly but surely chipping away… Read More
2020-09-17 06:25
Fujitsu and the Riken research institute ended up packing 152,064 A64FX chips into what would become the Fugaku system, which is now the world’s fastest supercomputer. For the first ti… Read More
2020-08-27 08:36
Internet connections have been on the rise for years, well before Covid-19 forced millions of people to stay home and pushed web traffic to new heights. Fortunately, existing infrastructure… Read More
2020-08-02 07:45
Quantum entanglement could forever change network security. The US Department of Energy this week laid out its blueprint for what it is calling the Quantum Internet, a second Internet t… Read More
2020-03-05 09:48
Scientists from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new type of concrete from waste materials that can bend under load, potentially making it an idea… Read More
2020-02-24 02:00
Halicin was able to kill bacteria that is resistant to all known treatments. Researchers at MIT are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to create powerful new drugs capable of ki… Read More
2020-02-23 02:00
We’ve seen 3D printing techniques create a multitude of items, and now the process has been used to build a hypercar for the first time. The Czinger 21C will be officially shown off at… Read More
2020-02-19 04:41
Few things are as unpleasant as having to get blood drawn at the doctor. The issue is only compounded if … More Read More
2020-02-18 03:49
The supercomputer will be managed by the Met Office to more accurately predict storms, pinpoint suitable locations for flood defenses … More Read More
2020-01-29 02:42
CVE-2020-0549, dubbed CacheOut by the researchers, is a speculative execution attack that carries a severity rating of 6.5 (medium risk). As Intel … More Read More
2020-01-21 01:03
A handful of companies have reached $1 trillion and Alphabet is the latest. On Thursday, Google’s parent company Alphabet closed trading at $1,450.16 per share and breaking a $1 trilli… Read More
2019-12-24 00:46
With the end of the decade on the horizon, analysis firm App Annie has compiled a list of the biggest mobile applications from the 2010s. Not surprisingly, Facebook and its family of apps do… Read More
2019-11-08 01:56
Project Silica aims to provide a cheaper, higher quality alternative for preserving digital content in the long-term. Data storage and archiving technologies are areas of particular int… Read More
2019-10-06 10:47
Two-year program will attempt to bypass severed nerves with a combo of electrodes and AI. Intel has just announced that it is partnering with Brown University to help solve one of the m… Read More
2019-09-21 09:00
Gates is no stranger to antitrust regulators, having publicly gone against the US government during his time at Microsoft in a highly publicized antitrust case in the late 90s. That experien… Read More
2019-09-20 09:16
Wi-Fi is set to get better and faster with its upcoming major update. While plenty of routers are already available with chips using draft specifications, 802.11ax Wi-Fi wasn&rsquo&hell…Read More
2019-09-11 09:00
Recorded music in the US generated $5.4 billion in revenue in the first half of 2019 according to a recent report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That’s an i… Read More
2019-09-10 13:10
Prosthetic technology has come a long way over the years. Once upon a time, artificial limbs were purely for show, and served no functional purpose — nowadays, we have muscle-controlle… Read More
2019-09-03 23:00
Hot on the heels of the FaceApp controversy comes another app that generates deepfakes and has managed to climb to the top of the free apps list in the Chinese iOS App Store. The company beh… Read More
2019-09-03 10:02
With different opinions over AI, both agreed on population collapse being the biggest challenge the world faces in the next 20 years At the Shanghai Expo Center in China, hosting the 20… Read More
2019-08-20 10:52
We’re used to computer chips being small, so the one designed by artificial intelligence company Cerebras Systems really stands out. Bigger than a standard iPad, the Cerebras Wafer Sca… Read More
2019-08-08 00:25
After months of hype, rumors, and general anticipation, Samsung has finally revealed its latest flagship smartphone: the Galaxy Note 10. The device is all-screen, with the base model contain… Read More
2019-08-02 03:24
For those who aren’t fans of wearing glasses, contact lenses are a fantastic alternative option. But scientists have found a way to make them even more impressive: allowing users to zo… Read More
2019-07-21 02:00
IBM is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, and its vast resources have allowed it to come up with some pretty outlandish inventions. Back in April, we reported on the company&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-07-20 02:00
Elon Musk’s Neuralink aims to implant mind-reading sensors in human brains next year. Allowing people to control devices with their thoughts. Neuralink, the Elon Musk company that aims… Read More
2019-07-19 01:36
DeepCubeA’ can complete the puzzle in 28 moves. Science is a powerful thing. It’s taken mankind past the earth’s atmosphere and onto the surface of the moon, and it ha… Read More
2019-07-10 05:51
We all know self-driving cars are becoming more and more advanced, but what about self-flying planes? Sure, limited autopilot features have existed for years now, but where is the industry a… Read More
2019-07-08 23:45
Never mind using DNA to store data — there may be a simpler way to store info. Brown University scientists have shown that it’s possible to store data in solutions of artificial… Read More
2019-07-03 08:27
Abu Dhabi’s Dh3.2 billion (~$870 million) solar power plant started its commercial operation on the evening of the capital’s climate meeting on Sunday. The Emirates Water and Ele… Read More
2019-06-24 05:24
While we’re still a long way off smartphone batteries that can last for several days at a time, we do have the next best thing: super-fast charging. Now, Vivo has announced a solution… Read More
2019-05-13 04:54
Scientists created record-breaking 10-petawatt laser Whoa! What can one do with a 10PW laser? Well, other than making someone or something disappear, it is mostly used for research purp… Read More
2019-05-11 01:16
1.Uber opens at a disappointing $42 per share At long last, it’s lift-off for Uber . After pricing its initial public offering at $45 per share — at the bottom end of the range i… Read More
2019-05-07 02:53
Apple on average acquires a company every two to three weeks and has amassed approximately 20 to 25 businesses in the past six months alone. We don’t hear about most of them, however… Read More
2019-04-16 05:00
A team of Israeli researchers has “printed” the world’s first 3-D vascularized, engineered heart. On Monday, a team of Tel Aviv University researchers revealed the heart, w… Read More
2019-04-16 00:49
2019-04-04 12:58
Executives from YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks could face jail in Australia if they fail to promptly remove violent material from their platforms. The Australian parlia… Read More
2019-01-17 01:52
Why it matters: Although the project will take decades to complete, it will allow scientists to explore areas of physics that have never been possible before. This includes antimatter… Read More
2019-01-17 01:38
The big picture: Almost half of all international airlines use the Amadeus ticket booking system. Security researchers found a vulnerability that allowed hackers to easily view and chan… Read More
2018-06-03 06:00
Scientists at the University of Tokyo have fabricated a robot that moves using live muscle tissue from rats. They call the cyborg-like appendage a “biohybrid robot.” The research… Read More
2018-06-02 06:00
What just happened? While it might not be the most successful of consumer products, 3D printing has found plenty of success in the industrial sector, including biotechnology, where it&r&hell…Read More
2018-06-02 04:00
The big picture: Like a senior citizen late in life, the traditional photography industry is losing company to Father Time. Digital is king and has been for many years but it’s st… Read More
2018-06-01 20:00
What just happened? The cryptomining boom might be past its peak, meaning that GPU prices are finally on their way down, but that hasn’t stopped Asus from bringing out a mini… Read More
2018-05-31 13:00
The big picture: Amazon and Apple may hold the two top spots as far as the world’s most valuable companies go, but Microsoft is rapidly climbing the ladder. Satya Nadella has been… Read More
2018-05-28 06:41
At Samsung Foundry Forum 2018, the semiconductor giant has revealed a series of new process technology improvements targeting high-performance computing and connected devices. Sams… Read More
2018-05-27 12:30
Chipmaker Qualcomm recently introduced a new mobile processor designed to bridge the performance and feature gap between the mid-range Snapdragon 600 series and the higher-end 800… Read More
2018-05-27 11:00
The Essential Phone got off to a rough start with a price tag equal to flagships but without the polished user experience to come with it. Camera problems and software bugs that needed addre… Read More
2018-04-26 06:23
Hyperloop technology is advancing quicker than many may think – the technology will soon be making its way to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. According to a CN… Read More
2018-04-25 15:04
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported its first-quarter results yesterday, and once again beat analysts’ expectations. As usual, Google’s digital ad sales hel… Read More
2018-04-25 12:39
In the wake of Spotify’s recent IPO, you may think the company would focus mostly on their paid customers to boost revenue. However, the company has a different strategy in mind… Read More
2018-03-12 06:32
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne have created the world’s first rechargeable proton battery that uses carbon and water instead of lithium, a relatively scarce and expen… Read More
2018-03-12 06:24
Much was made about brand loyalty in the early days of the mobile industry but nowadays, people tend to pick a platform and stick with it. Those needing proof need to look no further than th… Read More
2018-02-14 12:39
Scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and the University of Roehampton have just completed a “pilot” stu… Read More
2018-01-18 11:57
Security firm Kaspersky has uncovered a new Android spyware tool that’s being described as one of the most powerful and advanced forms of mobile malware ever. Named after one… Read More
2018-01-18 08:17
After a surprisingly robust 2017, our collective attentions now turn to the new year, and many questions arise as to what will happen in 2018. Some developments will likely be obvious extens… Read More
2017-12-10 12:51
DeepMind, Google’s artificial intelligence focused cousin, has a history of creating computer systems that can defeat world champions at their own game. Back in 2016, they built a… Read More
2017-12-10 11:41
Worldwide consumer spending on mobile apps will grow by roughly 30 percent next year to over $110 billion according to a new report from app market data and insights company App An… Read More
2017-10-27 14:04
Shares for Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft are way up Thursday evening following huge sales figures reported for the previous quarter. Shares for Alphabet, the holding company for Google, ju… Read More
2017-10-27 13:51
China currently leads the world in supercomputing, housing both the world’s fastest and second fastest machines according to TOP500 rankings. Not wanting to be outdone, the US has… Read More
2017-10-27 13:26
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have disclosed that a number of popular dating apps are vulnerable to a variety of attacks that can reveal personal user details including f… Read More
2017-10-24 16:38
Security group Check Point Research claims to have discovered a rapidly growing and evolving botnet which they believe could eventually take down the internet. This botnet consists… Read More
2017-10-13 11:54
Breaking a previous all time high of just over $5,000 in September before falling back down in price, Bitcoin has surged on. With a current market cap of approximately $88 billion, Bitcoin n… Read More
2017-09-08 22:12
For all the technical advances made in the world of medicine, identifying and removing cancerous tumors from patients remains a slow and unreliable process. But scientists at the University… Read More
2017-08-30 08:16
A prototype computer has been revealed at the TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania that fuses live neurons from mice stem cells into a silicon chip. The system could be used to find bo… Read More
2017-08-26 09:45
Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered that storing data using a class of molecules known as single-molecule magnets is more feasible than initially thought. As Scienc… Read More
2017-08-26 08:37
Researchers at Drexel University have discovered a way to make lithium-ion batteries safer using nanodiamonds. They have found that mixing nanodiamonds (above image) with the elect… Read More
2017-08-14 08:22
The ever rising competitive nature of eSports may be expressed at a new venue, and its pretty well known. The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France may be the first time that eSports are rec… Read More
2017-08-13 19:19
DNA is like the hard drive for you body. Everything about who you are is stored in its endless spiraling strands. Recently there have been two key areas of research for scientists: sequencin… Read More
2017-08-13 18:31
Elon Musk said earlier this year that he thought humanity needed to install a base on the Moon. Having a permanent presence on another heavenly body would “get the public real fir… Read More
2017-07-28 06:57
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group on Tuesday announced an incremental update to the USB standard that’ll enable faster transmission of data across existing cables. USB hosts and dev… Read More
2017-07-26 13:22
T oyota is reportedly developing an electric car that’ll be powered by a new type of solid-state battery that sounds leaps and bounds ahead of those used in today’s EVs. Reuters… Read More
2017-07-06 06:48
Here’s why you’re going to want one of these new Core i9 processors: The Core i9 will include an unprecedented 18-core model, in addition to 10-, 12-, 14- and 16-core versions. T… Read More
2017-06-29 15:20
Ride-sharing platforms like Uber are incredibly popular in part because they deliver a superior customer experience on a number of fronts compared to the average taxi service. One of the few… Read More
2017-06-28 11:09
The good news is that as smartphones have matured, they’ve become so good in terms of hardware and design that it’s getting harder to pick something you will truly regret…… Read More
2017-06-07 14:10
Google will start paying hackers up to $200,000 for reporting vulnerabilities in Android — a four-fold increase over the current top payout. The program has been around for two years a… Read More
2017-06-07 14:05
You may remember the hype surrounding China’s straddling bus/train last year. After making headlines around the world, it turned out that the vehicle wasn’t all the developers cl… Read More
2017-06-04 19:36
Apple on Thursday announced that it has paid out over $70 billion in earnings to developers since the launch of the App Store in 2008. As 9to5Mac highlights, a $70 billion payout to develope… Read More
2017-05-22 16:35
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has achieved a new milestone as the value of Bitcoin recently topped $2,000 per coin for the first time ever. As of writing, Bitcoins are tradin… Read More
2017-05-11 08:23
There are so many different ways to connect video sources to TVs and monitors these days — and it can get confusing, especially because so many of these ports and connectors have becom… Read More
2017-05-05 13:50
Israeli company Elbit Systems developed a set of goggles that allows cyclists to track all of their metrics without taking their eyes off the road. Elbit is a company that specializes in mak… Read More
2017-04-29 19:26
Elon Musk has shared a concept video of how the underground tunnels that his new company, The Boring Company, wants to build. The vision involves a network of elevators resembling parking sp… Read More
2017-04-15 11:53
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2017-04-15 11:48
Staring into the glare of a computer screen all day makes your eyes tired and sore. Sure, you could take a break, but who has time for that? Applying a dark theme to whatever application you… Read More
2017-03-31 19:05
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk said during a speaking engagement last month that if humans don’t do something radical to advance our relationship with machines, we’re destine… Read More
2017-03-20 19:37
With an ever-increasing number of people relying on Wi-Fi, the technology needs to improve to keep up with demand. Over in Holland, a PhD student may have come up with a solution: a wireless… Read More
2017-03-10 10:17
Google’s machine learning and artificial intelligence programs are about to get a lot smarter. At their Cloud Next conference, Google announced a new feature called the Cloud Video Int… Read More
2017-03-10 10:11
Just days after WikiLeaks published thousands of pages worth of details on the CIA’s hacking toolkit, Julian Assange is planning to release those tools to tech companies. The WikiLeaks… Read More
2017-03-07 09:07
IBM on Monday announced a new initiative to build commercially available quantum computing systems. Dubbed IBM Q, the systems and services will be delivered to customers via the company&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-03-07 08:58
We haven’t been to the moon in a long time, but NASA is eager to return. The Trump administration is also expected to be supportive of new endeavors in the hopes of rallying the nation… Read More
2017-03-04 15:30
Spotify is reportedly testing a new subscription tier called Spotify Hi-Fi that’ll afford lossless CD-quality audio for an additional fee. The new offering, which appeared recently on… Read More
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