The tail is invisible to the naked eye but appears on all-sky cameras during every new…
Month: March 2021
GitGuardian data reveals 20% rise in ‘secrets’ hidden in public GitHub repos
GitGuardian’s inaugural State of Secrets Sprawl report reveals 20% more “secrets” were held in public GitHub…
Pico4ML Brings Machine Learning To the Raspberry Pi Pico
Tiny Machine Learning Platform for tiny device. Read more at Tom’s Hardware…
A quantum trick with photons gives machine learning a speed boost
Machine learning, a process used to train artificial intelligences, can take an extremely long time –…
Fukushima’s tragic legacy—radioactive soil, ongoing leaks, and unanswered questions
The ripple effects from one of the world’s worst nuclear catastrophes continue after a decade, with…
Scientists Create Self-Replicating Chemicals to Explain the Origins of Life
An enduring question about how we got here is how a vat of primordial chemicals might…
Experimental quantum speed-up in reinforcement learning agents
A reinforcement learning experiment using a programmable integrated nanophotonic processor shows that a quantum communication channel with…
Quantum weirdness isn’t weird – if we accept objects don’t exist
We can grasp the truth about the quantum world, says physicist Carlo Rovelli – as long…
A Dyson Sphere Could Bring Humans Back From the Dead, Researchers Say
This cosmic megastructure may be the key to resurrection—and immortality. Read more at Popular Mechanics…
Scientists uncover secrets of mysterious recurring Mars cloud stretching 1,100 miles
A wild, snaking cloud appears to emerge from the Arsia Mons volcano on Mars. Read more…
Pfizer vaccine may be effective against all coronavirus variants
Research suggests the jab generates an antibody response against the Brazil, UK and South Africa coronavirus…
Intel, Microsoft join DARPA effort to accelerate fully homomorphic encryption
The partnership aims to improve performance and accuracy of FHE to make it practical for business…
RIP USB: These new cables thinner than a strand of hair are 10x faster
This could be the future of USB and HDMI. Read more at Tom’s Guide…
Wait, What? MIPS Becomes RISC-V
What a long, strange trip it’s been. MIPS Technologies no longer designs MIPS processors. Instead, it’s…
OpenAI’s state-of-the-art machine vision AI is fooled by handwritten notes
Reading is believing. This AI is very susceptible to suggestions. All it needs is fake label.…
New Algorithm Breaks Speed Limit for Solving Linear Equations
By harnessing randomness, a new algorithm achieves a fundamentally novel — and faster — way of…
Scientists find concentration of black holes only 7,800 light years away
Mergers of these black holes could be a source of gravitational waves. Read more at The…
Why You Should Stop Using Gmail On Your iPhone
Hundreds of millions of iPhone users warned to delete Gmail app after stark new data harvesting…
Next Raspberry Pi CPU Will Have Machine Learning Built In
Better machine learning is on the horizon. Read more at Tom’s Hardware…