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‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures
Google’s deep-learning program for determining the 3D shapes of proteins stands to transform biology, say scientists.…
A Bluetooth attack can steal a Tesla Model X in 90 seconds
Tesla is introducing a patch for the vulnerabilities after a researcher demonstrated problems in the car’s…
Finally! The ROM You Wished Your Sinclair Spectrum Had!
If there is one thing that Sir Clive SInclair was famous for, it was producing electronic…
Security researcher accidentally discovers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 zero-day | ZDNet
The vulnerability was discovered while the security researcher was working on a Windows security tool. Read…
High-Speed Spectrometer Built With Cheap Linear CCD
If you’ve ever dreamed of building a proper spectrometer, it looks like the ESPROS epc901 CCD…
LidarPhone attack converts smart vacuums into microphones | ZDNet
LidarPhone attack works by converting a smart vacuum’s LiDAR navigational component into a laser microphone. Read…
Cerebras’ wafer-size chip is 10,000 times faster than a GPU
Cerebras Systems said that the company’s CS-1 system is more than 10,000 times faster than a…
Pre-symptomatic detection of COVID-19 from smartwatch data
Analysis of physiological and activity data from consumer smartwatches enables real-time detection, often before symptom onset,…
New tool automates phishing attacks that bypass 2FA | ZDNet
Trust in two-factor authentication has slowly eroded in the last month after release of Amnesty International…
The Creators of Gods of Mars Decided to Cut Out the Middle Man and Produce the Film Entirely in the Unreal Engine
Helmed by Peter Hyoguchi, Gods of Mars is an in-production science fiction film that’s breaking new…
Jailbreak iPhone 12 Pro under iOS 14.2 successfully completed – Galus Australis
Jailbreaking the iPhone 12 Pro on iOS 14.2 is already a reality. It’s the work of…
CERT/CC launches Twitter bot to give security bugs random names | ZDNet
CERT/CC attempts to reduce the use of sensationalized vulnerability names that needlessly scare software users. Read…
It’s Managers, Not Workers, Who Are Losing Jobs To AI And Robots, Study Shows
“This is a class of people we did not expect robots to have an effect. Because…
AI is wrestling with a replication crisis
Last month Nature published a damning response written by 31 scientists to a study from Google…
The Best Reason to Get a PS5 Is Its New Controller
Its DualSense controller ushers in some fresh control concepts, though you’ll need a new TV to…
samyk/slipstream
NAT Slipstreaming allows an attacker to remotely access any TCP/UDP services bound to a victim machine,…
I Used Alexa to Play Board Games and Now I Never Have to Play With My Family Again
Amazon Alexa turns out to be an effective and impartial ally in maintaining a competitive board-gaming…
GitHub took down popular YouTube downloader — so devs made more copies
Last week, GitHub took down the popular YouTube video downloader tool “YouTube-dl” after the Recording Industry Association…
RIAA blitz takes down 18 GitHub projects used for downloading YouTube videos | ZDNet
Main target of the takedown was the youtube-dl project, a Python library that had amassed more…