Dr James Grime is discussing a new prime-generating constant. Read more at YouTube…
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…
The Black Hole Information Paradox Is Just About Solved
Good news: If you fall into a black hole, you’ll (probably) come back out. Read more…
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…
Study of 111 ‘exceptional’ cancer patients yields clues to better drug treatments
Mutations and other changes in tumors appear to explain rare success stories Read more at Science…
Chromosomes Don’t Look The Way You Think. We Now Have a 3D Image of The Real Thing
If you’ve ever studied any chemistry or biology, there’s a very good chance you’ve come across…
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,…
As Obesity Soars, a Mayo Clinic DNA Study May Have Cracked The Cause
Called phenotyping, this bespoke mapping of each human on a subcellular level has allowed Acosta to…
A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia
If the world’s biggest iceberg grounds at South Georgia island, it could devastate local wildlife. Read…
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…
A hunk of Earth’s surface lies 400 miles under China – Futurity
A piece of Earth’s lithosphere deep below China offers clues about the fate of tectonic plates…
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…
Scientists spot a ‘kilonova’ flash so bright they can barely explain it
It may be from a magnetar born in a neutron star crash. Read more at Space.com…
The Next Decade Could Be Even Worse
A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies.…