Technology News
OneWeb satellite company launches into new era
BBC - 18 Dec 2020 14:51
The broadband network owned by UK taxpayers and an Indian conglomerate sends up 36 new satellites.
The Milky Way primordial history and its fossil findings
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2020 07:00
(Universit di Bologna) Recently discovered and named, the "Bulge Fossil Fragments" represent a new class of stellar systems composed of the relics of primordial massive clumps of gas and stars that originated the core of...
Don't hold out for an OLED iPad Pro in 2021
Cult of Mac - 18 Dec 2020 20:50
Apple reportedly isn't prepping a iPad Pro with an OLED display in 2021. This counters a report from several weeks ago that said an iPadOS tablet with the advanced screen is in development. All iPads use traditional LEDs...
A new Type of Atomic Clock Uses Entangled Atoms. At Most, it Would be off by 100 Milliseconds Since the Beginning of the Universe
Universe Today - 18 Dec 2020 18:25
Scientists have made a clock so accurate you wouldn't have to reset it for billions of years. The post A new Type of Atomic Clock Uses Entangled Atoms. At Most, it Would be off by 100 Milliseconds Since the Beginning of ...
NASA to skip repair of Orion electronics unit
Space News - 18 Dec 2020 21:10
NASA will not repair a faulty electronics unit on the Orion spacecraft recently completed for the Artemis 1 mission after concluding there was sufficient redundancy in the overall system. SpaceNews
NASA approves Mars sample return project for next big phase
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2020 01:51
NASA and the European Space Agency hope to bring a small piece of Mars back to Earth, a project that just got a big approval to enter Phase A. NASA announced the decision today, stating that the Mars Sample Return (MSR) ...
Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Red says it will offer refunds on retail copies of game
USA Today - 18 Dec 2020 22:38
The studio behind "Cyberpunk 2077" is urging consumers who have failed to get a refund for copies of the video game bought at retail to contact them.
Apple "Personal Safety is At Risk" document helps you avoid stalkers
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2020 21:32
Apple just published a document called “Device and Data Access when Personal Safety is At Risk.” This document was published as a PDF, made to exist as a guide for users of all sorts, be they your average smartphone,...
Only an elite few SolarWinds hack victims received follow-on attacks
Ars Technica - 18 Dec 2020 09:09
Of 18,000 backdoored servers, hackers followed up on only a few dozen.
Microsoft is reportedly added to the growing list of victims in SolarWinds hack
Ars Technica - 18 Dec 2020 01:36
Other reported victims include the Energy Department nuke security administration.
ULA's new rocket Vulcan projected to launch in late 2021
Space News - 18 Dec 2020 00:48
Tory Bruno said he is confident that Vulcan and first customer -- Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander -- will be on the launch pad "by the end of next year." SpaceNews
Microsoft Confirms Its Network Was Breached With Tainted SolarWinds Updates
Dark Reading - 18 Dec 2020 22:50
Attack on thousands of other companies as "moment of reckoning" for governments and industry, company president says.
Network Theory Reveals the Storytelling Secrets Behind 'Game of Thrones'
Discover - 18 Dec 2020 21:16
The social networks of key characters are just like those in ordinary society and the killing of key characters follows a particular real world law, say researchers.
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the best games -- of 2021 - CNET
CNET - 18 Dec 2020 13:00
Commentary: Cyberpunk 2077 is an exceptional game -- or at least, it will be once all the bugs are cleared.
Rust programming language: We're using it for bigger projects, say developers
ZDNet - 18 Dec 2020 12:47
Rust's appeal among developers and software engineers is growing as giants like Microsoft and AWS look to the language to help build infrastructure and systems.
OnePlus' slick new 'Urban Traveler' could be its best backpack yet
Android Central - 18 Dec 2020 11:36
The backpack can accomodate up to 16-inch notebooks. What you need to know OnePlus has announced a new backpack, called the Urban Traveler. It will be going on sale starting January 8. OnePlus is giving away the Urban Tr...
Microsoft acknowledges it was hacked via SolarWinds exploit
Slash Gear - 18 Dec 2020 08:41
As if the year wasn’t bad enough, it seems that 2020 will be ending on a very low note, especially for the IT and cybersecurity community. Reports of several US government agencies being hacked sprung up a few days ago...
American Roentgen Ray Society awards 2021 scholarships to Tatiana Kelil, Camilo Jaimes
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2020 07:00
(American Roentgen Ray Society) The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is pleased to announce two 2021 ARRS Scholarships, provided by ARRS' The Roentgen Fund®, have been awarded to Tatiana Kelil, MD of the University ...
Google given a list of demands from Ethical AI team in internal dispute
Android Central - 18 Dec 2020 05:38
Google doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to ethics. What you need to know Google's AI ethics team has made a list of demands following the removal of AI researcher Timnit Gebru. The demands include the remov...
ASPI warns Canberra about security risk with current data centre procurement approach
ZDNet - 18 Dec 2020 05:03
According to a new ASPI paper, one provider holds 54% of current data centre facilities contracts with the Australian government.
TikTok Is Reportedly Booting Off OnlyFans Creators and Sex Workers
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2020 04:38
OnlyFans creators and sex workers have seen TikTok delete their accounts en masse in recent months for violating the platforms sex and nudity policies, Rolling Stone reports. Of the half a dozen creators the outlet spoke...