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A dead NASA satellite is returning to Earth after 38 years in space
Engadget - 7 Jan 2023 18:52Microsoft is adding OpenAI writing tech to Office
AppleInsider - 7 Jan 2023 17:03
Microsoft may provide Office users a way to write text for projects, by incorporating AI technology from OpenAI into its apps. Microsoft 365 AI has become more prevalent in creative fields over time, with tools like Stab...
Quantum entanglement discovery could enable futuristic comms tech, Nuclear physicists say
The Register - 7 Jan 2023 04:26
So that must be why the Russians might have hacked the DoE, right? In his cult classic "Ender's Game", Orson Scott Card imagined a world in which Earth's brightest, and tragically youngest, tacticians could command armie...
Here's How VR Is Helping Tackle A Serious Pilot Shortage
Slash Gear - 7 Jan 2023 02:16
Loft Dynamics is a Swiss company, which has experience in helicopter training simulators that may help ease the commercial pilot shortage.
Dead NASA satellite to crash to Earth this weekend
SPACE.com - 7 Jan 2023 01:32
A defunct NASA satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere on Sunday evening (Jan. 8), but there's little to fear from the 5,400-pound hunk of space junk.
Ukraine war: What does facial recognition software make of Putin's backdrop crowd?
BBC - 7 Jan 2023 01:05
There's been speculation public meetings with President Putin have been staged.
New Study Challenges Previous Ideas Regarding Alzheimer's Disease
Neuroscience News - 7 Jan 2023 00:53
The brains of older, cognitively healthy people have similar amounts of dissolvable, non-fibrilla amyloid proteins as the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease. Findings challenge the long-standing theory that having ...
Sony's ultra-light LinkBuds S are $70 off at Best Buy
The Verge - 7 Jan 2023 16:30
The LinkBuds S are some of the comfiest buds you can buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Happy first Saturday of 2023! What, that's not a thing that people celebrate? Well, it is today because we've got some exceptio...
Chinese researchers' claimed quantum encryption crack looks unlikely
The Register - 7 Jan 2023 14:00
Near-term vulnerability of RSA-2048 keys not so near, says quantum boffin Scott Aaronson Briefly this week, it appeared that quantum computers might finally be ready to break 2048-bit RSA encryption, but that moment has ...
Hubble Space Telescope captures exquisite view of nearby star cluster before it fades away
SPACE.com - 7 Jan 2023 13:00
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dazzling view of an open cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud that is slowly dissolving into the dwarf galaxy around it.
Jack Ma: tycoon who soared on China's tech dreams grounded by regulators
Phys.org - 7 Jan 2023 12:55
Jack Ma, the unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba and the totem of China's entrepreneurial brilliance, has stepped out of the limelight since a Communist Party crackdown that chopped back his empire.
Quantum money that uses the mathematics of knots could be unforgeable
New Scientist - 7 Jan 2023 11:00
A monetary system built using a combination of quantum computers and the mathematics of knots could be impossible to counterfeit
There's a RED-branded Technics SL-100 turntable and it's lovely
Pocket-lint - 7 Jan 2023 04:01
Panasonic announced a couple of things at CES 2023, including its newest flagship TV - the MZ2000, but amongst the product reveals and sustainability updates
Creative founder Sim Wong Hoo, the man behind Sound Blaster, has died
The Verge - 7 Jan 2023 02:40
Sim Wong Hoo, the Singaporean entrepreneur, who founded and ran Creative Technologies. | Image: Creative Creative Technologies founder, CEO and chairman Sim Wong Hoo has died, his company has confirmed. He "passed away p...
Take a trip to space and back with this new SpaceX rocket video
BGR - 7 Jan 2023 02:37
Space might be the final frontier, but we're slowly closing the gap in how we explore it. One of the latest ways that is happening … The post Take a trip to space and back with this new SpaceX rocket video appeared fir...
Scars Mended Using Transplanted Hair Follicles
Neuroscience News - 7 Jan 2023 02:09
Hair follicle transplantation promotes skin rejuvenation and scar reduction by expressing genes found in healthy, undamaged skin.
Microsoft's Nadella: Tech is in for a rough two years
The Register - 7 Jan 2023 01:59
Slowing demand and economic pressures are a drag, but AI waits at the end of the rainbow The next two years are going to be tough on a tech industry that is seeing demand ginned up by the COVID-19 pandemic leveling off a...
Vegetarian Meat Substitutes Really Aren't Any Healthier At All
Twisted Sifter - 7 Jan 2023 01:49
Good for the planet. Not that great for us.
Deep Learning Algorithm Can Hear Alcohol in Voice
Neuroscience News - 7 Jan 2023 01:46
New AI technology can instantly determine whether a person is above the legal alcohol limit by analyzing a 12-second clip of their voice.
You Can't Argue With Mercedes' EV Charger Epiphany
Slash Gear - 7 Jan 2023 01:38
Mercedes is taking a big step toward helping its EV drivers find chargers and activate a charging session more easily.
A first look at Withings' toilet bowl urine analyzer
Engadget - 7 Jan 2023 01:29Space Weather is an Ever-Increasing Threat to Humanity. But it's not the Sun's Fault, it's Ours
Universe Today - 7 Jan 2023 01:14
Space-age technologies have made fundamental changes to the way we live our lives. Avionics allow us to fly to other continents on almost a moment’s notice. GNSS services enable us to navigate our cars on roads we’ve...