President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. government would be taking a 10% stake in Intel, the struggling U.S.-based chip manufacturer. But the president’s choice of words will definitely raise more than a few eyebrows, especially since the Trump regime has previously said the federal government will have no corporate governance role at the…

Joel GunterReporting from KyivBBCPavlo experienced drone warfare. “You are being hunted,” he said.In a cramped apartment in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Pavlo, a 30-year-old drone operator who had recently returned from the front, unzipped a black case about the size of a pizza box. Inside, there was a four-rotor drone he intended to fly around…

I flew Insta360’s Antigravity — it could change how drones are madeThe Antigravity A1. Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeI know my way around a pair of joysticks — but I’d prefer to soar. I don’t want to think about filming while I’m flying. I’d rather explore.Now, camera maker Insta360 is launching its first…

Years before ChatGPT jump-started the generative AI wave, OpenAI technology powered a game called AI Dungeon 2 that essentially let you improvise an open-ended, anything-goes story with an AI narrator. Hidden Door, a new platform that’s now in early access, also lets you cowrite a choose-your-own-adventure-style story with AI. But this narrator won’t let you…

President Donald Trump’s plan to promote America’s AI dominance involves discouraging “woke AI,” slashing state and federal regulations, and laying the groundwork to rapidly expand AI development and adoption. Trump’s proposal, released on July 23rd, is a sweeping endorsement of the technology, full of guidance that ranges from specific executive actions to directions for future…

On vacation in Greece since July 17, I figured it was a good opportunity to see how artificial intelligence was perceived in this small European Union country, which sits at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. My curiosity was amplified by the fact that I was far from the famous islands like…

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) The unveiling of the Google Pixel 10 series is less than a week away now, and like most other Google device launches, the leaky faucet is now in full hose mode. All the secrets Google is likely trying to hold close to its proverbial chest are being pried…

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Presto’s AI-powered ordering assistant may be coming soon to a drive-thru near you. Presto This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . The inventor of Wendy’s FreshAI, the burger chain’s AI-powered drive-thru system, has left the company. Michael Chorey has joined Presto, an…

Hear the difference between Sarah’s old robotic voice and her new AI-generated one”After such a long time, I couldn’t really remember my voice,” Sarah Ezekiel tells BBC Access All. “When I first heard it again, I felt like crying. It’s a kind of miracle.”The onset of motor neurone disease (MND) left Sarah without a voice…

Lady Gaga probably wasn’t thinking that a coup would unfold in her greenhouse. Then again, she was cohosting a party there with Sean Parker, the billionaire founder of Napster and first president of Facebook.It was February 2024, and the singer had invited guests to her $22.5 million oceanside estate in Malibu to mark the launch…

This weekend, Shanghai was host to China’s annual “World Artificial Intelligence Conference,” a government-organized AI showcase packed with tech giants from both China and the U.S. including Huawei, Tesla, and Amazon.  The theme was “Global Solidarity in the AI Era,” and Chinese Premier Li Qiang opened the conference with a sweeping proposal: the establishment of…

I’m heading to Andreessen Horowitz!After five years at Shopify, I’m moving onto my next adventure in life, and joining a16z. Shopify is an incredible place, and Tobi is one of the great founders of our era. I’ll remember those years as one of the golden chapters of my life. Now, onwards!I’m joining a16z as Editor…

Christian Hollar is a recent graduate of Duke University’s Master of Engineering in Fintech program. Hannah Yoon for BI This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Christian Hollar is a recent graduate of Duke University’s Master of Engineering in Fintech program. He…

In a development that completely demolished the line between robotics and reproductive science, China’s Kaiwa Technology made headlines this week for saying it had introduced humanoid robots equipped with advanced artificial womb systems. The story turned out to be fake, but the ethical considerations around it are still in substantial. What could possibly go wrong…

A man from Peoria, Arizona, was scammed out of his life savings in a matter of hours, and it all started with a text that he thought was from his bank.Earlier this year, a message that appeared to be from Bank of America was sent to Dave’s phone — who asked that only his first…

As Silicon Valley has pushed the world more and more into trying to make the generative AI boom sustain itself, Hollywood is still standing on the precipice of a transformative moment. Studios are grappling with the purported potential (and demands for cost savings) artificial intelligence models may bring, weighed against the legal minefields exploiting such…

Given all the incredible technology developed or improved during the Apollo program, it’s impossible to pick out just one piece of hardware that made humanity’s first crewed landing on another celestial body possible. But if you had to make a list of the top ten most important pieces of gear stacked on top of the…

If the expected Galaxy S10 has superfast 5G connectivity and an in-screen fingerprint reader, you can thank Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 855 processor. Qualcomm is the world’s largest supplier of chipsets for mobile phones, and its latest will drive major Android devices in 2019, likely including flagship handsets from Samsung, Google and LG.At Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Technology…

Startup entrepreneurs have a crucial role to play in building a more agile response to the global refugee crisis and also helping to change the narrative around displaced people, TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin has heard. Speaking during a panel discussing how technology can support refugees to integrate and rebuild their lives, Aline Sara, CEO of NaTakallam…

At a time when cryptocurrency was synonymous with blockchain technology, IOTA proposed a modification. IOTA, as its name would suggest, aspired to be a cryptocurrency for the future of Internet of Things (IoT). But its founders thought that the blockchain had “too sluggish transaction times and skyrocketing fees” to be able to power the world of connected…

Although it’s obvious that you should recycle your water bottles, it’s less obvious eyeglasses and other obscure items are recyclable.Toothbrushes and lightly used bras can be recycled.You can recycle your phone, laptop, and most other electronic devices. When the word “recycling” comes to mind, most people think of soda cans, water bottles, and cardboard boxes.…

When Laurie Schive and her husband opened Blue Loon Bakery in a small New England town in 2018, she didn’t expect hiring and keeping workers would present much of a challenge.After all, earlier in her career, Schive darted around dozens of countries as a clandestine service officer for the CIA, focusing on limiting the spread…

Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. This November-ish roundup lands on the beautiful Beaver Moon! Since my last post, the US patent…

In her new book Crash Test Girl: An Unlikely Experiment in Using the Scientific Method to Answer Life’s Toughest Questions, MythBuster Kari Byron presents all facets of her background as science experiments, stepping bravely through her education, relationships, career, and more, analyzing the lessons learned in each part and giving smart advice to readers based on the results.…

Home Chemistry Analytical Chemistry December 18, 2018 December 18, 2018, Japan Science and Technology Agency Dots in the “Histogram Feature Quantities” correspond to each cell. Select and click the dots on the histogram to decide the cells for sucking. T based on the preset feature quantities range and area. Credit: Yokogawa Electric Corporation Single-cell mass…

A Huawei logo at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.Photo: David Becker (Getty Images)At a meeting in Canada in July 2018, espionage chiefs from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S.—all signatories to a treaty on signals intelligence, and often referred to as the “Five Eyes”—agreed to do their best to contain the global…

By Daria Solovieva6 minute ReadThe biggest bank in Russia, which has been under U.S. sanctions since 2014, just launched a state-of-the-art coding school in Moscow that aims to train thousands of world-class software engineers in the arts of cybersecurity, gaming, and the latest AI technology for years to come.School 21, which operates under the umbrella…

VideoBritain’s prime minister, Theresa May, announced that she reached a deal with cabinet members to move forward with a plan to exit the European Union.Published OnNov. 14, 2018CreditCreditJack Taylor/Getty ImagesLONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain faced down hard-line critics Wednesday and won the support of a jittery and divided cabinet for a plan…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Alex Wong / Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended the search giant against criticism of political bias, concerns over its data collection policies and worries about efforts in China during a high-profile appearance on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.The leader of the world’s largest search…

Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 105297482 story Some Chinese Companies Are Giving Employees Incentives For Buying Huawei Devices or Just Giving Them One and Boycotting Apple (nikkei.com) 118 Posted by msmash on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @07:30PM from the…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted. Do we really need SSL on everything?The reality is that you need SSL just to prevent content from being transparently altered en-route; it is not only for secret content, but just for knowing what the content actually was!Sad,…

ImageThe body of Keith Caneiro was found Tuesday outside his home in Colts Neck, N.J. His wife, Jennifer, and their two children were found dead inside the burning home.CreditCreditAndrew Mills/NJ Advance Media[What you need to know to start your day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]Raised in Brooklyn, the brothers Keith and Paul Caneiro…

For nearly 20 years, the best downhill mountain bikers in the world have gathered in a remote corner of the Utah desert to compete against one another in what has become the craziest event the sport has to offer. Held annually in Virgin, Utah, the Red Bull Rampage tasks riders with navigating down the side…

The U.S. House of Representatives will see an influx of scientists as a result of the 2018 midterm elections.The 2016 election, specifically Donald Trump’s utter disregard for facts, galvanized scientists nationwide. A hundred thousand scientists marched on the capitol in 2017, and advocacy groups formed to promote science and scientists in politics. Last night saw…

The BMW Vision iNEXT autonomous electric car is previewed at a special event ahead of the LA Auto Show on Nov. 27. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images The BMW Vision iNEXT autonomous electric car is previewed at a special event ahead of the LA Auto Show on Nov. 27. Robyn…

Chinese researcher He Jiankui claims he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies using a tool called CRISPR, the Associated Press reported. He claims the babies— a pair of twin girls — were born this month. In a presentation at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong, He raised the…

VR is a polarizing technology in its current iteration. On the one hand, for some people it’s an uncomfortable, discombobulating experience. But, on the other, for those of us who thrill in the abyss it’s the closest we can get to living inside our dreams. If you’ve played the gorgeous little puzzle game Gnog or…

When the initial buzz of Portal finally dies down, it’s the timing that will be remembered most. There’s never a great time for a company like Facebook to launch a product like Portal, but as far as optics go, the whole of 2018 probably should have been a write-off. Our followup headline, “Facebook, are you…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 104780226 story Qualcomm: 5G Android Flagship Phones Will Storm the 2019 Holidays (cnet.com) 47 Posted by msmash on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @10:30AM from the up-next dept. Get ready for lots of 5G phones in time for the holidays next year. From a report: The first devices for the…

This story is part of What Happens Next, our complete guide to understanding the future. Read more predictions about the Future of College.The curriculum for a well-educated Victorian was much simpler than a student of today: There would have been Latin and mathematics to learn, of course, along with geography and history. But when it comes to…

Miles Morales hangs out in adorable concept art from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.Image: Jesus Alonso Iglesias (Titan)Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse looks like a goddamn living comic book. It’s vibrant and bold, and jam packed with cutting-edge animation technology that helped pioneer its inventive aesthetic. We’ve got an exclusive look at Titan’s upcoming guide to the…

Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Variety HQ Trivia CEO and Vine cofounder Colin Kroll has died at age 34. Kroll helped create two of the most viral apps of the past decade after getting his start at Yahoo and the travel site JetSetter. Here’s a look at Kroll’s career. Colin Kroll, the cofounder of HQ Trivia…

Office Tech Digital transformation offers something for every company — although that something may be different in every case. Image credit: Sunwoo Jung | Getty Images Rashan Dixon Guest Writer Co-founder of Techincon and Senior Business Consultant for Microsoft December 11, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Every company…

Aaron Mooy’s first goals of the season lifted Huddersfield off the bottom of the Premier League and up to 14th in the tableNuno Espirito Santo says Wolves’ defeat by Huddersfield was one of their “worst performances” since he joined the club as head coach in May 2017.While Aaron Mooy’s double lifted David Wagner’s side off…

To be clear, there are a lot of highlights here. This is the first mobile processor to support multi-gigabit 5G, and is one of the first chips built on 7-nanometer architecture. The Snapdragon 855 also features (among other things) advances in AI processing and graphics prowess — let’s take a closer look.Wireless connectivityFor all of…

Chatbots and other AI-based tools have firmly found footing in the world of customer service, used either to augment or completely replace the role of a human responding to questions and complaints, or (sometimes, annoyingly, at the same time as the previous two functions) sell more products to users. Today, an Israeli startup called TechSee…

Image: Elena Scotti Photos: (Shutterstock)Researchers have that found that 3D printers spew tiny particles into the air as they operate, though the quantity and nature of these potentially toxic aerosols are poorly understood. A new study identifies a startling variety of these emissions, and the conditions under which they’re produced.Previous studies have already shown that…

Gender Gap Women in executive leadership positions are still vastly outnumbered, but one thing is clear: Some of the invisible barriers to success are slowly beginning to unravel. Image credit: John Wildgoose | Getty Images December 13, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In October, California took the historic step…

Bicycling This Walmart tech executive shares his passion for mountain biking, and what it’s taught him. Image credit: Courtesy of Jeremy King Jeremy King Guest Writer Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Walmart November 30, 2018 9 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Wheels up at 6 a.m.: That’s the only…

Brick and Mortar Take a cue from brands like Warby Parker and Everlane. Image credit: Michael Buckner | Getty Images Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The recent news of Sears shutting down, coupled with Amazon now running over 600 retail stores, has made one thing very clear — the retail industry is…

Walking into the office of Viktor Prokopenya — which overlooks a central London park — you would perhaps be forgiven for missing the significance of this unassuming location, just south of Victoria Station in London. While giant firms battle globally to make augmented reality a “real industry,” this jovial businessman from Belarus is poised to…

ImageThe Police Department said it would have 29 officers trained to operate its fleet of drones, which will not be equipped with weapons.CreditCreditUli Seit for The New York Times[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]Law-enforcement agencies across the country have adopted aerial drones to map crime…

Keep an eye out for the next moves by these entrepreneurs and executives. A number of the biggest names in media left their jobs over the last year (or announced they will be leaving soon), including a handful of now-billionaires who have resources, ambition, and time on their hands to explore something new. We are…

This is a choose-your-own-adventure review of the brand new choose-your-own-adventure Netflix special, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.  You can choose to remain entirely spoiler-free until you experience it for yourself. In which case: this is quite simply a brilliant, groundbreaking piece of interactive television. One that has cracked the code as to how you let the viewer…

Photos: Rivian With a not-so-dreamy starting price of $69,000 After spending the better part of the last decade operating completely out of the spotlight, US-based automotive startup Rivian has finally debuted its first electric vehicle: a five-passenger pickup truck called the R1T. Announced on Monday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the R1T is positioned…

ImageConcrete blocks made by Solidia Technologies in Leighton Buzzard, England, which aims to tweak the formula for making cement to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.CreditCreditAndrew Testa for The New York TimesLEIGHTON BUZZARD, England — Just after sunrise, a concrete plant located in a muddy industrial zone north of London stirs to life. Workers in orange suits…

Drones are big in the Ukraine war, and technology and tactics are rapidly evolving.NATO is taking note, realizing it desperately needs drones, too.A defense minister said the Ukraine war made his country realize it must “invest significantly.”Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a conflict dominated by drones, and NATO’s been taking notes, learning how to move…

In December 2017, Google quietly released a new feature on its Arts & Culture app. It was a neat little tool where you could upload a picture of yourself, facial recognition would analyze your features, and a machine learning algorithm would scan through the history of (mostly Western) art to find a painted person who…

Big CityImageLong Island City, Queens, before the coming transformation.CreditCreditSpencer Platt/Getty Images[What you need to know to start your day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]In the days before Amazon’s official announcement that it would situate its second headquarters in two locations, one of them in Queens, many New Yorkers were outraged by the impending…

By Dan Moren, Contributor, Macworld | Nov 16, 2018 3:00 AM PT Analyzing Apple’s next moves Apple’s latest features don’t always make it to all of the company’s products. Here are three examples that should make the jump from one platform to another. Apple Every year, it seems like Apple comes out with at least…

The conversationAnger can be power. But maybe it shouldn’t be. ImageTrees made from red berries line the East Colonnade during the 2018 Christmas Press Preview at the White House on Nov. 26, 2018.CreditCreditLeah Millis/ReutersBret Stephens: Gail, I was all set for us to converse about Michael Cohen and the Russians. And then the death of…

Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler Contributor More posts by this contributor A cyberattack has the power to paralyze cellular communications; alter or erase information in computerized systems; prevent access to computer servers; and directly harm a country’s economy and security by attacking its electricity networks or banking system. The necessity is clear for any country, but especially…

Waymo testing needed? — After 48 hours we haven’t seen any sign people are using Waymo’s service. Timothy B. Lee – Dec 7, 2018 4:55 pm UTC The Wednesday rollout of Waymo One, Waymo’s commercial self-driving taxi service, falls far short of expectations the company itself set earlier in the year. In late September, a…

The 1951 British comedy The Man in the White Suit anticipated our fears about nanotechnology. The Man in the White Suit. Universal Pictures Future Tense is a partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University that examines emerging technologies, public policy, and society. This piece is adapted from Films From the Future: The Technology…

Blockchain Entrepreneurs in the developing world seeking capital and investors looking for opportunity. Blockchain is the solution for them both. Image credit: SlavkoSereda | Getty Images December 11, 2018 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We live in a world that is increasingly borderless, with the unprecedented growth of technology…

Artificial Intelligence If you’re an entrepreneur in the healthcare field, you need to prepare: AI is coming to your segment soon. Image credit: metamorworks | Getty Images Toby Nwazor Contributor Consumer Goods Entrepreneur, Freelance Writer December 18, 2018 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Technology is changing fast, and the…

Angela Lang/CNET Get ready for lots of 5G phones in time for the holidays next year. The first devices for the fast, next-generation network will hit the market in early 2019. Samsung, for one, said it will have a phone for Verizon, AT&T and other networks in the first half of the year. By the…

From cryptocurrency to decentralized applications, the blockchain buzz continues to grow and has tapped into various industries including finance, gaming, social media, you name it. In particular, in the social media industry, decentralized technology promises to offer a new approach to protect data privacy and improve content regulation. Even though the transition from centralized to…

New York Media, the parent company of New York Magazine, is the latest media company to join the software licensing bandwagon. In an increasingly competitive industry–where revenue streams rise and fall like unpredictable monarchies–organizations have sought new ways to rely less on content churn and advertising. Those that have built their own proprietary technology have…

WASHINGTON — President Trump warned China on Tuesday that if President Xi Jinping failed to make good on the trade promises reached during their weekend meeting, the United States would impose additional tariffs on Chinese imports.Referring to himself as a “Tariff Man,” Mr. Trump issued a series of tweets that only further deepened the murkiness…

When it comes to foldable devices like the the Royole FlexPai and Samsung’s unnamed foldable phone, this major question inevitably comes up: Is that screen made plastic or glass? Plastic looks cheap, but today’s glass screen are more likely to break than flex when you bend them. Maybe not for long. CNET got an exclusive…

Big CityImageThere are various arguments to be made against cashless businesses — the inconvenience falling to people too scattered to leave the house with a wallet being merely one of them.CreditCreditHiroko Masuike/The New York TimesLate last month, Ritchie J. Torres, a popular city councilman from the Bronx, introduced a bill that would forbid certain businesses…

Thanks to an influx of exciting new technologies and partnerships, patient experience and the healthcare industry as a whole are rapidly changing. The impact of additional research, new data developments, and cutting-edge treatments on the healthcare industry is truly impressive. Major medical providers around the world must now embrace the future of medicine so they don’t fall behind…

Where are you? That’s not just a metaphysical question, but increasingly a geopolitical challenge that is putting tech giants like Apple and Alphabet in a tough position. Countries around the world, including China, Japan, India and the United Kingdom plus the European Union are exploring, testing and deploying satellites to build out their own positioning…

If you take a peek at the back pages of 1990s computer magazines, you’ll find plenty of ads for data recovery services, toner cartridges, and bulk shipments of computer disks. Look even closer, and you’ll discover a now-almost-forgotten world of early digital erotica and sexual chat services.Dialup bulletin boards with names like “Sexy Modem” and…

The definition of the sharing economy varies usually depends on who you ask — or what site you search. You will find that the definition often includes the sharing of a good or service through an online platform. The truth is, the sharing economy has existed for centuries. Communities historically shared limited resources instead of…

New York TodayImageWomen make up only 22 percent of New York’s City Council.CreditCreditHolly Pickett for The New York TimesWeather: Chilly and clear, high of 39. Likewise tomorrow, then a chance of flurries Thursday.Alternate-side parking: in effect till Christmas.‘Gender equity’ on the City CouncilIn politics, 2018 has been called the Year of the Woman.Nationwide, more women…

OnePlus rolled out Dash Charge back in 2016 with the OnePlus 3 and 3T, with the 22.5W charging standard allowing devices like the OnePlus 6T to go from zero to 60% charge in just 35 minutes. With the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, however, OnePlus is introducing a new fast charging standard called Warp Charge that…

Text messaging has been around since the dawn of cellular technology, and sparked its own unique language. But it’s time to put sending regular SMS messages out to pasture. If you have an iPhone, you’re already on your way. iPhones (as well as iPads and Macs) use iMessage to send messages between Apple devices. It’s…

Image copyright Getty Images A violent storm on the Sun could cripple communications on Earth and cause huge economic damage, scientists have warned. Why are solar storms such a threat? In 1972, dozens of sea mines off the coast of Vietnam mysteriously exploded.It was recently confirmed the cause was solar storms, which can significantly disrupt…

Anirudh Pandit Contributor Anirudh Pandit is head of Solution Engineering, NA-West, office of the CTO, MuleSoft. Technology has been the cornerstone of economic growth around the world for hundreds of years. It has underpinned the last three industrial revolutions and is now the driving factor in today’s Fourth Industrial Revolution — marked by emerging technologies…

Year In ReviewWe look back at the best, worst, and most significant moments of the year, and look forward to next year.   2019 is the year that tech gets it together, we can feel it.Last year, we pegged our hopes for 2018 on ambitious technologies like mixed reality and alien alloys. We learned our lesson.…

Out of the three major sectors of the economy—agriculture, manufacturing, and service—two are already largely automated. Farm labor, which about half the American workforce used to do, now comprises around 2 percent of American jobs. And we all know the rust belt song and dance, beat out to outsourcing and mechanization. Which is largely why…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Pentagon – the world’s largest office building – is the United States’ military headquarters A technology company bidding for a Pentagon contract to store sensitive data has close partnerships with a firm linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, the BBC has learned.The Jedi project, a huge cyber-cloud which could…

Solid state — A solid-state propulsion system works by ionizing the air. John Timmer – Nov 21, 2018 6:58 pm UTC The Johnson Indoor Track at MIT probably won’t go down in history in the same way as Kitty Hawk has, but it was the scene of a first in powered flight. A team of…

5G phones and networks are almost here, promising amazing feats like downloading entire TV seasons in minutes, and enabling cities full of driverless cars that talk to each other in real time. But the reality is that early 5G phones and networks won’t transform the way we use our phones and other devices overnight. Your carrier’s…

For the crypto market to become attractive to institutional investors, companies and their investors need to ensure that tokenized securities — digital assets subject to federal security regulations — can be as easily tracked and traded and exchanged as traditional stock shares. Abacus, a young company that passed through Y Combinator this past summer, thinks…

Emily Blunt makes Mary Poppins all her own in Mary Poppins Returns.Photo: Disneyio9 ReviewsReviews and critical analyses of fan-favorite movies, TV shows, comics, books, and more.  You’d be hard pressed to go into Mary Poppins Returns wanting to love it and not walk out that way. Director Rob Marshall, along with his stellar cast and crew,…

Jihadists and right-wing extremists use remarkably similar social media strategies. By The Editorial BoardThe editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.Nov. 24, 2018ImageCreditCreditWoody HarringtonSocial media has played a key role in the recent rise of violent right-wing extremism in…

From UNIVAC to the will.i.am hologram. Every election night, news networks are forced to contend with two seemingly contradictory problems: more information than they can possibly report and more time than they can possibly fill. For the last 70 years, anchors, reporters, and producers from rival TV networks have competed to air the best, most…

Editorial input — CRISPR technology supposedly used to edit gene associated with HIV resistance. John Timmer – Nov 26, 2018 8:31 pm UTC Enlarge / He Jiankui, the scientist who has claimed to have led an effort to gene-edit humans.On Sunday, news reports indicated that the first gene-edited human babies had been born in China.…

(Image credit: Ted Kritsonis / Android Central) TCL aims to strike a balance with its unique NXTPAPER technology. It’s not an E Ink display the likes of which you see on eReaders, nor is it the same as standard OLED or LCD panels we’ve come to know on mobile devices. While the underlying screen is…

The ever-useful Gartner Hype Cycle identified an inflection point in the life of any new technology: the “Peak of Inflated Expectations,” attained just before the sharp dropoff into the “Trough of Disillusionment”; I’ve lived through the hype-cycles of several kinds of technology and one iron-clad correlate of the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” is the “Peak…

Security flaws threaten our privacy and bank accounts. So why aren’t we fixing them?By Cooper QuintinMr. Quintin is a senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.Dec. 26, 2018ImageCreditCreditAndrew DegraffAmerica’s cellular network is as vital to society as the highway system and power grids. Vulnerabilities in the mobile phone infrastructure threaten not only personal privacy…

Investors and entrepreneurs are beginning to bring new diagnostic tools to market that promise better results for cancer patients through the identification of mutations in cancer cells that can create more targeted therapies. Earlier this month, research using technology developed by the startup Mission Bio helped identify cellular mutations in acute myeloid leukemia cancer cells that could…

Virtu Financial got its start in the secretive world of high-frequency trading. But in recent years it has been trying to break into a business dominated by Wall Street’s bulge bracket banks: buying stock on behalf of large asset-management clients such as hedge funds and pension firms. The acquisition of New York broker dealer ITG…