In a series of three recent papers, astronomers have identified the final chunks of all the ordinary matter in the universe. From a report: And despite the fact that it took so long to identify it all, researchers spotted it right where they had expected it to be all along: in extensive tendrils of hot…

Brokers working for Amazon employees also offer to have negative reviews deleted, the Wall Street Journal reports. …read more Source:: CNet

Here’s an analysis of the Linux kernel repository that attempts to find some fresh numbers on the current kernel development trends. He writes: The kernel repository is at 782,487 commits in total from around 19.009 different authors. The repository is made up of 61,725 files and from there around 25,584,633 lines — keep in mind…

A big challenge in the VR world is getting haptic feedback no matter where you are. That’s not so much of a problem when you’re sitting in a chair, the hardware can be attached to the chair or to something near you, what’s referred to as grounded force-feedback. But with VR, we’ve gotten used to…

Incident allegedly occurred after Samsung overhauled its battery-inspection process following the Note 7 nightmare. …read more Source:: CNet

Amazon.com is investigating internal leaks as it fights to root out fake reviews and other seller scams from its website, the company told WSJ. From the report: Employees of Amazon, primarily with the aid of intermediaries, are offering internal data and other confidential information that can give an edge to independent merchants selling their products…

It will take quite a lot of time before robots become cheaper than workers in emerging markets such as Africa, argues Nico Beckert of Flassbeck Economics, a consortium of researchers who aim to provide economics insights with a more realistic basis. From the post: All industrialized countries used low-cost labour to build industries and manufacture…

Pity the aficionado of rare vintage displays. While Nixies and VFD tubes get all the attention and benefit from a thriving market to satisfy demand, the rarer displays from the mid-20th century period are getting harder and harder to find. One copy of an especially rare display is hard enough to find. Six copies for…

Arrive in Edinburgh on any given day and there are certain things you can guarantee. One of which is, the time on the turret clock atop The Balmoral Hotel is always wrong. By three minutes, to be exact. From a report: While the clock tower’s story is legendary in Edinburgh, it remains a riddle for…

Retired US Air Force cyber-security expert shares his thoughts on the future of critical infrastructure security. …read more Source:: ZDNet