The two possible dates for Apple’s next big launch and why we may have to wait even longer to see those AirPods 2. …read more Source:: CNet
Identifying a 3D Printer From a 3D Print
A TV crime show I saw recently centered on the ability of forensic scientists to identify a plastic bag as coming from a particular roll: it’s all down to the striations, apparently. This development isn’t fiction, though: researchers at the University of Buffalo have figured out how to identify the individual 3D printer that produced…
1,100 Schools Now Scan Social Media For Violent Students – and Alcohol Use
In the hunt for potential acts of student violence, “schools are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence-backed solutions,” reports USA Today. Bark Technologies, Gaggle.Net, and Securly Inc. are three companies that employ AI and machine learning to scan student emails, texts, documents, and in some cases, social media activity. They look for warning signs of cyber…
M1 buyout bid finally goes through with Malaysia’s Axiata exiting Singapore investment
After months of negotiation, Axiata Group has accepted a buyout offer from the Singapore telco’s investors Keppel Corp and Singapore Press Holdings, divesting its 28.7 percent stake and investment in Singapore for an estimated gain of US$31.02 million. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Calling World Cup Goals Before They Happen, By Polling a Betting Site
[Ben] made an interesting discovery during the FIFA World Cup in 2018, and used it to grant himself the power to call goals before they happened. Well, before they happened on live TV or live streaming, anyway. It was possible because of the broadcast delay on “live” broadcasts, combined with the sports betting industry’s need…
Relative’s DNA Solves A 1993 Murder Cold Case
A 44-year-old living in Maine has just been arrested and charged with committing a murder when he was 18, the Washington Post reports: The April 1993 slaying of Sophie Sergie, an Alaska Native, was one of the state’s most notorious cold cases until Friday, when authorities announced that DNA genealogical mapping helped triangulate a genetic…
Rumored banana-yellow Galaxy S10E teaches us something about ourselves – CNET
Black phones outsell colors, but companies keep making flashy phones for a reason. …read more Source:: CNet
The Magnetic Rubik’s Cube
Ernő Rubik has much to answer for when it comes to the legacy of his namesake cube. It has both enthralled and tormented generations, allowing some to grandstand in the playground while others are forced to admit defeat in the face of a seemingly intractable puzzle. It just so happens that [Tom Parker] has been…
Facebook Becomes ‘A Haven For the Anti-Vaccination Movement’
“As a disturbing number of measles outbreaks crop up around the United States, Facebook is facing challenges combating widespread misinformation about vaccinations on its platform,” reported the Washington Post Wednesday, saying Facebook “has become a haven for the anti-vaccination movement” and that “the rise of ‘anti-vaxx’ Facebook groups is overlapping with a resurgence of measles”…
NASA’s Plans To Build A Human Settlement on The Moon
Nine private spaceflight companies are bidding on contracts to deliver robotic NASA payloads to the moon — and Thursday NASA said they’d like them to start flying “this calendar year.” Discover magazine reports NASA envisions this “as the first step toward returning to the moon, this time for good.” The first tasks will be to…
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