Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Tesla Using Cobalt-Free LFP Batteries in Chinese Model 3 Vehicles
October 1st, 2020Via: Electrek: Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3 in China and at the same time bumped the range as it introduces cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in its standard range Model 3s. As we have previously reported, Tesla has been planning to update its made-in-China Model 3 vehicles with lithium iron […]
Why Writing by Hand Makes Kids Smarter
October 1st, 2020My wife and I have been using Zaner-Bloser handwriting materials with our children. Highly recommended! Via: Medical Express: New brain research shows that writing by hand helps children learn more and remember better. At the same time, schools are becoming more and more digital, and a European survey shows that Norwegian children spend the most […]
U.S. Air Force Has Built and Flown Prototype “Next-Generation Fighter Jet”
October 1st, 2020In case you thought the $1.5 trillion F-35 boondoggle would slow them down… Via: DefenseNews: The U.S. Air Force has secretly designed, built and flown at least one prototype of its enigmatic next-generation fighter jet, the service’s top acquisition official confirmed to Defense News on Sept. 14. The development is certain to shock the defense […]
Leaked Windows Source Code Complied Into Working Operating System
September 30th, 2020Via: zdnet: The Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 source code that was leaked online last week on 4chan has been confirmed to be authentic after a YouTube user compiled the code into working operating systems. … NTDEV, a US-based IT technician behind the eponymous Twitter and YouTube accounts, was one of the millions of […]
Amazon One: Palm Scanner for ‘Secure’ Payments
September 29th, 2020Via: BBC: Amazon has announced a new payment system for real-world shops which uses a simple wave of the hand. Its new Amazon One scanner registers an image of the user’s palm, letting them pay by hovering their hand in mid-air “for about a second or so”, it says. The product will be trialled at […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Could Make U.S. Army Navigation Hard to Jam
September 29th, 2020Via: MIT Technology Review: SpaceX has already launched more than 700 Starlink satellites, with thousands more due to come online in the years ahead. Their prime mission is to provide high-speed internet virtually worldwide, extending it to many remote locations that have lacked reliable service to date. Now, research funded by the US Army has […]
911 Lines Down Across U.S.
September 28th, 2020Via: Sun: POLICE departments across the country Monday night reported their 911 systems nonoperational – and it’s reportedly due to a Microsoft Office 360 outage. “As of 5 p.m., City phones and emails are experiencing intermittent outages related to a larger Microsoft 365 outage,” the City of Redmond, Washington tweeted. “We are hoping the issue […]
Silicon Valley Raging Psychopaths
September 28th, 2020Via: New York Post: The patron saint of Big Tech douches, the one who inspired an entire generation of start-up entrepreneurs to put their worst face forward, was late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. He disliked wearing shoes (or showering), preferred parking in handicapped parking spots and once motivated employees by calling them “f–king […]
Dream-Shaping Tech from MIT Channels Suggestions Into Your Dreams
September 26th, 2020Via: LiveScience: MIT scientists have figured out how to manipulate your dreams by combining an app with a sleep-tracking device called Dormio. In their new study, the researchers were able to insert certain topics into a person’s dreams, with some pretty bizarre outcomes.
The Rise of Skyborg: Air Force Betting on New Robotic Wingman
September 26th, 2020Via: National Defense Magazine: The “Skyborg” program is one of the service’s top science-and-technology priorities under the “Vanguard” initiative to deliver game-changing capabilities to its warfighters. The aim is to acquire relatively inexpensive, attritable unmanned aircraft that can leverage artificial intelligence and accompany manned fighter jets into battle. “I expect that we will do sorties […]
