Archive for the 'Technology' Category
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 […]
The Pandemic is a Test Run
September 23rd, 2020Via: The Corbett Report: The death cult that wants to suppress humanity has issued their warning: the lockdown of the world in the name of the global scamdemic is not the end of this madness. It is only the beginning.
California to Ban New Gasoline Cars by 2035
September 23rd, 2020Via: Bloomberg: California will phase out sales of new, gasoline-powered cars by 2035 as part of its fight against climate change, Governor Gavin Newsom announced — the first state to set an expiration date for the traditional automobile.
Tesla’s Value Drops $50 Billion as Musk’s Promised Cheaper Battery 3 Years Away
September 22nd, 2020Here’s the full presentation. There’s a lot of extremely interesting material here, but much of this is experimental and years away from full scale production. Via: Reuters: Investors slashed $50 billion from Tesla Inc’s market value on Tuesday despite CEO Elon Musk’s promise to cut electric vehicle costs so radically that a $25,000 car that […]
