Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Israeli Official Arrested in Nevada Child Sex Operation Is Released and Back in Israel
August 16th, 2025A senior Israeli cyberwarfare specialist was arrested along with seven other child sex predators on felony charges of 'Luring a Child with Computer for Sex Act', by Las Vegas police in a sting operation. Tom Alexandrovich is a senior Israeli government official serving as a top… pic.twitter.com/FVirSvt2KP — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) August 16, 2025 Las Vegas […]
Ukraine’s Drone Attack on Russia’s Strategic Bombers
August 16th, 2025Via: Daily Mail:
Update on CATL’s Sodium Battery Technology
August 15th, 2025Via: Undecided with Matt Ferrell:
Password Protection on Mind Reading Brain Implant
August 15th, 2025Via: Nature: A brain implant can decode a person’s internal chatter — but the device works only if the user thinks of a preset password. The mind-reading device, or brain–computer interface (BCI), accurately deciphered up to 74% of imagined sentences. The system began decoding users’ internal speech — the silent dialogue in people’s minds — […]
High Wireless EMF Exposure More Than Triples Risk of Neurodevelopmental Delays in Infants
August 15th, 2025Via: Focal Points: A major new study titled, Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Emissions and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants: A Prospective Cohort Study, has delivered one of the clearest warnings yet about the effects of everyday wireless radiation on babies. Unlike past research based on phone-use surveys, this team directly measured radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) inside homes […]
AI-Powered Radar Can Spy on Phone Calls from 10 Feet
August 14th, 2025Add it to the list… Via: Interesting Engineering: Believe it or not, your phone’s tiniest vibrations can reveal your conversations — thanks to AI. A team of computer science researchers at Penn State has developed a startling new way to eavesdrop on phone calls remotely by decoding subtle vibrations emitted by a cellphone’s earpiece. Using […]
Huntington Beach, California: First Responder Police Drones Launch from Rooftops Around City
August 13th, 2025Via: Los Angeles Times: The Huntington Beach Police Department typically takes about five minutes to get to a crime scene or emergency situation. Drones will soon cut that time to two minutes or less. The department is expected to launch its Drone as First Responder program on Sept. 13, officials said during a news conference […]
UK Expands Police Facial Recognition Rollout
August 13th, 2025Via: The Register: A fresh expansion of UK crimefighters’ access to live facial recognition (LFR) technology is being described by officials as “an excellent opportunity for policing.” Privacy campaigners disagree. The Home Office said today that more police forces across England will gain LFR capabilities thanks to ten new “cutting edge” vans being wheeled out, […]
The Computer Science Dream Has Become a Nightmare
August 13th, 2025Via: TechCrunch: The coding-equals-prosperity promise has officially collapsed. Fresh computer science graduates are facing unemployment rates of 6.1% to 7.5% — more than double what biology and art history majors are experiencing, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. A crushing New York Times piece highlights what’s happening on the ground. […]
Sam Altman Looking to Back Neuralink Rival
August 13th, 2025Via: TechCrunch: Sam Altman is in the process of co-founding a new brain-to-computer interface startup called Merge Labs and raising funds for it with the capital possibly coming largely from OpenAI’s ventures team, unnamed sources told the Financial Times. The startup is expected to be valued at $850 million. A source familiar with the deal […]
