Dark Souls PvP servers suspended due to remote code execution exploit
Kotaku reports that the Dark Souls remote code execution (RCE) exploit was exposed during a Dark Souls 3 livestream a few days ago. You can see from this NSFW (sweary) clip how shocked The__Grim__Sleeper is when he gets invaded, the game crashes, and.....»»
Drones prove effective way to monitor maize re-growth, researchers report
Maize, or corn, grows tall, with thin stalks that boast ears of the cereal grain used in food production, trade and security globally. However, due to rain, wind and other increasingly extreme weather events, the maize falls down, risking the entire.....»»
Spirit Aero to furlough 700 workers for 21 days due to Boeing strike
Spirit Aero to furlough 700 workers for 21 days due to Boeing strike.....»»
How GM is using AI to catch quality problems
An automated tool runs software simulations around the clock to spot glitches before the code is integrated into a vehicle......»»
Physicists show that neutron stars may be shrouded in clouds of axions
A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton and Oxford have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large clouds around neutron stars. These axions could form an explanation for the elusive dark matter.....»»
First results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity experiment establish a new technique for axion search
Researchers at MIT recently published the first results of an experiment aimed at searching for axion dark matter by probing the axion-induced birefringence of electromagnetic waves. While these findings, published in Physical Review Letters, did not.....»»
New infosec products of the week: October 18, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ExtraHop, GitGuardian, Nametag, Okta, Rubrik, and Sectigo. GitGuardian Visual Studio Code extension helps developers protect their sensitive information GitG.....»»
Resolving biology"s dark matter: DNA barcoding reveals hidden insect diversity
There are millions of species on Earth that we still know nothing about. Researchers call these species "biological dark matter," but new methods can provide us with a better overview more quickly......»»
A look into cloudy liquids: New method makes the expansion of turbid drops in water visible
When driving though a bank of fog, car headlights are only of limited help as the light is scattered by the water particles suspended in the air. The situation is similar when you try to observe the inside of a drop of milk in water or the internal s.....»»
Old data yield new secrets as NASA"s DAVINCI preps for Venus trip
Due to launch in the early 2030s, NASA's DAVINCI mission will investigate whether Venus—a sweltering world wrapped in an atmosphere of noxious gases—once had oceans and continents like Earth......»»
A new generation of telescopes will probe the "unknown unknowns" that could transform our knowledge of the universe
In recent decades, we've learned huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of telescopes—both on Earth and in space—has been a key part of this process, and those that are due to start operating over the n.....»»
Plankton balloon to six times their size in newly discovered mode of oceanic travel
Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the darkness in a perpetual rhythm. Yet, how single-celled phytoplankton, most of which have no appendages to help them swim, make.....»»
Despite AI advancements, nearly two-thirds of embedded code is still manually written
By Amanda Kavanagh Platform engineering promised us efficiency, the automation of tedious tasks and self-service capabilities, yet recent research shows that 63% of embedded software … The post Despite AI advancements, nearly two-thirds of embe.....»»
This iBuyPower gaming PC with RTX 4070 Ti Super is $700 off
The iBuyPower RDY Y70 001 gaming PC with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card can be yours at $700 off, after a discount and code from iBuyPower......»»
Stephen King’s Fairy Tale will now be a 10-episode A24 TV series, not a movie
Fairy Tale, a 2022 dark fantasy novel by author Stephen King, is being adapted into a 10-episode TV series at A24......»»
Lucy Turns 50, and Dark Energy Gets More Mysterious
What works to improve health equity? And it might be time to end the leap second.....»»
Could ‘Early Dark Energy’ Resolve the Mystery of Cosmic Expansion?
Estimates of how fast the universe is expanding disagree. Could a new form of dark energy resolve the problem?.....»»
Airbnb host refuses to refund mother who cancelled Florida family trip due to Hurricane Milton
Airbnb host refuses to refund mother who cancelled Florida family trip due to Hurricane Milton.....»»
Defenders must adapt to shrinking exploitation timelines
A new report from Mandiant reveals that the average time-to-exploit vulnerabilities before or after a patch is released has plunged to just five days in 2023, down from 32 days in 2021 in 2022. One reason for this is the fact that, in 2023, exploitat.....»»
Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks
Winamp wanted to engage coders, but not like this. Winamp, through its Belgian owner Llama Group, posted the source for its "Legacy Player Code" on September 24 so that developers.....»»
Apple Car Key feature expanding to three new brands soon
Apple’s Car Key feature is expanding soon to three new brands, according to a new report. The feature will soon allegedly be supported on select cars from Polestar, Volvo, and Audi, based on recent code discoveries. more….....»»