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Software developer Stephen Diehl on Signal's move to introduce support for cryptocurrency: Many technologists viscerally felt yesterday's announcement as a punch to the gut when we heard that the Signal messaging app was bundling an embedded cryptocu.....»»
Double telescope study of zone where Wow! signal originated comes up empty
An international team of astronomers has conducted a double-telescopic study of the zone where the Wow! signal originated and failed to detect any signal. In their paper published in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, the group desc.....»»
Musk: Paid checkmarks won’t return until Twitter can stop impersonation
Signal contradicts Musk, says it’s not helping to encrypt Twitter DMs. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When Elon Musk first launched his Twitter Blue subscription service, the whole point was to mak.....»»
Increasing IPO performance by revealing innovation plans: How firms can mitigate the negative effect of insider selling
Researchers from University of Colorado Denver, California State University Long Beach, Texas A&M University, and Kansas State University published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the role of innovation potential as a credible signal.....»»
Mathematical analysis brings new understanding to a recently published kinetic model of ERK phosphorylation
Extracellular Signal Regulated Kinase (ERK) plays an important role in multiple cell signaling processes, by catalyzing the phosphorylation of a variety of substrates. The enzyme itself is activated by phosphorylation at two different sites by a seco.....»»
iOS 16.2 Dynamic Island keeps signal bars visible while playing music on iPhone 14 Pro
Apple has made a useful little enhancement in the latest iOS 16.2 beta for iPhone 14 Pro users. In earlier versions, iPhone 14 Pro would only show two status icons (battery and either WiFi or single bars), as the activated Dynamic Island content was.....»»
Encrypted messaging app Signal officially launches Stories feature for its users
Back in October, Signal released a beta version of its app with a Stories-like feature. After a month of beta testing, the encrypted messaging app has made Stories available to all its users on iOS and Android. And as you might imagine, Signal Stori.....»»
Introduction to the 5 Pillars of Data Acquisition
Join Teledyne SP Devices for a live webinar about the foundations of data acquisition. Explore digitizer fundamentals and learn more about analog front-end (AFE), triggering, clocking, signal processing, and the use of general-purpose input/output (.....»»
eSentire collaborates with Lacework to reduce cloud security risk
eSentire partners with Lacework, advancing its protection of cloud workloads, containers, applications, and Kubernetes with 24/7 Multi-Signal MDR and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) services, utilizing the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform. e.....»»
Research group advances quantum sensing with a new model in optical fibers
Research into quantum engineering may provide a number of significant advancements in sensor technology, but optical loss and signal noise have—until recently—held these applications back. In "Realistic model of entanglement-enhanced sensing in o.....»»
iPhone hackers can expose WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema users’ location
Security researchers discovered that iPhone hackers could expose WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema users’ locations with an accuracy of 80%, depending on the attack’s success. Here’s what you need to know about it. The discovery was pub.....»»
Location data could be exposed in WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema
Security researchers have found a surprising method for exposing location data in otherwise secure messaging apps WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema. While the method sounds imprecise, tests showed that it provided greater than 80% reliability … more.....»»
Apple Store strike went ahead in Australia, with additional industrial action afterward
The first-ever Apple Store strike took place in Australia on Tuesday, with additional working restrictions imposed by staff yesterday. The strike lasted for just one hour in what was clearly intended to be a signal to Apple that union members are re.....»»
Samsung completes validation of LPDDR5X DRAM at operating speed of 8.5Gbps
Samsung Electronics has revealed that its latest LPDDR5X DRAM with the speed of 8.5 gigabits per second (Gbps) was validated for use on Snapdragon mobile platforms. By optimizing a high-speed signal environment between application processor and memor.....»»
iPad with new Hybrid OLED tech rumored to arrive in 2024
Apple has signed up Taiwan SMT, which could eventually lead to Apple using hybrid OLED displays in the iPad Pro by 2024.iPad ProThe display is a crucial part of the iPad and iPad Pro experience, and changes in supplier can signal inbound design updat.....»»
Proposed method for radio-frequency interference mitigation and signal restoration of pulsar signals
Pulsar signals obtained with radio telescopes are extremely weak. Generally, there are two primary difficulties in pulsar signal processing—one is the radio-frequency interference (RFI) mitigation, and the other one is information loss due to the p.....»»
Encrypted messaging app Signal might be next to have Stories-like feature
Snapchat certainly made photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours a popular feature. Instagram, TikTok, and many other platforms followed suit, and nowadays, “Stories” are everywhere. Now it seems that the popular encrypted messaging app S.....»»
Ventura adds dynamic wallpaper and new screensaver as macOS 13 readies for release
We’re 20 days shy of macOS 12 Monterey turning a year old, and that means macOS 13 Ventura is just around the corner. This week’s macOS 13 beta version includes a couple finishing touches that signal Apple’s readiness to ship. more… The pos.....»»
Exploring the plasma loading mechanism of radio jets launched from black holes
Galaxies, including our Milky Way, host supermassive black holes in their centers, and their masses are millions to billions of times larger than the sun. Some supermassive black holes launch fast-moving plasma outflows which emit strong radio signal.....»»
When Will the Pandemic Truly Be ‘Over’?
Everyone wants to be done with Covid. But no single milestone will signal the end of the virus......»»
Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests "rampant": study
A commercial plane photoshopped with the tail of a shark, hashtags that misleadingly evoke sustainability, tokenistic use of minorities to distract and to signal virtue: a Harvard report published Tuesday highlights rampant greenwashing by leading co.....»»