Et Tu, Signal?
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.....»»
Control all your PC lighting from a single app with Signal RGB
Signal RGB is a free application that allows control of all your peripheral's lighting effects. Razer, Corsair, SteelSeries, HyperX, Logitech, and more are supported......»»
Federal Investigators Say They Used Encrypted Signal Messages To Charge Far-Right Militia Group Leader
JoeyRox shares a report from CNBC: Federal investigators claimed to access encrypted Signal messages used to help charge the leader of the Oath Keepers, an extremist far-right militia group, and other defendants in a seditious plot on Jan. 6, 2021. I.....»»
Moxie Marlinspike Has Stepped Down as CEO of Signal
Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of the company, he announced in a blog post on Monday. Executive chairman Brian Acton will serve as acting CEO until a replacement is found. From a report: "Every day, I'm struck by how boundle.....»»
First images of enzyme provide insights into cause of hereditary neurological disease
WEHI researchers have produced the first molecular images of an enzyme that controls proteins to signal and communicate with each other in human cells. The discovery could help to solve the mystery cause of a rare group of hereditary neurodegenerativ.....»»
Swiss Army Backs Home-grown IM Service Amid Privacy Concerns
The Swiss army has told its ranks to stop using foreign instant-messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram for official communications. Instead, it's opting for a Swiss alternative -- in part over concerns about legislation in Washington t.....»»
Signal has quietly rolled out a new payments system
Millions of Signal users can now pay and be paid using a new privacy coin called MobileCoin......»»
Signal"s Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide
A beta "payments" feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe. From a report: In the spring of 2021, the encrypted communications app Signal announced that it would add a payments feature in beta for.....»»
Newly-discovered protein in the rod cells of the retina helps us see in dim light
PSI scientists have shed light on an important component of the eye: a protein in the rod cells of the retina which helps us see in dim light. Acting as an ion channel in the cell membrane, the protein is responsible for relaying the optical signal f.....»»
Cylindrical vector beam multiplexer/demultiplexer using off-axis polarization control
Cylindrical vector beam (CVB) multiplexing has emerged as a powerful technique to boost signal channels. Coupling and separating CVBs are two pivotal elements in CVB multiplexing communication. Although off-axis control technologies such as miniature.....»»
How to boost your cell signal
We’ll show you how to get better cell reception and ways to increase your cell phone signal strength so you can stop running around looking for that extra bar......»»
James Webb Space Telescope: Launch of world"s most complex observatory will rest on a nail-biting knife edge
When the immense sound of the Ariane 5 rocket rumbles across Europe's spaceport in French Guiana, it will signal the end of a journey decades in the making. Perched atop the rocket will be the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most sophisticated.....»»
Focusing sound vibrations precisely can knock over one Lego minifig among many
The key is a signal processing technique that is akin to ventriloquism. Enlarge / Brian Anderson's experiments with Lego minifigs led to the development of an interactive museum exhibit in Switzerland. (credit: Brian Anderson).....»»
Apple and Google"s Mobile Duopoly Likely To Face UK Antitrust Action
The U.K.'s antitrust watchdog has given the clearest signal yet that interventions under an upcoming reform of the country's competition rules will target tech giants Apple and Google -- including their duopolistic command of the mobile market, via i.....»»
New antennas in the Australian hinterland reduce background noise in search for 13-billion-year-old signal
The early universe was dark, filled with a hot soup of opaque particles. These condensed to form neutral hydrogen which coalesced to form the first stars in what astronomers call the epoch of reionisation (EoR)......»»
Study reveals how bacterial pathogen adapts to nutritional stress
In order to cause disease, the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus must adapt to the changing host environment. Many of these adaptations are mediated through two-component signal transduction systems (TCSs) that coordinate gene expression in respon.....»»
Shudder"s claustrophobic "Death Valley" trailer is a hectic underground monster romp
A distress signal from a compound? People trapped underground? Armed soldiers facing off against an unknown threat?Tapping into the popularity of films like Resident Evil and Doom is Shudder's upcoming movie Death Valley, a story about a couple of hi.....»»
Qualcomm wants you to know it powers the world’s best camera phones
Qualcomm has developed some of the world's most advanced Image Signal Processors (ISPs) for smartphones. But how many people actually know about this?.....»»
FAA, FCC Are Making "Progress" on 5G Signal Woes
U.S. aviation regulators are having "very productive discussions" with the Federal Communications Commission and the telecommunications industry over concerns that 5G technology could interfere with aircraft equipment, an official said. From a report.....»»
Simultaneous TES readout at level of Athena-like telescopes
Scientists at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have simultaneously read out the signal of 37 TES pixels at a resolution of 2.2 eV for X-rays (6 keV). It is the first time that a simultaneous readout fulfills the requirements for future s.....»»
Genetic contact tracing could help curb TB
The novel use of genetic contact tracing to identify the source of a bovine tuberculosis outbreak could signal a new approach in managing the disease, a study suggests......»»