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.....»»
Eat me: The cell signal of death
Scientists at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and colleagues in Japan have revealed molecular mechanisms involved in eliminating unwanted cells in the body. A nuclear protein fragment released into the cytoplasm activates.....»»
Venus Flytraps Have Magnetic Fields Like the Human Brain
An anonymous reader shares a report from Motherboard (Editor's note: the article was written last week based on findings published in January): [F]or the first time in history, a group of mavericks out of Switzerland have detected a magnetic signal i.....»»
The best ring tone apps for Android
Android phones come with built-in sounds to signal phone calls, but you can customize them with original ring tones. Here are the best apps to help you along......»»
Biden will nominate Big Tech critic and antitrust star Lina Khan to the FTC
Biden didn’t campaign on getting tough against Big Tech, but his early actions are speaking louder than his words. The White House confirmed its intentions to nominate Lina Khan to the FTC Monday, sending a clear signal that his administration.....»»
Encrypted Messaging App Signal Appears To Be Blocked in China
Encrypted messaging app Signal has stopped working in China and is now only accessible via a virtual private network (VPN). From a report: China blocks many foreign apps and services including those from Facebook and Google. But Signal had previously.....»»
Outriders on Xbox Game Pass is an absolute game-changer for Microsoft
Outriders is coming to Xbox Game Pass, which could signal a huge turning point for Microsoft's service......»»
Rising encrypted app Signal is down in China
Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that good time wouldn’t last long. The app, which is used for encrypted chats, is unavailable in mainland China as of Tuesday morning, a test by TechCrunch shows. The website of the app has bee.....»»
AMD identifies and solves cross-platform USB connectivity problem with an AGESA update
Reports of sudden USB disconnections and poor signal quality on AMD X570 and B550 motherboards starting becoming commonplace on Reddit at the end of last year. Three weeks ago, AMD finally acknowledged the problem and began collecting information fro.....»»
DeepSee.ai raises $22.6M Series A for its AI-centric process automation platform
DeepSee.ai, a startup that helps enterprises use AI to automate line-of-business problems, today announced that it has raised a $22.6 million Series A funding round led by led by ForgePoint Capital. Previous investors AllegisCyber Capital and Signal.....»»
Netflix Tests Cracking Down On Password Sharing
Netflix is testing a new feature that could signal the start of an effort to crack down on password sharing. Hollywood Reporter reports: Spotted by GammaWire, some viewers attempting to use somebody else's account are now being stopped by a screen th.....»»
Paw hygiene no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals
According to a UN-agreement, assistance dogs like guide dogs, signal dogs and medical response dogs are welcome in hospitals and other public places. However, in practice, they are regularly refused entry. Hygiene reasons are often given as the main.....»»
MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency involving Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike, just raised venture funding
MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency that has received technical guidance from Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of private messaging app Signal, has raised $11.35 million in fresh venture funding across two rounds from Future Ventures and General Catalyst. The.....»»
Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense
In a new study in PNAS, an international team of researchers including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown that Arabidopsis thaliana plants produce beta-cyclocitral when attacked by herbivores and that this volatil.....»»
Backstage Capital’s Arlan Hamilton discusses how to find the next unicorn
Arlan Hamilton, the Backstage Capital founder and managing partner, joined us at TC: Sessions Justice to chat about how she vets founders beyond Stanford signal, the changing role of venture capital, how raising money from the community, versus insti.....»»
Study shows that the GW190521 event could be explained by primordial black holes
In September 2020, the LIGO/Virgo collaboration, a large team of scientists working at different universities worldwide, announced that they had detected most massive gravitational wave binary signal observed to date, which they called GW190521. In a.....»»
Sierra snowpack at 61% as new drought looms for California this summer
Highlighting the second dry winter in a row, the Sierra Nevada snowpack on Tuesday was just 61% of its historical average for this date, the latest signal that California appears headed toward summer drought conditions, with water restrictions possib.....»»
Plants set a "bedtime" alarm to ensure their survival, new study shows
Plants have a metabolic signal that adjusts their circadian clock in the evening to ensure they store enough energy to survive the night, a new study reveals......»»
Signal transduction without signal-receptor clusters can direct cell movement
Body cells communicate with each other, receive signals from the outside world and react to them. A central role in this communication network is attributed to receiver proteins, called receptors, that are anchored at the cell membrane. There, they r.....»»
Polymer film protects from electromagnetic radiation, signal interference
As electronic devices saturate all corners of public and personal life, engineers are scrambling to find lightweight, mechanically stable, flexible, and easily manufactured materials that can shield humans from excessive electromagnetic radiation as.....»»
Will Salesforce, Adobe Acquisitions Signal More Workplace-CX App Combos?
Recent acquisitions by Adobe and Salesforce signal a trend of front-end providers wanting back-end, workplace apps to build a cohesive workplace stack. Continue reading........»»