How a French satellite operator helps keep Russia’s TV propaganda online
Eutelsat refused to stop Russia from broadcasting state-run programming. Enlarge / Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Moscow Urban Forum 2018 on July 18, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. (credit: Getty Images | Mikhail Svetlov ).....»»
Computer game helps students get better at detecting fake news
A computer game helped upper secondary school students become better at distinguishing between reliable and misleading news. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University and elsewhere......»»
Scotland"s hate crime law: The problem with using public order laws to govern online speech
Scotland's new hate crime law came into force on April 1, sparking immediate controversy over its potential effects on freedom of speech and expression, especially online. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act expands on current laws about c.....»»
A key gene helps explain how the ability to glide has emerged over-and-over during marsupial evolution
People say "When pigs fly" to describe the impossible. But even if most mammals are landlubbers, the ability to glide or fly has evolved again and again during mammalian evolution, in species ranging from bats to flying squirrels. How did that come a.....»»
International team detects eruption of mega-magnetic star in nearby galaxy
While ESA's satellite INTEGRAL was observing the sky, it spotted a burst of gamma-rays—high-energy photons—coming from the nearby galaxy M82. Only a few hours later, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope searched for an afterglow from the explos.....»»
Learn 14 languages: Get $449 off a lifetime subscription to Babbel
Babbel is an online learning platform that will help you learn up to 14 languages. StackSocial is offering a lifetime subscription to the service at 74% off......»»
Vroom CEO: ‘Gut-wrenching" decision to end online used-car business
When a search to secure more capital was unsuccessful, Vroom's senior leadership called it: The company would stop buying and selling used vehicles online as soon as possible......»»
New Relic AI monitoring helps enterprises use AI with confidence
New Relic announced New Relic AI monitoring with a suite of new features to meet the evolving needs of organizations developing AI applications. New features include in-depth AI response tracing insights with real-time user feedback and model compari.....»»
Apple announces special event for May 7: ‘Let Loose’
Apple has announced a special event for May 7, teasing “Let Loose.” The event will be online and take place at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET. It’s expected to focus on new iPad hardware and accessories, with a new iPad Pro, iPad Air, Apple Pencil, and M.....»»
HMD Pulse Briefly Appears in Store Listing
Online retailer Gigantti briefly listed the HMD Pulse seemingly ahead of its actual launch schedule. The post HMD Pulse Briefly Appears in Store Listing appeared first on Phandroid. In case you’re curious about HMD Global’s fir.....»»
Invicti Predictive Risk Scoring identifies highest-risk applications
Invicti announced its new AI-enabled Predictive Risk Scoring capability. The feature assigns predicted risk to applications and helps organizations gain a strategic view of their overall application security risk. Predictive Risk Scoring allows organ.....»»
Will we know if TRAPPIST-1e has life?
The search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift. With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists discovered thousands of exoplanets, most of which were detec.....»»
A universal framework for spatial biology
Biological processes are framed by the context they take place in. A new tool developed by the Stegle Group from EMBL Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) helps put molecular biology research findings in a better context of cellula.....»»
New small molecule helps scientists study regeneration
Regenerating damaged tissues or organs has been a dream of scientists for decades. Now, researchers at the FMI and Novartis Biomedical Research have discovered a new molecule that activates a protein involved in regeneration. The tool holds promise f.....»»
Proton adds detailed dark web monitoring for paid plans
Proton is out with the latest upgrade for its users on a paid tier. Dark web monitoring is here to help you keep your online credentials as safe as possible with alerts when you need to update passwords due to data breaches and more. Here’s how it.....»»
Computer model helps support theory of asteroid Kamo"oalewa as ejecta from the moon
A small international team of planetary scientists has found evidence supporting the theory that the near-Earth asteroid Kamo'oalewa is ejecta from the moon. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group describes their data-dri.....»»
Report: Apple acquires French startup behind AI and computer vision technology
Apple has reportedly acquired Datakalab, a Paris, France-based startup specializing in artificial intelligence compression and computer vision technology. According to French business magazine Challenges, the acquisition was finalized in December......»»
Apple has bought a French firm to help get AI processing on the iPhone
Apple has quietly acquired another AI firm involved in reducing the size of Large Language Modules for the iPhone, this time Paris-based Datakaleb.Before moving to AI compression, Datakaleb worked extensively in AI-based image analysisFollowing news.....»»
AESC doubles battery investment for BMW"s EVs in South Carolina
The plant is expected to come online in 2027 and supply BMW's assembly plant in Spartanburg, S.C., where the automaker plans to produce at least six EV models by 2030......»»
Huawei’s new phone has a feature that even Apple’s iPhones do not
The recently launched Huawei Pura 70 Ultra has a cool satellite feature that lets users send images, something that other phones do not have. The post Huawei’s new phone has a feature that even Apple’s iPhones do not appeared first on Phandroid......»»
Cloud Console Cartographer: Open-source tool helps security teams transcribe log activity
Cloud Console Cartographer is an open-source tool that maps noisy log activity into highly consolidated, succinct events to help security practitioners cut through the noise and understand console behavior in their environment. “Infrastructure.....»»