How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA?
Expect significant changes for America's space agency. President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday his intent to nominate entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman.....»»
SpaceX’s recent Starship rocket launch captured in space station video
NASA has shared a cool snippet of video captured from the ISS showing SpaceX’s recent launch of the Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket......»»
Securing AI’s new frontier: Visibility, governance, and mitigating compliance risks
In this Help Net Security interview, Niv Braun, CEO at Noma Security, discusses the difficulties security teams face due to the fragmented nature of AI processes, tools, and teams across the data and AI lifecycle. Braun also shares insights on how or.....»»
This is the Game of the Year nominee you should buy during Cyber Week
Almost all of the Game Awards' Game of the Year nominees are on sale for Cyber Week, but one deal beats them all......»»
Cheerios effect inspires novel robot design
A popular science classroom demonstration could one day lead to applications in powering tiny robots. There's a common popular science demonstration involving "soap boats," in whi.....»»
NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects—some of which could strike the Earth—ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after over a decade......»»
New research demonstrates potential of digital payments to help alleviate hunger
Could the same digital payment platforms that you use to buy a cup of coffee or make a charitable donation be used to alleviate extreme hunger around the world? That's the question a research team led by Tarek Ghani, an assistant professor of strateg.....»»
Dragonfly is going to Titan on a Falcon Heavy
NASA has given SpaceX the contract to launch the Dragonfly mission to Saturn's moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will send the rotorcraft and its lander on their way to Titan in 2028, if all goes according to plan, and the mission will arrive at Titan in 20.....»»
Study discovers a nano-switch mechanism controlled by a single hydrogen atom in all living organisms
A group of researchers in Japan has revealed, for the first time, a mechanism for controlling the potential of an electron carrier protein in the redox reaction that all organisms need to obtain energy. The study was published in the online edition o.....»»
97% of adult Australians have limited skills to verify information online: Report
Australians now use social media more often than any other type of media, including TV, radio and websites. While the increased use of social media platforms present new opportunities to access and engage with information, it also introduces serious.....»»
AMD’s new GPU breaks cover in online calculator
A listing for AMD's unannounced RX 8800 XT has appeared online, and it includes some big hints about the GPU......»»
Give the gift of privacy and security online with Surfshark VPN"s winter sale
A virtual private network is a utility as necessary as a lock on your front door, so pick one up at a big discount from Surfshark VPN during its winter sale.Get Surfshark VPN at a discount during the winter sale - Image credit: SurfsharkThere are man.....»»
Phishers send corrupted documents to bypass email security
Phishers have come up with a new trick for bypassing email security systems: corrupted MS Office documents. The spam campaign Malware hunting service Any.Run has warned last week about email campaigns luring users with promises of payments, benefits.....»»
Two decades after Enron’s bankruptcy, the company is back as a crypto firm?
Enron was bigger than the Theranos scandal, before Theranos existed. Oh, Enron, I thought—hoped and dreamed?—you were long, long gone, confined to the dustbin of history reser.....»»
Pakistan VPN ban: how to stay safe online and bypass restrictions
Authorities have just withdrawn the plan over "lack of legal grounds" to ban VPNs – but usage could still be at risk. Here, some workarounds and alternatives......»»
The shocking speed of AWS key exploitation
It’s no secret that developers often inadvertently expose AWS access keys online and we know that these keys are being scraped and misused by attackers before organizations get a chance to revoke them. Clutch Security researchers performed a te.....»»
Intel’s CEO shakeup is an Apple silicon success story in a big way
It hasn’t been a great season for Intel, and now its CEO Pat Gelsinger is out. And in the midst of the chipmaker’s transitionary period, Apple silicon is looking like a bigger win than ever for Apple. more….....»»
Intel’s CEO hasn’t turned the company around, and now he’s no longer CEO
Gelsinger rejoined Intel as CEO in early 2021 after a previous 30-year stint. In a surprise move, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has stepped down as head of the company after less than f.....»»
Disadvantaged urban populations are subject to greater heat stress, poor air quality
Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have employed a NASA open-source program to reveal that disadvantaged populations may be subject to greater heat stress and poor air quality. The study is published in the journal GeoHealth.....»»
Enterococcus helps E. coli "armor up" in dog and poultry co-infections
A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular "slime" when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could lead to targeted therapies for E. coli infections spe.....»»
Media literacy is self-defense against child exploitation online
A leading University of South Australia researcher is calling for greater media literacy, early in children's formal education, as an 'essential line of defense' against online child abuse and sexual exploitation......»»