PGP Turns 30
prz writes: PGP just hit its 30th birthday. Before 1991, the average person had essentially no tools to communicate securely over long distances. That changed with PGP, which sparked the Crypto Wars of the 1990s. "Here we are, three decades later, an.....»»
New DNA-based chip can be programmed to solve complex math problems
The term DNA immediately calls to mind the double-stranded helix that contains all our genetic information. But the individual units of its two strands are pairs of molecules bonded with each other in a selective, complementary fashion. Turns out, on.....»»
Humans ditched swiveling hips for shorter stride than chimps
Humans were thought to have the longest primate strides for their height, but now it turns out that chimpanzees take 25% longer strides than we do, thanks to their swiveling hips, which rotate by as much as 61deg every time they take a step to compen.....»»
Skyrim celebrates its 10th anniversary with yet another re-release
Skyrim turns 10 this year and what better way to celebrate than with a re-release for next-gen consoles?.....»»
Apple"s NeuralHash Algorithm Has Been Reverse-Engineered
An anonymous reader writes: Apple's NeuralHash algorithm (PDF) -- the one it's using for client-side scanning on the iPhone -- has been reverse-engineered. Turns out it was already in iOS 14.3, and someone noticed: Early tests show that it can t.....»»
A Deep Math Dive into Why Some Infinities Are Bigger Than Others
The size of certain infinite sets has been a mystery. Now, it turns out, each one is different than the next, and they can all be ordered by size -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Ennostar 2Q21 operation turns profitable
Ennostar had its business operation swinging from an operating loss of NT$329.4 million (US$11.8 million) and a net loss of NT$259.9 million for the first quarter of 2021 to an operating profit of NT$635.1 million and a net profit of NT$700.2 million.....»»
The IBM PC Turns 40
The Register's Richard Speed commemorates the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the IBM Model 5150: IBM was famously late to the game when the Model 5150 (or IBM PC) put in an appearance. The likes of Commodore and Apple pretty much dominated t.....»»
Warner Bros. Is Using Personalized Deepfakes For Its Latest Movie Promo
Hollywood is embracing deepfakes, and we all can be a part of it: Warner Bros. has tapped synthetic media startup D-ID to promote its new movie "Reminiscence." From a report: A new website allows anyone to upload a photo, which D-ID's AI then turns i.....»»
A brief history of the cabbage butterfly"s evolving tastes
The cabbage butterfly, voracious as a caterpillar, is every gardener's menace. Turns out, these lovely white or sulfur yellow butterflies started trying to take over the planet millions of years before humans ever set foot on it......»»
Passwords Aren"t Just a Problem For Adults
Though you might assume children are the most tech-savvy generation out there, it turns out there's an area where they're just as behind as adults: passwords. From a report: National Institute of Standards and Technology released research on Wednesda.....»»
OpenAI"s Codex Turns Written Language Into Computer Code
A new AI system can read written instructions in conversational language and transform it into working computer code. From a report: The model is the latest example of progress in natural language processing (NLP), the ability of AIs to read and writ.....»»
44.01 secures $5M to turn billions of tons of carbon dioxide to stone
Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions is an important goal, but another challenge awaits: lowering the levels of CO2 and other substances already in the atmosphere. One promising approach turns the gas into an ordinary mineral through entirely nat.....»»
New Carnivorous Plant Discovered In Pacific Northwest
A pretty little white flower that grows near urban centers of the Pacific Northwest turns out to be a killer. NPR reports: The bog-dwelling western false asphodel, Triantha occidentalis, was first described in the scientific literature in 1879. But u.....»»
Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into ultra-clean water
Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution......»»
World"s rarest rabbit spotted on Facebook
Everyone loves a picture of a pet rabbit, but when the cuddly creature in the photograph turns out to be a vanishingly rare species on the brink of extinction, it isn't only the bunny huggers who sit up and take notice......»»
Experiment bound for space station turns down the heat
A lot of power means a lot of heat......»»
AMD’S FSR uses the same technology as Nvidia’s old sharpening filter
FidelityFX SR is AMD's new image upscaling technology and the competitor to DLSS. It turns out that it uses the same algorithm as Nvidia's sharpening filter......»»
Older males come out on top in battle of the breeding mosquitofish
It turns out age is no barrier when it comes to reproducing—well, at least for one type of fish......»»
New Technique Turns 5G’s Power Problem Into a PAPR Tiger
Wireless networks have long struggled with inefficient power ratios 5G has a power efficiency problem. If you already have a 5G smartphone, you may have noticed the latest generation of wireless drains your device’s battery life, so much so t.....»»
Study calls for end to "rough fish" pejorative and the paradigm that created it
From art to religion to land use, much of what is deemed valuable in the United States was shaped centuries ago by the white male perspective. Fish, it turns out, are no exception......»»