Preprint Server Removes "Inflammatory" Papers in Superconductor Controversy
sciencehabit writes: A debate over claims of room temperature superconductivity has now boiled over into the realm of scientific publishing. Administrators of arXiv, the widely used physics preprint server, recently removed or refused to post several.....»»
Private AI summit with senators, titans of tech garners controversy
With 14 of 22 attendees being CEOs, some experts say key voices were missing. Enlarge / Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrive to the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum on Capitol H.....»»
Scientists suggest use of data-driven approach to look for life on other planets
A large team of scientists with a wide variety of backgrounds has joined together to suggest that a data-driven approach to search for life elsewhere in the universe should replace methods now in use. In their paper posted on the arXiv preprint serve.....»»
Astronomers investigate intermediate polar TX Columbae
Using various spacecraft, astronomers from India and Chile have performed X-ray observations of a peculiar intermediate polar known as TX Columbae. Results of the observational campaign, published September 7 on the pre-print server arXiv, shed more.....»»
Hermès removes all leather Apple Watch bands from its site
It's not yet clear if the move confirms recent reports that partner Apple is planning to pivot away from leather accessories for its range of devices......»»
Hermès removes all Apple Watches and bands from its website ahead of ‘Wonderlust’ event
Last week, we heard from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that Apple is going to start moving away from leather for its Apple Watch bands to match the same effort for its iPhone 15 cases. Now ahead of Apple’s iPhone and Apple Watch event on September 12,.....»»
Review: Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker
Manufacturer: Seeed Kickstarter Campaign Price: $29 Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker Many years ago, I set my backpack up with…its own server. Just a little Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, but it could provide access to files, along with various o.....»»
September 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Important Federal government news
Microsoft addressed 33 CVEs in Windows 10 and 11 last month after nearly 3x that number in July. But despite the lull in CVEs, they did provide new security updates for Microsoft Exchange Server, .NET Framework, and even SQL Server, so there were ple.....»»
Google Removes ‘Pirate’ URLs from Users’ Privately Saved Links
To date, Google has processed more than seven billion copyright takedown requests for its search engine. The majority of the reported links are purged from Google's search index, as required by the DMCA. Recently, however, Google appears to gone a st.....»»
Could the AI Drake and Weeknd song actually win a Grammy?
Sure, the AI song "Heart on My Sleeve" by Ghostwriter probably won't win a Grammy. But it definitely stirred up more controversy. Remember that AI-generated song that mimicked Drake and The Weeknd? Well, now the person behind it wants a Grammy......»»
With 2,000 missing objects, the British Museum faces historic crisis of custodianship, but this case is far from unique
Since mid-August, the British Museum has been mired in a controversy over the theft of about 2,000 objects from its collections. The theft is suspected to be an inside job that took place over a period of 20 years. Alerted to the sale of alleged stol.....»»
The room-temperature superconductor that wasn’t
We have good explanations for why a chemical called LK-99 behaved the way it did. Enlarge / Levitation like this will apparently continue to require extremely cold temperatures for now. (credit: ClaudeLux) The summer of.....»»
Apple details reasons to abandon CSAM-scanning tool, more controversy ensues
Safety groups remain concerned about child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. Enlarge (credit: Leonardo Munoz/Getty) In December, Apple said that it was killing an effort to design a privacy-preserving iC.....»»
HomeKit Weekly: Umbrel Home becomes a must-have box for smart home fans looking to own more of their data
I’ve been using Umbrel at home for the last year and a half. Previously, I used a Raspberry Pi 4 to power my Umbrel server, but I recently upgraded to the new Umbrel Home, which includes everything prebuilt and ready to go. 2023 has been the year w.....»»
Cybercriminals use research contests to create new attack methods
Adversary-sponsored research contests on cybercriminal forums focus on new methods of attack and evasion, according to Sophos. The contests mirror legitimate security conference ‘Call For Papers’ and provide the winners considerable financial rew.....»»
Apple TV+ removes seven day free trial offer in the UK
Apple has quietly ended a long-running new customer free trial offer for its streaming service, Apple TV+, in the UK. UK marketing pages for TV+ have today removed all mentions of the seven day free trial from ad copy. New customers can still subs.....»»
Research sheds more light on the accretion history of EX Lupi
An international team of astronomers has investigated EX Lupi—a young T-Tauri star in the constellation of Lupus and an archetype of EXor stars. The study, presented in a paper published August 23 on the pre-print server arXiv, provided important i.....»»
Top Programming Languages Methodology
In our goal of trying to estimate a programming language’s popularity, we realized that no one can look over the shoulder of every person writing code, whether that be a child writing a Java script for a personal Minecraft server, a mobile app dev.....»»
Google removes fake Signal and Telegram apps hosted on Play
Before linking an account, be sure the app you're using is legit. Enlarge (credit: Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Researchers on Wednesday said they found fake apps in Google Play that masq.....»»
Gannett to pause AI experiment after botched high school sports articles
Newspaper chain Gannett has paused the use of an artificial intelligence tool to write high school sports dispatches after the technology made several major flubs in articles in at least one of its papers......»»
ComplyCube Field Redaction removes sensitive fields from documents
ComplyCube enhanced its Document Checks solution with automated Field Redaction capabilities. This feature systematically masks sensitive Personal Identifiable Information (PII) fields, such as the Dutch BSN, to assist businesses with global data pri.....»»