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This gravitational wave model has been created with the quantum gravity theory in mind, which has been predicted for decades. What else could the discovery of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory uncover and reveal about this theory? (Photo : Henze | NASA)

Quantum gravity is a theory that has been the target of decades of study by physicists worldwide. If this idea is proven, it would tie together the General Theory of Relativity (which governs gravitational fields) with quantum mechanics, and the bizarro-world of subatomic particles.

Gravitational waves, produced by accelerating objects, ripple through space-time, according to most interpretations of the General Theory of Relativity penned by famed physicist Albert Einstein. Researchers at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have announced they detected these disturbances in the fabric of time and space for the first time.

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Creating Qubit from a CMOS transitor.

Scientists make a qubit at the sharp edges within a silicon nanowire transistor.

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And, this is only going to get worse with the newer AI technology until we can get a handle on hacking and tracking of AI such as bots and cars.

Virtual extortion is causing havoc as cyber criminals target companies of all sizes for ransom, according to the FBI. Here’s what needs to be done.

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Criminal’s favorite new tool for extortion.

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center was the target of a ransomware extortion plot in which hackers seized control of the hospital’s computer systems and then demanded that directors pay in bitcoin to regain access, according to law enforcement sources.

Ransomware attacks on business data systems are becoming an increasingly common form of cyber crime. The assault on Hollywood Presbyterian computers occurred Feb. 5, when hackers prevented hospital staff from accessing patient information, according to law enforcement sources, who were not authorized to discuss the details of the investigation. The hackers then demanded an unspecified sum of computer currency.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Packet Ninjas, a niche cyber security consulting and services company, today announced the formation of a sister company named ShadowDragon.

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IBM’s new z13s mainframe and Cisco’s new Firepower next generation firewall.

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Beautiful — a new treatment to cure repeatable occurrences of blood related cancers.

New Cancer Therapy Could Give Hope To ‘Incurable’ Patients.

This could be the future of cancer treatment.

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But now it seems that collision may have been followed by a bright burst of gamma rays. NASA’s Fermi gamma-ray space telescope detected such an eruption just 0.4 seconds after LIGO’s gravitational waves arrived at Earth. It’s not clear whether the same event triggered both signals, but the Fermi team calculated that the probability of a coincidence was just 0.0022.

The problem is that no one expected such a bright gamma-ray burst to accompany a black-hole merger. Coalescing black holes orbit each other in a cosmic do-si-do, clearing out a region of empty space. According to models of gamma-ray bursts, isolated black holes can’t ignite them.

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In 2020 TED will award a prize for the use of artificial intelligence judged to have best helped humankind in some way.

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