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Aug 13, 2024
Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: cybercrime/malcode
Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and possible aliases.
The data allegedly comes from National Public Data, a company that collects and sells access to personal data for use in background checks, to obtain criminal records, and for private investigators.
National Public Data is believed to scrape this information from public sources to compile individual user profiles for people in the US and other countries.
Aug 13, 2024
Astronomers have found leftover ‘zombie star’ from supernova shone in the night sky 1,000 years ago
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cosmology, innovation
The striking object appeared as bright as Saturn in the vicinity of the constellation Cassiopeia, and historical chronicles from China and Japan recorded it as a “guest star.”
Chinese astronomers used this term to signify a temporary object in the sky, often a comet or, as in this case, a supernova — a cataclysmic explosion of a star at the end of its life.
The object, now known as SN 1,181, is one of a handful of supernovas documented before the invention of telescopes, and it has puzzled astronomers for centuries.
Aug 13, 2024
Intuitive Machines seeks to take over NASA’s VIPER lunar rover
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: engineering, finance, transportation
Intuitive Machines reported revenue of $41.4 million in the second quarter, more than double the $18 million the company reported in the same quarter of 2023. It had an operating loss of $28.2 million in the quarter, also more than double the $13.2 million operating loss it reported in the same quarter a year ago.
The company attributed the increase in revenue to new work, such as a NASA engineering services contract that started late last year as well as initial work on a Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract the company received in April.
The increased losses came from what Steve Vontur, chief financial officer, described as “non-cash impacts” to modifications to its next two lunar lander missions, IM-2 and IM-3, both flying payloads for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.
Aug 13, 2024
Scientists achieve rapid upcycling of microplastics to graphene
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: innovation, materials
James Cook University researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough that allows them to convert microplastics to a highly valuable material. The study is published in the journal Small Science.
Aug 13, 2024
Japan will launch DARPA-esque research institute for cyberwarfare
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: government, military
Japanese officials on Monday announced the opening of a new government-run defense research institute this fall, as reported by the Kyodo News agency.
The agency, which will be tasked with developing innovative cyber war technologies, said the new project is directly modeled after DARPA, the US Defense Department’s research agency – responsible for some of the world’s most cutting-edge defense technologies.
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Aug 13, 2024
Quantum solution to the gravitational wave mystery
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
Scientists have discovered a way to simulate gravitational waves using quantum particles and Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC).
Aug 13, 2024
Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision
Posted by Rx Sobolewski in categories: computing, cyborgs, neuroscience, transhumanism
Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.
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