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Oct 23, 2023

Want to fly sustainably to your private jet? Lilium has you covered

Posted by in categories: futurism, transportation

The company has engineered an all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, designed to offer leading capacity, low noise, and high performance with zero operating emissions, to the note of ten million dollars.

A German electric aviation company, Lilium, is preparing to make a bold entry into the United States market with its Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The company announced its partnership with Texas-based full-service air brokerage and management company, EMCJET, to tap into the private jet market, in a statement.


Lilium.

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Oct 23, 2023

The stars could provide the foundation for better cybersecurity

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

To improve communication security and effectiveness, Edith Cowan University (ECU), observation data provider QL Space, and University of South Wales (UK) have formed a new collaboration that focuses on free space optics (FSO).

In early 2024, the agreement will see the construction of a satellite ground station close to ECU’s Joondalup campus in Perth’s north to empower FSO. It will eventually be one of numerous stations in the worldwide network built in collaboration with the University of South Wales (USW).

Using light to send data

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Oct 23, 2023

This boat can fly over water literally

Posted by in category: engineering

The vessel was exhibited at the Maker Faire Rome 2023.

The PoliTo Sailing Team is a group of 90 students from the Polytechnic University of Turin and they are exhibiting at the Maker Faire Rome 2023, showcasing a boat that can literally fly over water.

IE spoke to a student of mechanical engineering Sara Cantalini from the Polytechnic University of Turin and a member of the new boat’s team.

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Oct 23, 2023

Cardiac arrest cases in young athletes

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Pediatric cardiologist Mohammed Numan, MD, recently appeared on KHOU-11 to talk about sudden cardiac arrest in adolescents when playing sports. He shares signs that parents and teachers should be aware of and what tools and training they should have.

Watch Numan’s segment to learn more.


Although it’s rare, doctors at UT Physicians want parents and teachers to know when a student-athlete has a sudden cardiac arrest.

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Oct 23, 2023

Getting Rid of a Printer? Do This First—or Risk Getting Hacked

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Knowing how to dispose of a printer could mean the difference between protecting personal data and letting it fall into the wrong hands.

Oct 22, 2023

23AndMe Hacker Leaks New Tranche of Stolen Data

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, genetics

A threat actor who claimed responsibility for the compromise of the 23AndMe site earlier this month has released a new dataset, including the records of more than 4 million people’s genetic ancestry.

The cybercriminal, known by the handle Golem, alleges in a cybercrime Dark Web forum the stolen data includes information on, “the wealthiest people living in the US and Western Europe,” according to reports.

23andMe spokesperson Andy Kill said in a statement the organization is still trying to confirm whether the most recently leaked data is genuine.

Oct 22, 2023

The brief history of artificial intelligence: The world has changed fast — what might be next?

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Little is as important for the future of the world, and our own lives, as how this history continues.

Oct 22, 2023

How Close Is Science to Solving the Problem of Consciousness?

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, science

A 25-year-old wager is settled as a new generation of scientists takes on competing theories of consciousness.

Oct 22, 2023

Inside the Underground World of Black Market AI Chatbots

Posted by in categories: cryptocurrencies, cybercrime/malcode, encryption, law, robotics/AI

If you wanted to, you could access an “evil” version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT today—though it’s going to cost you. It also might not necessarily be legal depending on where you live.

However, getting access is a bit tricky. You’ll have to find the right web forums with the right users. One of those users might have a post marketing a private and powerful large language model (LLM). You’ll connect with them on an encrypted messaging service like Telegram where they’ll ask you for a few hundred dollars in cryptocurrency in exchange for the LLM.

Once you have access to it, though, you’ll be able to use it for all the things that ChatGPT or Google’s Bard prohibits you from doing: have conversations about any illicit or ethically dubious topic under the sun, learn how to cook meth or create pipe bombs, or even use it to fuel a cybercriminal enterprise by way of phishing schemes.

Oct 22, 2023

Scientists discover continent that had been missing for 375 years

Posted by in category: futurism

Geoscientists discovered a continent that had been hiding in plain sight for almost 375 years.

Historically, there’s been speculation about whether a continent known as Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language exists.

According to TN News, Zealandiais 1.89 million square miles in size. It was part of a supercontinent called Gondwana, which included most of Western Antarctica and Eastern Australia, over 500 million years ago.