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May 25, 2024
Who will make AlphaFold3 open source? Scientists race to crack AI model
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
Researchers are aiming to create fully accessible versions of the latest iteration of DeepMind’s blockbuster protein-structure model.
May 25, 2024
Hyundai reportedly gearing up to bring hydrogen electric N Vision 74 supercar concept to market
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: energy, transportation
A recent report out of South Korea states that Hyundai Motor Group is beginning development of a new hydrogen fuel cell EV supercar based on its N Vision 74 concept from a couple of years ago. The Korean automaker is working on a development mule ahead of planned production in 2026.
May 25, 2024
New study offers a cleaner path for controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: chemistry, engineering, sustainability
Scientists looking to convert carbon dioxide into clean fuels and useful chemicals often make hydrogen gas and carbonates as unwanted byproducts. A new paper from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has found a cleaner path.
May 24, 2024
New study supports recommendation to begin mammogram screening at 40
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in category: biotech/medical
A liquid biopsy accurately detected early-stage pancreatic cancer in a large study. More studies are needed before it’s ready for clinical use, experts said.
May 24, 2024
Space Force selects companies to develop concepts for simulated space war training range
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: cybercrime/malcode, military, satellites
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In a statement May 22, the Space Force said this specialized environment will be crucial for training service personnel, known as guardians, to defend critical satellites and other spacecraft from electronic attacks. Satellites rely on electromagnetic signals for communication, navigation, and data transmission, making them vulnerable to jamming and cyberattacks.
May 24, 2024
Global navigation jamming will only get worse. The U.S. needs to move fast
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: transportation
Jamming and spoofing attacks on GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are becoming increasingly common as geopolitical crises escalate, creating major challenges and risks for aviation, shipping and other critical services across the world.
Data from GPSJam.org has confirmed widespread GPS/GNSS interference across parts of Europe and beyond as an outcome of the war in Ukraine. Regions affected range from Finland and the Baltics to Poland, Romania and Bulgaria — in addition to the Black Sea, the Caucasus and Turkey. The Middle East is also being affected by interference stemming from Israel and Iran’s hostile activities in the region. Other interference efforts, albeit at a lower scale, are also regularly occurring in areas of Pakistan, India and Myanmar.
This interference can cause significant disruptions to airline take-offs and landings, leading to costly flight delays and flight plan changes. It also presents real risks for certain aircraft and airports. For instance, some airports rely solely on GPS signals for their method of approach —– this is why Russian GPS jamming forced Finnair to suspend flights to Estonia’s Tartu Airport earlier this year. In 2019, a passenger aircraft in Idaho nearly crashed into a mountain due to GPS disruption.
May 24, 2024
US Army fires PAC-3 missile from Aegis launcher for first time
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: military
The US Armed Forces are working closely to integrate and adapt different missile systems within their inventories.
Most recently, the US Army sand Lockheed Martin launched a Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) missile segment enhancement interceptor from a US Navy (USN) ground-based, containerised Mk70 launcher platform against a cruise missile target mid-flight for the first time.
May 24, 2024
Explainer: how ‘AI killer robots’ are threatening global security
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: robotics/AI, security
Think thank SIPRI and GlobalData analysts unpack how the use of AI by the militaries raises an urgent need for regulation.
May 24, 2024
Hackers Created Rogue VMs to Evade Detection in Recent MITRE Cyber Attack
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: cybercrime/malcode
The MITRE Corporation has revealed that the cyber attack targeting the not-for-profit company towards late December 2023 by exploiting zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) involved the actor creating rogue virtual machines (VMs) within its VMware environment.
“The adversary created their own rogue VMs within the VMware environment, leveraging compromised vCenter Server access,” MITRE researchers Lex Crumpton and Charles Clancy said.
“They wrote and deployed a JSP web shell (BEEFLUSH) under the vCenter Server’s Tomcat server to execute a Python-based tunneling tool, facilitating SSH connections between adversary-created VMs and the ESXi hypervisor infrastructure.”