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Dec 19, 2022

Why our digital future hinges on identity and rebuilding trust

Posted by in categories: government, privacy, security

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The adoption of a password-free future is hyped by some of the biggest tech companies, with Apple, Google, and Microsoft committing to support the FIDO standard this past May. Along with the Digital ID Bill reintroduced to Congress this past July, we’re poised to take a giant leap away from the password to a seemingly more secure digital future. But as we approach a post-password world, we still have a long way to go in ensuring the security of our digital lives.

As companies continue developing solutions to bridge us to a passwordless world, many have prioritized convenience over security. Methods of two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) such as SMS or email verification — or even the use of biometrics — have emerged as leading alternatives to the traditional username/password. But here’s the catch: Most of these companies are validating devices alone and aren’t properly leveraging this technology, leaving the door open for bad actors.

Dec 19, 2022

The End of Eternity: Asimov, Isaac: 9780593160022: Amazon.com: Books

Posted by in category: futurism

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Dec 19, 2022

Life-changing: New gene therapy gel heals decades-old wounds from skin disease

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A gene therapy gel for a blistering skin disease developed at Stanford Medicine has worked wonders in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

The gel, called B-VEC, was intended to treat dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, a skin disease that results in large open wounds that last for decades. The condition is extremely painful, and the medical treatment is mostly limited to palliative care.

Dec 19, 2022

Mercury’s superconductivity explained at long last

Posted by in category: space

More than 100 years ago, the physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered that solid mercury acts as.

Dec 19, 2022

A robotic exoskeleton adapts to wearers to help them walk faster

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI

The boot-like device uses machine learning to provide support for an individual with mobility problems.

Dec 19, 2022

Apple Pushing to Launch Search Engine to Rival Google

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Apple is working on an online search engine to rival Google amid wider improvements to Spotlight search, according to a recent report from The Information.

The report explains that Apple’s work on search technology is facing setbacks amid a loss of talent to Google. In 2018, Apple sought to bolster development of its own web search engine by buying machine learning startup Laserlike, which was founded by three former Google search engineers. The company’s technology recommended websites based on a user’s interests and browsing history. Now, Laserlike’s founders have reportedly returned to Google.

Dec 19, 2022

Continuous entanglement distribution over a transnational 248 km fiber link Communications

Posted by in category: quantum physics

Fibre-based entanglement distribution represents a key primitive for quantum applications such as QKD. Here, the authors demonstrate it across 248 km of deployed fiber, observing stable detected pair rates of 9 Hz for 110 h.

Dec 19, 2022

Elon Musk Posts Twitter Poll Asking If He Should Step Down As CEO

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

Following Musk’s decision to fire top executives and appoint himself CEO in October, Bloomberg reported that the billionaire likely planned to serve in the role on an interim basis.

In the replies to the tweet, Musk said he had not selected a replacement, after a user suggested he had already chosen one.

“No one wants the job who can actually keep Twitter alive. There is no successor,” Musk tweeted.

Dec 19, 2022

The text-to-image revolution, explained

Posted by in categories: information science, internet, robotics/AI

How programmers turned the internet into a paintbrush. DALL-E 2, Midjourney, Imagen, explained.

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Dec 19, 2022

Twitter Roasts Elon Musk For Posting His Location At The World Cup

Posted by in category: Elon Musk

Some users poked fun at the Twitter CEO for sharing his whereabouts just days after he temporarily suspended the accounts of multiple journalists for “doxxing” him.