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Nov 24, 2022

This Android File Manager App Infected Thousands of Devices with SharkBot Malware

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, finance, mobile phones

SharkBot Android banking fraud malware has resurfaced on the official Google Play Store and pretends to be a file manager app.

Nov 24, 2022

Black Basta Ransomware Gang Actively Infiltrating U.S. Companies with Qakbot Malware

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Black Basta ransomware gang is actively infiltrating U.S. companies with the Qakbot malware to create an initial entry point.

Nov 24, 2022

Study: MRI scans show widespread brain changes in children with ADHD

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Nov. 23 (UPI) — Researchers said Wednesday they found changes in almost all the regions of the brain they investigated via MRI scan data of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Children with ADHD had abnormal connectivity in the brain networks involved in memory processing and auditory processing, a thinning of the brain cortex, and significant white matter microstructural changes, especially in the frontal lobe of the brain.

The results of the new research on brain biomarkers of ADHD — based on analysis of data from MRI exams of 7,805 children — is scheduled to be presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

Nov 24, 2022

Exclusive: Tesla to bring Dolby Atmos to over 1 million cars

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

One of Tesla’s upcoming software updates should give the sound systems in its current and new vehicles a considerable upgrade. According to our source, Tesla has been working with major record labels for months to bring Dolby Atmos to Tesla cars. Once the software update rolls out, over 1 million Teslas that are currently on the road will support Dolby Atmos, including all newly manufactured vehicles.

Dolby Atmos is a surround sound format from Dolby that uses height channels to interpret sounds as 3D objects. Dolby Atmos debuted in 2012 in Los Angeles, and has since made its way into thousands of movie theaters, home theaters, and even cars.

Lucid Motors was the first carmaker to bring Dolby Atmos sound to its Lucid Air sedan early last year. This fall, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz revealed that they will be bringing Dolby Atmos to more cars as well. Volvo’s EX90 SUV will have Dolby Atmos, while Mercedes-Benz is adding Atmos to the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, and its EQE, EQE SUV, EQS, and EQS SUV electric vehicles. Before long, Tesla should be on this list, too.

Nov 24, 2022

Why Scientists are Giving Robots Human Muscles

Posted by in categories: cyborgs, robotics/AI, space

Human-robot hybrids are advancing quickly, but the applications aren’t just for complete synthetic humans. There’s a lot we can learn about ourselves in the process.

Hosted by: Hank Green.

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Nov 24, 2022

Mapping the effects of pregnancy on resting state brain activity, white matter microstructure, neural metabolite concentrations and grey matter architecture

Posted by in categories: mapping, neuroscience

Animal studies have shown that pregnancy is associated with unique changes in the mammalian brain and behaviour, although pregnancy-associated changes in the human brain are less well studied. Here the authors show that pregnancy is associated with changes in resting state brain activity and brain anatomy which are most pronounced in the default mode network.

Nov 24, 2022

Oldest army ant found in 35-million-year-old Baltic amber

Posted by in category: military

An unexpected discovery in a piece of amber stored at Harvard University since the 1930s reveals that army ants once lived in Europe.

Nov 24, 2022

Extending anti-clotting treatment after distal deep vein thrombosis could reduce further clot risk

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Giving the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban to patients for 12 weeks instead of the usual six after a blood clot in the lower leg reduces the risk of further clots developing up to two years after treatment, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.

What’s more, the additional six weeks of treatment did not result in increased bleeding risk, a common side effect of anti-clotting drugs.

Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant drug. It’s given to people at a high risk of getting to help their blood (thicken) more slowly.

Nov 24, 2022

Using math to decode biology’s programming language

Posted by in categories: biological, mathematics, media & arts

There is a deep root of mathematics within biology. How this came to be, you’ll have to watch the video to find out.

Created by Prompt Suathim (2nd year undergrad, Integrated Science, UBC)

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Nov 24, 2022

Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries

Posted by in category: futurism

18 nov 2022.


A new discovery could finally usher the development of solid-state lithium batteries, which would be more lightweight, compact, and safe than current lithium batteries. The growth of metallic filaments called dendrites within the solid electrolyte has been a longstanding obstacle, but the new study explains how dendrites form and how to divert them.