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Jul 21, 2022

Defense Department to fund Brown faculty work on neural networks for AI

Posted by in categories: mathematics, robotics/AI

George Karniadakis, a professor of applied math and engineering, was one of nine faculty scientists and engineers from across the U.S. to receive a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship.

Jul 21, 2022

Unexploded munitions found at first large US offshore wind farm sites

Posted by in category: military

Wind farm developers have found unexploded munitions at two sites set to be some of the first commercial offshore wind farms in the US. After decades of military dumping, weapons on the seabed aren’t uncommon, but the developers will have to work around them.

Jul 21, 2022

How Glycine Can Help Extend Your Lifespan

Posted by in category: life extension

Glycine, the simple let often over looked longevity supplement could seriously improve your health!


Glycine is a simple, cost effective longevity supplement that is often overlooked. With numerous positive effects on health and longevity, maybe it’s time to add glycine to your longevity regiment?

Jul 21, 2022

Teen Is Cured from Cancer After Groundbreaking Therapy: ‘It’s a Miracle I’m Alive’

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

It was 2010, and 5-year-old Emily Whitehead had her entire future ahead of her. “From the time she was little, she liked to pull pranks and make us laugh,” her father Tom, 53, tells PEOPLE. “She made our lives a lot better.” The rambunctious preschooler had just gone to…

Jul 21, 2022

Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos creates doughnut-shaped clubhouse in Mexico

Posted by in category: habitats

Cross-laminated timber and volcanic stone were used to form a round building along a lake that was designed by Mexican studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos.

The Valle San Nicolás Clubhouse is located on the outskirts of Valle de Bravo, about two hours from Mexico City.

Set on a 385-hectare residential development, along a lake with an 800-metre waterski run, the building holds a range of spaces for relaxing and socialising.

Jul 21, 2022

Aboriginal language could help solve complex AI problems

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Jingulu—a language spoken by the Jingili people in the Northern Territory—has characteristics that allow it to be easily translated into AI commands.

An Aboriginal could hold the key to solving some of the most challenging between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

A new paper, published by Frontiers in Physics and led by UNSW Canberra’s Professor Hussein Abbass, explains how Jingulu—a language spoken by the Jingili people in the Northern Territory—has characteristics that allow it to be easily translated into AI commands.

Jul 21, 2022

U.S. government recovers nearly $500,000 from North Korean hack on Kansas medical facility

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, blockchains, cryptocurrencies, cybercrime/malcode, government

The U.S. Department of Justice seized roughly $500,000 in ransom payments that a medical center in Kansas paid to North Korean hackers last year, along with cryptocurrency used to launder the payments, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Tuesday.

The hospital quickly paid the attackers, but also notified the FBI, “which was the right thing to do for both themselves and for future victims,” Monaco said in a speech at the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University in New York City.

The notification enabled the FBI to trace the payment through the blockchain, an immutable public record of cryptocurrency transactions.

Jul 21, 2022

EU warns of Russian cyberattack spillover, escalation risks

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

The Council of the European Union (EU) said today that Russian hackers and hacker groups increasingly attacking “essential” organizations worldwide could lead to spillover risks and potential escalation.

“This increase in malicious cyber activities, in the context of the war against Ukraine, creates unacceptable risks of spillover effects, misinterpretation and possible escalation,” the High Representative on behalf of the EU said Tuesday.

“The latest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against several EU Member States and partners claimed by pro-Russian hacker groups are yet another example of the heightened and tense cyber threat landscape that EU and its Member States have observed.”

Jul 20, 2022

Surprise Asteroid Mystery Unraveled — Barreling Toward Earth From Blind Spot

Posted by in category: space

When asteroid 2019 OK suddenly appeared barreling toward Earth on July 25, 2019, Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin and the team of astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico quickly sprang into action.

After receiving an alert, the radar scientists zoned in on the asteroid, which was approaching from Earth’s blind spot — solar opposition. Zambrano-Marin and the team had just 30 minutes to collect as many radar readings as they could. The asteroid was traveling so fast, that’s all the time she’d have it in Arecibo’s sights. University of Central Florida (UCF) manages the Arecibo Observatory for the U.S. National Science Foundation under a cooperative agreement.

Because the asteroid appeared to come out of nowhere and was traveling so fast, it made headline news.

Jul 20, 2022

‘Canyon of fire’ solar storm to hit Earth today or tomorrow

Posted by in category: materials

The solar material was launched from a snapping solar filament.