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Feb 7, 2022

A lone hacker on a revenge mission says he is the one who keeps turning off North Korea’s internet

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, internet

The American hacker — who goes by the handle P4x — told Wired he was one of the victims of a cyberattack last year on Western security researchers carried out by North Korean spies. He said he was frustrated that he was a target and that the US appeared to have a lacking response.

He said the hackers tried to snatch hacking tools and information on software vulnerabilities but he was able to stop them before they could get anything worthwhile. Nonetheless, there was a feeling of resentment, he told Wired.

“It felt like the right thing to do here,” P4x told Wired, adding: “If they don’t see we have teeth, it’s just going to keep coming.

Feb 7, 2022

Airstream’s Electric Trailer Concept Can Run Off-Grid for Weeks

Posted by in category: sustainability

The eStream, a sleek, solar-powered RV, showcases technology that will trickle throughout the industry.

Feb 6, 2022

Rapid DNA Sequencing Tech Breaks the Speed Record for Reading Whole Genomes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, genetics

For children suffering from rare diseases, it usually takes years to receive a diagnosis. This “diagnostic odyssey” is filled with multiple referrals and a barrage of tests, seeking to uncover the root cause behind mysterious and debilitating symptoms.

A new speed record in DNA sequencing may soon help families more quickly find answers to difficult and life-altering questions.

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Feb 6, 2022

Will Your Job Become Obsolete By 2040 Due To Automation?

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Will robots take your job in the near future?


“The real question is, when will we draft an artificial intelligence bill of rights? What will that consist of? And who will get to decide that?” Gray Scott.

Feb 6, 2022

McDonald’s is replacing human drive-thru attendants with AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

As if drive-through ordering wasn’t frustrating enough already, now we might have a Siri-like AI to contend with. McDonald’s just rolled out a voice recognition system at 10 drive-throughs in Chicago, expanding from the solitary test store they launched a few years ago.

But when will it come to your neighborhood Golden Arches?

“There is a big leap between going from 10 restaurants in Chicago to 14,000 restaurants across the U.S. with an infinite number of promo permutations, menu permutations, dialect permutations, weather — I mean, on and on and on and on,” admitted McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski, reports Nation’s Restaurant News.

Feb 6, 2022

Say hello to the Cybercat, a modded amphibious Cybertruck with 335 hp

Posted by in category: humor

We promise, this isn’t a joke.

A Seattle-based startup called Cybercat developed an aftermarket kit that will convert your shiny new Tesla Cybertruck into a catamaran, and there’s even an option for a hydrofoil extension, a report from InsideEVs reveals.

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Feb 6, 2022

If you live in Texas or Florida, let me know

Posted by in category: futurism

Genevieve Klien and I may be traveling in those states in the future.

Oh, and if you live in Northern Nevada or plan to visit Reno, let us know!

Update: It looks like we will be relocating a bit north of Austin!

Feb 6, 2022

How spy satellite tech will power NASA’s next big telescope

Posted by in category: space

Thanks to NASA receiving a gift of components from a former spy program, the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will observe more sky than ever before.

Feb 6, 2022

Behold! NASA teases how Artemis astronauts will explore the Moon’s south pole

Posted by in category: space travel

Are you afraid of the dark?


Hopefully, none of the astronauts vying to join the Artemis crewed Moon missions are similarly nyctophobic. If a new NASA image is anything to go on, they’ll need to get over it.

“NASA astronauts are no strangers to extreme environments,” Megan Dean, a NASA spokesperson tells Inverse. Just as well. In a hauntingly beautiful photograph posted on Twitter this week, NASA teases just how extreme the environment may be when NASA astronauts reach the Moon as part of the Artemis III mission, currently slated for 2025.

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Feb 6, 2022

Photons simulate time travel in the lab

Posted by in categories: encryption, quantum physics, time travel

Protocol could break quantum-encryption systems.