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Nov 25, 2021

Making Tomorrow Better

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, neuroscience

https://www.youtube.com/c/MakingTomorrowBetter

I have a small YouTube channel which I create videos on clean energy and the environment. I have under 600 subs and many videos have not even hit 100 views but I am being increasingly targeted by fossil fuel activists and supporters, with personal attacks and misinformation.
I do respond to misinformation, and remove the worst comments but if anyone would like to help support me, nipping over to my channel, watching some videos and subscribing to the channel would be most appreciated.
We can show them that they are the minority, not us, and the wider the information spreads the quicker the change will be and the better life will be for everyone.
Thanks in advance and have an awesome day.


It is very likely that treatments to address the issues that cause aging & its related conditions & diseases will be within our reach in 15 to 20 years.

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Nov 24, 2021

We already live in the singularity

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, singularity

“The Singularity” is a term coined by John von Neumann, a major figure in the history of computer science. The concept refers to a hypothetical time when computers become more intelligent than humans and can improve themselves without our input. Imagine a run-away reaction where artificial intelligence is able to improve itself. This improved self is able to further improve itself. With each improvement the rate at which…

Nov 24, 2021

Here’s Why an MIT Professor Thinks AI Will Cause More Harm Than Good

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Artificial intelligence holds tremendous promise, but the technology also threatens society. According to MIT Economist Daron Acemoğlu, AI must be regulated now.

Nov 24, 2021

New High-Speed VTOL Aircraft Reach Jet-Like Cruise Speeds of 450 MPH

Posted by in category: transportation

The aviation pioneer Bell unveils a new type of eVTOL with high speed, also called HSVTOL, that can fly at 450 mph.

Nov 24, 2021

NVIDIA CMP 170HX mining card with GA100 GPU has a massive heatspreader

Posted by in category: computing

NVIDIA CMP 170HX cryptomining card, Source: Linus Tech Tips.

Due to the very limited availability and the high price of this card, there are not actually that many pictures of CMP 170HX on the Internet. Fortunately, Linus was brave enough to take a look under the card’s hood. As it turns out, the GPU has a very large heat spreader completetly covering the whole interposer area.

Nov 24, 2021

Eavesdropping Bugs in MediaTek Chips Affect 37% of All Smartphones and IoT Globally

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones

Researchers have uncovered details of new vulnerabilities in MediaTek’s audio DSP chips embedded in 37% of all smartphones and IoT devices.

Nov 24, 2021

APT C-23 Hackers Using New Android Spyware Variant to Target Middle East Users

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

APT C-23 hacker group uses a new Android spyware to target Middle Eastern users.

Nov 24, 2021

Over 9 Million Android Phones Running Malware Apps from Huawei’s AppGallery

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, mobile phones

More than 9 million Android phones are infected with malware distributed through Huawei’s AppGallery Store.

Nov 24, 2021

Apple Sues Israel’s NSO Group for Spying on iPhone Users With Pegasus Spyware

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, mobile phones

Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against Israeli spyware firm NSO Group for illegally targeting users with the Pegasus malware.

Nov 24, 2021

Researchers Detail Privilege Escalation Bugs Reported in Oracle VirtualBox

Posted by in category: futurism

A now-patched vulnerability affecting Oracle VM VirtualBox could be potentially exploited by an adversary to compromise the hypervisor and cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

“Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox,” the advisory reads. “Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DoS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox”

Tracked as CVE-2021–2442 (CVSS score: 6.0), the flaw affects all versions of the product prior to 6.1.24. SentinelLabs researcher Max Van Amerongen has been credited with discovering and reporting the issue, following which fixes have been rolled out by Oracle as part of its Critical Patch Update for July 2021.