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Aug 30, 2018

DNA editing before birth could one day massively expand lifespans

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, futurism

If it becomes possible to make dozens of changes to DNA, future generations could live much longer before they succumb to diseases of old age such as cancer.

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Aug 30, 2018

Amid record-high STD rates, ‘super gonorrhea’ could be coming to a town near you

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Like getting it on? NICE! But, um, still protect yourself. Times are tough, and the CDC is warning people about the increasing rates of STDs. Oh, also gonorrhea is starting to become more resistant to antibiotics. Have fun, but take care!

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Aug 30, 2018

Beware: Hackers are trying to scam your company with this attack

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Business email compromise attacks have led to billions in fraud losses in recent years, according to a Barracuda report. Here’s how to avoid them.

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Aug 30, 2018

Google Titan Security Key Kit Now on Sale for $50

Posted by in category: security

Starting today, Google’s Titan Security Keys are now on sale via the Google Store for $50. The kit provides buyers with two security keys, one of which can act as a backup, in case you lose the other.

Titan Security Keys look and function like any other security keys on the market, so don’t expect anything game-changing. But Google’s keys can help you protect your Google, Facebook, or Dropbox accounts from sophisticated phishing attacks.

A security key is a device that essentially adds another step to the account sign-in process. To break in, a hacker would need your password and the physical key, which can sign a digital authentication request to unlock your account.

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Aug 30, 2018

Notorious cyber crime gang behind global bank hacking spree returns with new attacks

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

The Cobalt Group is suspected of vast numbers of attacks which have caused over a billion in damages — and they’re not done yet.

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Aug 30, 2018

A species of fish has passed the mirror test for the first time

Posted by in category: futurism

By Yvaine Ye

The cleaner wrasse is only the size of a human finger but it has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test – a classic experiment used to gauge self-awareness in animals.

Until now, only relatively intelligent animals – including apes, dolphins, elephants and magpies – have passed the test, which demonstrates whether an individual can recognise itself. But in 2016, two manta rays were filmed checking out their reflections in a mirror in a fish tank, suggesting that fish may be able to …

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Aug 30, 2018

Scientists Discover Possible First Proof of Parallel Universes

Posted by in category: cosmology

We can’t entirely rule out that the Spot is caused by an unlikely fluctuation explained by the standard model.


A study on the strange Cold Spot in space may prove that we live in a multiverse.

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Aug 30, 2018

China Is Quickly Becoming an AI Superpower

Posted by in categories: government, robotics/AI

While the White House report got modest news coverage and a mildly enthusiastic response from the AI community, this was barely a hiccup in comparison to China’s clarion call. When the CCP speaks, everyone listens.

Within a year, Chinese VC investors were pouring record sums into AI startups, surpassing the US to make up 48 percent of AI venture funding globally. Over the past decade, Chinese government spending on STEM research has grown by double digits year on year.

And China’s political system is set up such that local officials are incentivized to outcompete others for leadership in CCP initiatives, each striving to lure in AI companies and entrepreneurs with generous subsidies and advantageous policies.

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Aug 30, 2018

This video is the third and final in a three-part series discussing global internet connectivity

Posted by in categories: economics, internet, satellites

Satellite Constellations to Bring Global Internet Coverage (SpaceX, OneWeb, Boeing,…):


In this video, we’ll be discussing global internet connectivity initiatives based in space, more specifically – low and mid-Earth orbit through the use of satellite constellations.

[0:35–2:30] Starting off we’ll discuss how these satellites will communicate with the ground and the internet providing satellites from Iridium and ViaSat, that act as a proof of concept and validate satellites as a means for internet connectivity.

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Aug 30, 2018

What does “POSTHUMAN” mean? Dr. Ferrando (NYU) — Course “The Posthuman” Lesson n. 1

Posted by in category: futurism

Are we human?


This video is part of the online course in the Philosophy of “The Posthuman”, Lesson n. 1, by Dr. Francesca Ferrando (NYU)

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