Netherlands Police Train Eagles to Catch Drones
Netherlands Police are training eagles to catch drones to prevent illegal use. They said that they will investigate the birds’ safety as safety continue.
Category: Technology
Researchers Invent Device That Generates Light From the Cold Night Sky – Here’s What It Means for Millions Living off Grid
What if we could generate electricity from the cold night sky? Researchers at Stanford and UCLA have just done exactly that.
Teletext Was Slow but It Paved the Way for the Super-Fast World of the Internet
The BBC has announced that 2020 will mark the end of the Red Button text service – the final incarnation of what was originally known as CEEFAX and Oracle.
Ford Bridgend Closure: The UK’s Car Industry Could Stage a Revival By Recycling Rare Earths
The intended closure of Ford’s Bridgend engine plant in 2020, with the loss of 1,700 industry jobs, has sent shock waves through Wales.
Stolen Fingerprints Could Spell the End of Biometric Security – Here’s How To Save It
Traditional passwords are something you know. Biometric features are something you are. Unlike passwords, biometric data can’t be changed if it’s stolen.
The Answer to Forecasting Bitcoin May Lie in Artificial Intelligence
Bitcoin price prediction is becoming more accurate using artificial intelligence. Historical evolution of daily Bitcoin price follows predictive trends.
Australia Bans Video Games for Things You’d See in Movies. but Gamers Can Access Them Anyway
The Australian Classification Board has refused classification for at least four video games, effectively banning them in Australia.
TOP 5 MICROSOFT FAIL MOMENTS
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A Cyberattack Could Wreak Destruction Comparable To a Nuclear Weapon
People may be worried about nuclear tensions rising, but I think they’re missing the fact that a major cyberattack could be just as damaging.
Faceapp’s Fine Print Means You Effectively Can’t Sue Them, Unless You Send a Letter To Their Russian Office
Faceapp can do whatever it likes with your photos. More concerning is the range of disturbing conditions users unwittingly sign up to.
How Would Engineers Build the Golden Gate Bridge Today?
Engineers have suggested reconstructing the Golden Gate Bridge in a way that would limit ongoing maintenance and operation bills.
Surveillance Cameras Will Soon Be Unrecognisable – Time for an Urgent Public Conversation
Facial recognition use in UK surveillance cameras is now legal. Yet, the tremendous power offered by that technology has to be tamed before it’s too late.
To Upgrade or Not Upgrade? That Is the All-Too-Frequent Question
The question of whether or not to go for the upgrade or stick with the devil you know is an increasingly common contemporary dilemma
Gamers Use Machine Learning To Navigate Complex Video Games – but It’s Not Free
Dota 2 tracks your activity as you play. The aim is to create machine learning systems that can learn and coach you to become a competent player.
Libra: Four Reasons To Be Extremely Cautious About Facebook’s New Currency
Facebook has unveiled libra, a controversial cryptocurrency that will enable users to make international payments over Messenger and other group platforms.
The Future of Personal Satellite Technology Is Here – Are We Ready for It?
How can we be sure that hobbyists aren’t launching their own “spy” satellite, or deploying low-cost CubeSat networks that could be used nefariously?
Ian McEwan’s Machines Like Me and the Thorny Issue of Robot Rights
McEwan questions what it means to be human – if these machines are just like me, does that mean they have rights, like me?
From Miniature Satellites To Giant Sun Shields – the Extreme Technology Transforming Space Engineering
While Apollo was an example of engineering on a heroic scale, future space ventures can deliver lasting societal benefits beyond flags and footprints.
The Guts of an Apple iPhone Show Exactly What Trump Gets Wrong About Trade
A better way of thinking about the U.S.-China trade deficit associated with one iPhone would be to only count the value added in China, $8.50, rather than the $240 that shows up as a Chinese import to the U.S.
With Cryptocurrency Launch, Facebook Sets Its Path Toward Becoming an Independent Nation
“Like all enterprise DLT it is blockchain in name only and an monopoly to extract massive seignorage from billions of users. A monopoly scam” says Roubini.
AI Develops Human-Like Number Sense – Taking Us a Step Closer To Building Machines With General Intelligence
In a new study, a deep neural network was trained for simple visual object detection spontaneously developed this kind of number sense.
Hackers Seek Ransoms From Baltimore and Communities Across the US
The people of Baltimore are under an electronic siege that has prevented residents from obtaining building permits and business licenses.
The Next Cyberattack Could Come From Sound Waves
Researchers from the University of Michigan have found a new way of using sound to interfere with devices containing accelerometers.
Building privacy right into software code
The best way to avoid privacy problems is to take the task of privacy protection away from humans and entrust it to the computers themselves.
Facebook Wants to Combat Fake News With ID Checks – With Grave Implications for Privacy
To combat fake news, Facebook started requesting ID verification for people who wish to advertise or promote political posts or ads.