Microsoft software engineer Raymond Chen in a blog post on Wednesday, recounted that he had heard from a colleague in Windows XP product support that a Janet Jackson song could crash some Windows XP-era laptops. The blog post stated that…
Security Researcher Hacks Starlink’s User Terminal
For the past four years, Elon Musk’s Starlink has been launching over 3,000 small satellites into space. This satellite network provides internet connection to remote locations on Earth, especially since the Russian-Ukraine conflict. There are plans to launch more satellites,…
Amazon One Palm Payment Technology Expands to More Whole Foods Stores
Recent reports have revealed that Amazon’s ‘One’ palm scanner payment technology will be launching at over 60 Whole Food stores in the state of California. Stores in Los Angeles, Santa, Cruz, Malibu, Santa Monica, Orange County, Montana Avenue, the San…
New Program Can Trace Encrypted WhatsApp Messages
Mayank Varia, cryptographer and computer expert, may have found the solution to allow the sending of secure, confidential and untraceable messages, but still with a way to track threatening messages. Varia is an expert on the societal effect of programs…
Researchers Create Animation Simulator that narrows down Promising Outcomes
Simulators aid computer-based animators in bringing imaginary characters to life by modelling the various possible ways the object may move through a physical space. Referred to as ‘solvers’, these simulators make the work of animation much easier and faster. The…
Smart Microrobots use Artificial Intelligence to Learn how to Swim
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Santa Clara University have successfully taught microrobots to swim through deep reinforcement learning, an incredible development in microswimming capability. Artificial microswimmers capable of navigating the world like…