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A new Star Wars movie — starring Ryan Gosling and directed by Shawn Levy — will be released in 2027, the two announced Friday at the “Star Wars Celebration” (a fan event in Japan). CNN reports:
Set to begin production this fall, the movie… Continue reading New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Announced Set 5 Years After ‘Rise of Skywalker’
It’s traditional to launch new software on April Fool’s Day, which is when we heard that Rockbox 4.0 has been released. But, in this case, the venerable MP3 firmware actually …read more Continue reading Rockbox 4.0 Released
The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29 has been linked to an advanced phishing campaign that’s targeting diplomatic entities across Europe with a new variant of WINELOADER and a previously unreported malware loader codenamed GRAPELOADE… Continue reading APT29 Deploys GRAPELOADER Malware Targeting European Diplomats Through Wine-Tasting Lures
The Trump administration is “taking measures to restrict the sale of AI chips by Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Intel,” especially in China, reports the New York Times. But that’s triggered a series of dominoes. “In the two days after the limits be… Continue reading US Chipmakers Fear Ceding China’s AI Market to Huawei After New Trump Restrictions
The user interface of things we deal with often makes or breaks our enjoyment of using a device. [Janne] from Fraktal thinks so, he has an espresso machine he enjoys …read more Continue reading Frankenflair 58: Manual Roots, Advanced Brew
“Seismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records from the past four decades when she noticed something odd,” reports CNN, “a series of deep earthquakes that had occurred under the Sierra Nevada at a depth where Earth’s crust … Continue reading Scientists Find Rare Evidence Earth is ‘Peeling’ Under the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Although uranium-235 is the typical fuel for commercial fission reactors on account of it being fissile, it’s relatively rare relative to the fertile U-238 and thorium (Th-232). Using either of …read more Continue reading China’s TMSR-LF1 Molten Salt Thorium Reactor Begins Live Refueling Operations
CNN looks at “one field that’s really benefitting” from the use of AI: “the discovery of new medicines”.
The founder/CEO of London-based LabGenius says their automated robotic system can assemble “thousands of different DNA constructs, each of which… Continue reading Could AI and Automation Find Better Treatments for Cancer – and Maybe Aging?
Billions of years ago Mars “had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers,” writes Ars Technica.
But “In order for Mars to be warm enough to host liquid water, there must have been a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphe… Continue reading Curiosity Rover Finds Hints of a Carbon Cycle on Ancient Mars
Kaspersky researchers report the reappearance of MysterySnail RAT, a malware linked to Chinese IronHusky APT, targeting Mongolia and… Continue reading Chinese APT IronHusky Deploys Updated MysterySnail RAT on Russia