Collaborate Disseminate
Researchers at the University of Toronto have experimentally observed “negative time” in photon interactions with atoms, suggesting a measurable effect rather than an illusion. The researchers stress that these findings, posted on the preprint server a… Continue reading Scientists Observe ‘Negative Time’ In Quantum Experiments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Tom’s Hardware: Although Samsung Foundry is a major chip contract manufacturer, the South Korean government mulls creating a government-funded contract chipmaker tentatively called Korea Semiconductor Manufactur… Continue reading South Korea Mulls Creating ‘KSMC’ Contract Chipmaker To Compete With TSMC
In 2024, North Korean state-sponsored hackers stole $1.34 billion in cryptocurrency across 47 attacks, marking a 102.88% increase from 2023 and accounting for 61% of global crypto theft. BleepingComputer reports: Although the total number of incidents … Continue reading North Korean Hackers Stole $1.3 Billion Worth of Crypto This Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by exposure to graphic social media content including murders, suicides, child sexual… Continue reading More Than 140 Kenya Facebook Moderators Diagnosed With Severe PTSD
If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that the only thing hardware hackers love more than a device festooned with buttons is one that’s covered in LEDs — so …read more Continue reading Holiday Jukebox Gets ESP32, Home Assistant Support
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) warns that while most adults recognize the importance of wiping personal data from old devices, nearly 30% don’t know how, and a significant number of young people either don’t care or find it too cumber… Continue reading One Third of Adults Can’t Delete Device Data
El Salvador secured a $1.4 billion loan deal with the IMF after agreeing to scale back its bitcoin policies, making cryptocurrency acceptance voluntary for businesses and limiting public sector involvement. The deal aims to stabilize the country’s econ… Continue reading El Salvador Strikes $1.4 Billion IMF Deal After Scaling Back Bitcoin Policies
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In a landmark ruling, the Court of Milan has ordered (PDF) Cloudflare to block pirate streaming services that offer Serie A football matches. The court found that Cloudflare’s services are instrume… Continue reading Cloudflare Must Block ‘Piracy Shield’ Domains and IP Addresses Across Its Service
The UK Post Office has appointed Paul Anastassi as interim CTO amid efforts to replace its controversial Horizon IT system, which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions of subpostmasters due to software errors since 1999.
The appointment, the news o… Continue reading Post Office Creates CTO Role To Support ‘Extensive and Complex’ Plans
We all know and love the humble seven-segment display, right? And if you want to make characters as well as numbers, you can do an okay job with sixteen segments …read more Continue reading A Twenty-Segment Display, Artistically