Collaborate Disseminate
The BBC reports that North Korea’s military today launched a ballistic missile from that country’s east coast; the missile fell into the water after a flight of about 500 miles.
Reuters adds some more details, and names a different launching point. Fr… Continue reading N. Korea Launches Ballistic Missile
The Bad Astronomer writes: It’s long been thought that asteroid impacts create pressures high enough to form diamonds. Now, using high-energy lasers and X-ray crystallography, researchers have confirmed that lonsdaleite, a form of diamond, can be made … Continue reading Asteroid Impacts Make Tiny Diamonds
Lucas123 writes: By 2022, using a thumb drive or taking your vehicle to the location you bought it for a software update will seem as strange as it would be for a smartphone or laptop today. By 2022, there will be 203 million vehicles on the road that … Continue reading Within 6 Years, Most Vehicles Will Allow OTA Software Updates
An anonymous reader writes: The U.S. army is working on an innovative technology for masking radar emissions in contested territory and environments with heavily congested radio bands. Effective radar system performance is critical in military operatio… Continue reading US Army Developing Encrypted Radar Waveform
itwbennett writes: In a notification letter dated March 10, American Express warned cardholders that their account information might’ve been exposed after a third-party service provider suffered a data breach — in December 2013. The company says … Continue reading American Express Warns Customers About Breach — From 2013
An anonymous reader writes: There are unconfirmed reports that NVIDIA is working on its own Linux distribution dubbed “NLINUX.” This NLINUX is supposedly a Linux platform optimized for gamers and similar to SteamOS, but NVIDIA has yet to confirm these … Continue reading Reports: NVIDIA Launching a Distro of Its Own
mdsolar writes: For the first time, a team of researchers looked at ongoing population growth in areas where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created flood maps that more accurately reflect local conditions. What they found was s… Continue reading Sea Rise Could Force Millions In Florida To Adapt Or Flee
An anonymous reader writes: A Google security expert (Tavis Ormandy) has become annoyed with antivirus products receiving awards a week after he finds huge security holes in their software. He’s talking about Comodo who received an “excellence” award f… Continue reading Tavis Ormandy Criticizes Meaningless Antivirus Excellence Awards
Freshly Exhumed writes: The former Microsoft executive excoriated by some industry watchers for the collapse of Nokia Mobile Phones, Stephen Elop, has re-emerged down under. Telstra says Elop is being appointed to the new role of Group Executive Techno… Continue reading Stephen Elop New Chief Innovator For Australia’s Telstra
An anonymous reader writes: Alibaba has announced its plans to train a million teenagers and graduates living in rural areas of China to kick-start their own businesses. The Chinese e-commerce giant reached an agreement today with the China Communist Y… Continue reading Alibaba To Train a Million Youngsters In E-commerce