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Liberation requires collaboration between free thinkers without infringement or censorship. In another age, we could meet in public spaces. Today avoiding the Crown’s surveillance requires we exchange encrypted communication.

Five More SpaceX Starlink Launches Until Service Starts for USA and Canada

Starlink v1.0 production satellites have 400% increase in overall bandwidth compared to version 0.9 starlink satellites. tarlink v1.0 satellites have antennas with twice as many steerable beams. They can serve more regions at the same time.

New Superconducting States Have Been Discovered

Superconductivity has been shown in monolayer crystals of, for example, molybdenum disulphide or tungsten disulfide that have a thickness of just three atoms.

SpaceX Starlink $28 Million Air Force Contract Has Delivered 610 Mbps to Military Plane

SpaceX Starlink communication satellite features are being tested by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Global Lightning program.

SpaceX First Production Starlink Launch Targets November 11, 2019

SpaceX completed static fire tests and is targeting November 11, 2019 for a launch of 60 production Starlink satellites.

Why Does Inflammation Seem to Underlie All Sickness?

Writing in 1889, the Swiss pathologist Ernst Ziegler observed that "a brief and precise definition of inflammation is altogether impossible." Even back then, experts like Ziegler recognized that inflammation manifests in different ways, and that

OmniVision nabs Guinness World Record for smallest image sensor

OmniVision has announced that its OV6948 unit has been declared the world's smallest commercially available image sensor by Guinness World Records. And the company has now squeezed it into a new camera module.

Ancient Maya Farms Revealed by Laser Scanning

That all changed when scientists began using lidar, a remote sensing technique that shoots lasers from low-flying planes. By measuring a laser's travel time, scientists can determine the shape of the ground within a few centimeters and create a pic

Fiber optics

Fiber-optic cables send light signals down a glass or plastic fiber thinner than a strand of hair. Reflective cladding surrounding that core boosts the signal in a technique called "total internal reflection." The speed of the light passing down

Pichai explains why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI.

It takes a lot of systems engineering-the ability to work on all layers of the stack. This is as complicated as it gets from a systems engineering perspective. You are literally starting with a wafer, and there is a team which is literally etching

GoPro Max is claimed to be three cameras in one

Remember when camcorders were simply … camcorders? They've now splintered into several sub-types, although GoPro has set about combining three of those into one unit, with its new Max.

Animation of 42,000 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX is developing a low latency, broadband internet system to meet the needs of consumers across the globe.

Quantum Computing Is Coming, Bit by Qubit

With transmons and entanglement, scientists strive to put subatomic weirdness to work on the human scale.

3D Printing with Copper

Traditionally, copper is a very popular material due to its thermal and electrical conductivity. Recent developments have opened new possibilities in additive manufacturing.

ASML 1 to 2 Nanometer Chips Will Power Next Generation Technological Revolution

EUV Lithography is enabling another reduction in chip dimensions by 5 to 10 times in line geometry and this will extend Moore's law and improve processing speed, component density and reduce energy used.

TSMC 7+ Nanometer Chips Are in High Volume Production With 5, 6 nm in 2020

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor) announced that its seven-nanometer plus (N7+), the industry's first commercially available Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology, is delivering customer products to market in high volume.

NBC News Promotes Convenience of Getting a Microchip in Your Hand

"The process is simple and swift."

Mark Zuckerberg Teases AI 'Brain Chip'--But It Will Be Different Than Elon Musk's

If Silicon Valley were to put a team of tech bros together on a project to merge computers and people, the lineup wouldn't be complete without car and rocket man Elon Musk and the Valley's most dubious robot, Mark Zuckerberg.

California Officially Slips Into 3rd World Status

As California's largest utility PG&E spins out of control, citizens are regressing to violence, prompting the company to erect concrete barricades around its facilities to 'protect its employees.'

Giant Moon Based Telescopes Will Detect Alien Life and Measure Mountains in Other Solar Systems

Fraser Cain at Universe Today reviews the giant space telescopes that will become possible.

Full Interview: Edward Snowden On Trump, Privacy, And Threats To Democracy | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

On the eve of his memoir 'Permanent Record' being published, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length from Moscow with MSNBC's Brian Williams in an exclusive interview. This is their discussion in its entirety, edited down slightly for clari

Be Afraid America, Very Afraid! She's Back!!! (Part One)

I get no pleasure out of saying I told you so. I have been married as long as I have because my wife and myself have learned to not utter these words to each other because it leads to contempt. However, since February of 2017, I have said over two do

Li-CO2 Batteries Promise 7 Times The Energy Density Of Lithium-Iion

They can have seven times the energy density of the best Li-Ion battery possible.

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Nobody reads terms of service agreements. Guard puts a computer to work reading them for us.

With Quantum SpeedUp Proven Will There Be Quantum Manhattan Projects?

Google will likely announce quantum speedup and quantum supremacy has been proven using the random circuit selection problem. It is pretty clear that physics allows quantum speedup.

Brain chip created for US soldiers to take out enemies with their minds

American scientists have developed a new 'brain-computer interface strip'

NONE of these smiling faces are real! Artists create more than 100,000...

NONE of these smiling faces are real! Artists create more than 100,000 computer-generated portraits that look creepily lifelike

Defiant Facebook Buys Startup Focused On 'Controlling Computers With Your Mind'

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg visited Capitol Hill to try and 'win friends' in Congress. It was his first big trip back to Washington since the contentious House and Senate hearings last year, where the Facebook chief was accused of sometimes treating l

IBM's new 53-qubit quantum computer is its biggest yet

The system will go online in October.

Expert: "Perfectly Real" Fake Videos -- That Can Ruin Your Reputation -- Just 6 Months Awa

Imagine you're a parent locked in a custody dispute, and a video emerges of you abusing your child; or that you're a police officer, and you're seen on video brutalizing a suspect; or that you're a teacher "caught" on video beating a youn

'Perfectly real' deepfakes will arrive in 6 months to a year, technology pioneer Hao Li says

Manipulated images and videos that appear "perfectly real" will be accessible to everyday people in "half-a-year to a year," deepfake pioneer Hao Li said on CNBC on Friday.

IBM 53 Qubit Cloud Accessible Quantum Computer and Nextbigfuture Interviews Bob Sutor...

IBM 53 Qubit Cloud Accessible Quantum Computer and Nextbigfuture Interviews Bob Sutor, VP – IBM Q Strategy

4 Reputable Linux Hardware Makers for Open-Source Enthusiasts

It's a great time to love free and open software, free apps that don't try to exploit you for profit. For years, if you've wanted to use a free and libre operating system, such as Linux, then you've had to install them yourself.

Brain computers only rich can afford to 'create new superior human species'

When skills and abilities can be bought rather than learned, it will be survival of the richest

AI 'synthetic brains' will allow humans to be in '500 places at once'

The man behind Amazon's voice assistant believes we won't know the difference between human and AI

You Can Now Try the Firefox Private Network

Mozilla has relaunched its Test Pilot program, and kicked things off with a new project codenamed Firefox Private Network. This is essentially a VPN designed to protect you and your information when you're browsing the web using Firefox.

Western Digital 20 Terabyte Hard Drives Will Power Zettabyte Age

Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) announced its nine-disk mechanical platform, which includes energy-assisted recording technology and maintains the company's areal density leadership while delivering the highest capacity available.

Tiny Pacific Nation Makes a Go of Its Own Digital Currency

(Bloomberg) -- An isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean with a population of about 75,000 continues to break ground in the cryptocurrency space.

SpaceX Plans 24 Starlink Launches in 2020

SpaceX hopes to launch 24 Starlink missions in 2020 as the company builds out a broadband megaconstellation that could ultimately number close to 12,000 satellites according to SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell.

Small Teams Doing Great Special Effect Fan Films

Astartes is a Warhammer 40,000 fan film project.

5 Ways the Librem 5 Phone Has Impacted Linux Desktops

The Purism Librem 5 phone has been a long time coming and the device's impact can already be felt on the Linux desktop.

SpaceX Could Have First Starlink Service By February 2020

SpaceX is planning four Starlink satellite launches by the end of 2019. This would put 240 satellites into orbit.

NSA Working To Develop Quantum-Resistant Cryptocurrency: Report

The United States' National Security Agency (NSA) is allegedly working to develop a quantum-resistant cryptocurrency.

Blind Man Develops Smart Cane That Uses Google Maps and Sensors to Identify One's Surroundings

This electronic walking stick is revolutionizing the way that blind people can navigate the world.

Hints of Apple Augmented Reality glasses found in iOS 13 code

References to stereo augmented reality apps, as well as the codename "Garta," have been spotted within Apple's internal betas of iOS 13 --following and apparently refuting previous reports that Apple had abandoned the concept.

VPN's for Remote Workers: A Beginners Guide for 2019

For those that are not computer nerds, a VPN involves technology that adds a security layer to private and public networks, including broadband and internet hotspots.

AI system capable of writing fake news that was deemed 'too dangerous' to release...

An artificial intelligence project capable of writing fake news that was deemed 'too dangerous' to release to the public has been recreated by two university students.

Learn How Google Is Using Modern Slave System To Program Its AI

Callers challenge Rob Dew about how Google is exploiting slave systems to set up the AI that could become the new nanny state.

Texas Firm Claims To Have Developed The "Holy Grail" Of Electric Motors

A Texas-based company recently raised $4.5 million in seed funding to develop and commercialize a revolutionary motor that produces more torque, double the power, and increases range in an electric vehicle versus one using a typical electric motor.

Neil Jacobstein | Foundation In Exponentials - AI | Global Summit 2018 | Singularity University

Exponential technologies are fueling disruptive change in industries and societies around the world. This session provides a rapid-fire introduction to Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Cryptographic technologies and currencies, Next-generati

Roku Adds 5 Free Channels for Cord-Cutters

Roku has added five new channels to The Roku Channel. All of which offer free content to Roku owners. The channels add sports coverage, local and national news coverage, award-winning journalism, investigative reports, and comedy specials.
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