Deepfakes are doctored images and videos passed on as real and meant to deceive. Technology has advanced to the point that deepfakes are difficult to discern from real videos, causing misinformation concerns. Facebook claims to have made a breakthrough. […]
Protecting yourself with strong passwords in cyberspace is a must. It’s important to avoid easily-guessable passwords like “password” or cultural references like “Frodo.” One lawmaker Tweeted a picture that had his password on a sticky note. […]
Using robotic appendages affects our brain activity governing related body parts. While prosthetics have often been used to fill in for missing or failing body parts, there’s another side to the coin. Prosthetics can “replace” or “enhance.” […]
Once “cutting-edge,” the lithium-ion battery may soon be a thing of the past. An Australian manufacturing company claims to have developed an aluminum-ion battery that charges in 1/60th the time. Lithium-ion broke the mold in the 1990s. […]
Popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin is no longer acceptable tender at Tesla. Its mining and encryption measures involve a taxing computer process that many call an “environmental disaster.” What makes it so environmentally unfriendly? […]
Artificial intelligence recently broke a record by selling a painting for $700,000. The painting was a collaboration between a robot named Sophia and a human counterpart. How does the public respond to computer-made art? […]
X-rays were recently used to read a letter that was folded and locked shut. The 300-year-old correspondence gave up its secrets without being broken thanks to hyper-sensitive scanning equipment. X-ray tech uses atomic electrons for its imagery. […]
In a sign of the times, a JPG file recently sold for $69.3 million at auction. The piece, known as “Everydays—The First 5,000 Days,” is a collage of every image the artist, known as Beeple, has posted online since 2007. Art and its perceived value are shifting in the digital age. […]
Auto giants like GM and Volvo plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2036. Meanwhile, Tesla’s automobiles have always been electric and startups like Rivian are supplying electric-powered pickups to Amazon. Electric vehicles are far more power-efficient. […]
Semiconductors are so deeply ingrained as a part of society that we use them every day. They’re used in smartphones, refrigerators, weapons systems and more. They may be the biggest invention of the 20th century. […]
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