An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: In January 2021, development and support for Adobe Flash was discontinued. That marked the end of an era but in reality, Flash wasn’t quite dead. Flash Player is still available in China, something…
Neuroscientists Claim To Have Pinpointed the Brain States Unique To ‘Team Flow’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: At some point in life, you have probably enjoyed a ‘flow’ state — when you’re so intensely focused on a task or activity, you experience a strong sense of control, a reduced awareness of your envi…
Peter Norvig Leaves Google To Join Stanford AI Unit
Artificial intelligence expert Peter Norvig is joining the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI this fall as a Distinguished Education Fellow, with the task of developing tools and materials to explain the key concepts of artificial intelligence. F…
Star Trek’s William Shatner On His Plan To Boldly Go Into Space
In an interview with Gayle King on “CBS Mornings,” Star Trek’s William Shatner talks about his plan to boldly go into space, becoming the oldest person to do so. He’s planning to launch to the final frontier on Wednesday, courtesy of Jeff Bezos and his…
China’s Noisy ‘Dancing Grannies’ Silenced By Device That Disables Speakers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Across China’s public parks and squares, in the early hours of the morning or late in the afternoon, the grannies gather. The gangs, made up mostly of middle-aged and older women who went through t…
Is Nuclear Energy Green Energy? 10 EU Countries Call On Brussels To Add It To the List
“A group of ten EU countries, led by France, have asked the European Commission to recognize nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source that should be part of the bloc’s decades-long transition towards climate neutrality,” reports EuroNews. While gree…
Google’s Fuchsia Is Expanding To ‘Additional Smart Devices and Other Form Factors’
According to new job listings, Google is looking to expand the Fuchsia operating system from its current home on the Nest Hub to âoeadditional smart devices and other form factors.” 9to5Google reports: The first listing, for “Staff Software Engine…
Germany Unveils First Self-Driving Train
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world’s first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg, billing it as more punctual and energy efficient than traditional trains. TechExplore reports: Four…
Credit-Card Firms Are Becoming Reluctant Regulators of the Web
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Who should police the internet? For some time now the question has tied companies, regulators and campaigners in knots. Social networks spend billions moderating content posted on their platforms,…
LibreOffice, OpenOffice Bug Allows Hackers To Spoof Signed Docs
LibreOffice and OpenOffice have pushed updates to address a vulnerability that makes it possible for an attacker to manipulate documents to appear as signed by a trusted source. Although the severity of the flaw is classified as moderate, the implicati…