An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Associated Press: Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe. The Allen Coral Atlas, named after late…
MIT-Designed Project Achieves Major Advance Toward Fusion Energy
David Chandler writes via MIT News: It was a moment three years in the making, based on intensive research and design work: On Sept. 5, for the first time, a large high-temperature superconducting electromagnet was ramped up to a field strength of 20 t…
The Open Source Initiative Names Stefano Maffulli As Its First Executive Director
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has finally named its first Executive Director, Stefano Maffulli. ZDNet’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports: Maffulli is a long-time developer community manager. He co-founded and led the Italian chapter of Free Softwar…
After Chiding Apple On Privacy, Germany Says It Uses Pegasus Spyware
“Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) purchased access to NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2019 after internal efforts to create similar iOS and Android surveillance tools failed,” reports AppleInsider. The news comes less than a month after th…
World’s Largest Direct Air Carbon Capture System Goes Online
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The largest carbon capture facility in the world is slated to come online Wednesday in Iceland, amid growing skepticism over the technology’s role in addressing the climate crisis. The Orca, a direc…
Lenovo’s First Windows 11 Laptops Run On Ryzen
Lenovo will ring in the arrival of Windows 11 with a pair of premium AMD Ryzen-based laptops. PCWorld reports: The IdeaPad Slim 7 Carbon will feature a carbon lid and aluminum body to go with its drop-dead gorgeous 14-inch OLED screen. Besides the infi…
UK.gov Is Launching An Anti-Facebook Encryption Push
The British government is preparing to launch a full-scale policy assault against Facebook as the company gears up to introduce end-to-end encryption across all of its services. The Register reports: Prominent in details briefed to the news media this …
Facebook Users Liable For All Comments Under Their Posts, According To Australia High Court
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Australia’s High Court, roughly the equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court, has ruled that Facebook users are responsible for the content of complete strangers who post defamatory comments on their posts….
Astronauts In Space Will Soon Resurrect An AI Robot Friend Called CIMON
A robot called CIMON-2 (short for Crew Interactive Mobile Companion) has received a software update that will enable it to perform more complex tasks with a new human crewmate later this year. Space.com reports: The cute floating sphere with a cartoon-…
Viruses May Exist ‘Elsewhere In the Universe,’ Warns Scientist
Astrobiologist Paul Davies suggests viruses may form a vital part of ecosystems on other planets. The Guardian reports: “Viruses actually form part of the web of life,” said Davies. “I would expect that if you’ve got microbial life on another planet, y…