In 1931, the austrian logician pulled off arguably one of the most stunning intellectual achievements in…
Month: July 2020
‘Godzilla’ dust plume sweeps across the Atlantic, ESA imagery shows
Over a period of less than a month, the plume has reached the Caribbean, South America…
The moon is 85 million years younger than previously thought
This visualization shows the moon being formed from a collision. The collision happened more recently than…
High-accuracy prostate cancer pathology using deep learning
Deep learning methods can be a powerful part of digital pathology workflows, provided well-annotated training datasets…
Rust code in Linux kernel looks more likely as language team lead promises support
Torvalds worries about compiler bugs: ‘Very rare, but incredibly hard to debug’ Read more…
Microsoft: We’re pulling the plug on Windows builds of programming language PHP | ZDNet
Microsoft will no longer produce official PHP builds for Windows from PHP 8.0 onwards. Read more…
UK and Australia open joint data-privacy investigation into Clearview AI
The facial recognition company is being scrutinized over its database of 3 billion photos. Read more…
Microsoft wants to kill off Linux malware for good
Project Freta detects Linux malware for free. Read more at TechRadar…
If the coronavirus is really airborne, we might be fighting it the wrong way
Airborne transmission would mean there are certain solutions we really need to focus on. Read more…
30-year-old dies after Texas ‘COVID party,’ thought coronavirus was a hoax
“He said to his nurse was, ‘I think I made a mistake.'” Read more at ABC7…
Linux team approves new terminology, bans terms like ‘blacklist’ and ‘slave’ | ZDNet
Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts stamp on proposal to use neutral language in kernel code and…
Fusion Energy Gets Ready to Shine—Finally
Three decades and $23.7 billion later, the 25,000-ton International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor is close to becoming…
Astronomers discover South Pole Wall, a gigantic structure stretching 1.4 billion light years across
The South Pole Wall has been hiding in plain sight, remaining undetected until now because large…
How to Crack SSH Private Key Passwords with John the Ripper
Secure Shell is one of the most common network protocols, typically used to manage remote machines…
Hundreds of Years of Tree Rings Reveal a Grim Anomaly That Began in The 20th Century
Scientists have collected 600 years of this data to better understand climate change. The new records…
The violent attack that turned a man into a maths genius
Futon salesman Jason Padgett cared little about anything beyond partying and chasing girls, then one fateful…
Yes, Stephen Hawking Lied To Us All About How Black Holes Decay
Physicist and best-selling author Stephen Hawking presents program in 2012. His analogy about black holes decaying…
Native Americans and Polynesians Met Around 1200 A.D.
Genetic analysis of their modern descendants shows that people from the Pacific Islands and South America…
First precise edits to mitochondrial DNA achieved with weird enzyme
Feat enables researchers to study — and perhaps treat — deadly diseases. Read more…
4 mysterious objects spotted in deep space are unlike anything ever seen
Four faint objects at radio wavelengths are highly circular and brighter along their edges. Dubbed odd…