Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder's health
Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup's founder steps down to confront a neurological disease.
Dec 16, 2021
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Apple users urged to download Pegasus spyware flaw fix
Apple users were urged Tuesday to update their devices after the tech giant announced a fix for a major software flaw that allows the Pegasus spyware to be installed on phones without so much as a click.
Sep 14, 2021
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Security
50,000 phone numbers worldwide on list linked to Israeli spyware: reports
An Israeli firm accused of supplying spyware to governments has been linked to a list of tens of thousands of smartphone numbers, including those of activists, journalists, business executives and politicians around the world, ...
Jul 18, 2021
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Spyware campaign targeted journalists, activists: researchers
A spyware campaign using tools from a secretive Israeli firm was used to attack and impersonate dozens of human rights activists, journalists, dissidents, politicians and others, researchers said Thursday.
Jul 15, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers create unipolar barrier photodetectors based on 2D layered materials
High dark current can significantly impair the performance of infrared photodetectors, devices that can detect photons in the form of infrared radiation. For many years, most solutions for blocking dark current used the electric ...
Engineering
Engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine and ginkgo contain sapwood lined with straw-like conduits known as xylem, which draw water up through a tree's trunk and branches. Xylem conduits are interconnected via thin ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Nokia and Vodafone showcase record-breaking 100 gigabit fiber broadband
Nokia and Vodafone have announced the successful trial of a new passive optical network (PON) technology capable of delivering speeds up to 100 gigabits per second (Gb/s) on a single wavelength 10 times faster than the most ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Automotive
LUCIDGames: A technique to plan adaptive trajectories for autonomous vehicles
While many self-driving vehicles have achieved remarkable performance in simulations or initial trials, when tested on real streets, they are often unable to adapt their trajectories or movements based on those of other vehicles ...
New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors
The new director of Idaho National Laboratory said its efforts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new generation of nuclear reactors appears to align with the goals of the incoming Biden administration ...
Dec 17, 2020
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