Category: tomorrow

Cloudflare wants to protect the internet from quantum computing

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In circl, cloudflare, cryptography, data, encryption, hackers, Internet, open-source, post-quantum, Privacy, quantum computing, Security, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] While Cloudflare hasn’t solved the problems that cryptography raises for encryption, it’s been trying to “quantum-proof” TLS, the encryption technology formerly called SSL, which protects connections between web browsers and servers. Cloudflare plans to continue this work, and it hopes that by sharing CIRCL, it will help other researchers prepare for a post-quantum world. […]

A new tool detects deepfakes with 96 percent accuracy

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In deepfake, deepfakes, gear, Internet, services, Tech, tomorrow, usc, usc information sciences institute

[ad_1] Standard deepfake detection models analyze videos frame-by-frame to spot any sign of manipulation. The new technique created by USC researchers requires far less computing power and time. It reviews an entire video all at once, which allows it to process information much quicker. It stacks frames of the video on top of one another […]

China’s supercomputers are the latest target in US trade war

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In business, China, commerce department, export, gear, military, national security, Politics, restrictions, Security, sugon, supercomputer, supercomputing, Tech, tomorrow, trade, trade war, trump administration, us

[ad_1] The Commerce Department has reportedly issued export restrictions that cut five major Chinese supercomputer developers off from US technology. According to the new rule, the firms have been “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The developers include Sugon of Beijing, three of its affiliates and Wuxi […]

Japan will send a rover to Martian moons with help from Germany and France

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In jaxa, mars, martian moons exploration, mmx, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] DLR and France’s National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) will help JAXA build and study a rover meant to explore one of the moons. That rover will fly strapped to the MMX spacecraft, which will orbit both Phobos and Deimos. According to New Scientist, if all goes according to plan, the rover will become […]

NASA gives the Mars 2020 rover its legs and wheels

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In mars 2020 rover, Nasa, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] While all six wheels have motors, the front and rear ones have steering motors that will allow Mars 2020 to make a full 360-degree turn in place. In addition, the suspension system can withstand tilts up to 45 degrees in any direction, so the rover to drive on pretty large rocks without tipping over. […]

NASA will study solar weather in two new missions

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In goddardspaceflightcenter, Nasa, solar flares, Space, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] Solar storms have sparked fascination and paranoia among humans for years, dating back to the Carrington Event of 1859 which damaged telegraph systems across the world. Some scientists believe that a repeat of such an event today would knock out the electric grid indefinitely. On a smaller scale, solar storms can disturb satellites and […]

Google Maps is flooded with ‘millions’ of fake business listings

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In business, Google, Google Maps, google my business, Internet, Tech, tomorrow, whitepages, yellowpages

[ad_1] Why would someone create a fake business listing? WSJ found out that there are a variety of motives behind such scams. Some businesses will create fake profiles for their competitors listing wrong phone numbers or addresses. Scam artists will also impersonate legitimate businesses and lure unsuspecting customers. One federal employee profiled in the story […]

Nissan’s zero-emission ice cream truck uses recycled EV batteries

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In clean air day, e-nv200, electric van, electric vehicle, emissions, energy roam, ev, gear, green, ice cream, mackie, nissan, power pack, prototype, roam, second life, second-life batteries, solar power, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, Uk, wind power, zero emissions

[ad_1] The prototype is based on Nissan’s e-NV200, a fully electric light commercial vehicle that has a range of up to 124 miles. The company installed two Nissan Energy ROAM power packs — which use lithium-ion cells recovered from first-generation Nissan electric vehicles — to power the coolers. Those can be charged along with the […]

Waymo is developing driverless services with Renault and Nissan

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, nissan, renault, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, waymo

[ad_1] We’re partnering with @Groupe_Renault & @Nissan on behalf of The Alliance to explore driverless mobility services for passengers and deliveries starting in France & Japan. More https://t.co/UZiOpAYScY pic.twitter.com/hIbmBurt89 — Waymo (@Waymo) June 20, 2019 Renault-Nissan Alliance business development chief Hadi Zablit said the companies will “develop a framework for deployment of mobility services at […]

Scientists make a lifelike robotic fish using multipurpose ‘blood’

Post author By Randall
Post date June 20, 2019
Categories In autonomous, Battery, blood, Design, fish, Power, propulsion, robotics, Robots, storage, synthetic, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] While typical robots carry bulky single-purpose parts to provide power, such as a battery or gears, the newly-developed lionfish has a unique circulatory system that provides both power and propulsion. The “blood” pumped around the system comprises an electrolyte solution that acts as both hydraulic fluid and energy storage. The result? A more lifelike […]