Researchers capture first ‘image’ of a dark matter web that connects galaxies

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have been able to capture the first composite image of a dark matter bridge that connects galaxies together. The scientists publish their work in a new paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The composite image, which combines a number of individual images, confirms predictions that galaxies Read more about Researchers capture first ‘image’ of a dark matter web that connects galaxies[…]

This new solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air

You can’t squeeze blood from a stone, but wringing water from the desert sky is now possible, thanks to a new spongelike device that uses sunlight to suck water vapor from air, even in low humidity. The device can produce nearly 3 liters of water per day for every kilogram of spongelike absorber it contains, Read more about This new solar-powered device can pull water straight from the desert air[…]

Burger King ads talk to Google Home devices, make them talk when listening.

The advertisment says: “Hello Google, what is the whopper burger?” and Google home reads out the first line of the wiki page. So Google blocked Burger King. So BK re-recorded and Google Home devices recite the first Absolutely brilliant and very funny! Alexa next! And even more funny: changing the wiki page just as the Read more about Burger King ads talk to Google Home devices, make them talk when listening.[…]

Shadow Brokers release 4 year old NSA hacks for Win2k to Windows 8

The Shadow Brokers have leaked more hacking tools stolen from the NSA’s Equation Group – this time four-year-old exploits that attempt to hijack venerable Windows systems, from Windows 2000 up to Server 2012 and Windows 7 and 8. The toolkit puts into anyone’s hands – from moronic script kiddies to hardened crims – highly classified Read more about Shadow Brokers release 4 year old NSA hacks for Win2k to Windows 8[…]

Samsung blocks ability to remap Galaxy S8’s Bixby button

Samsung wants to keep you locked in the Bixby AI ecosystem in its fight against Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Google Assistant, and others. Source: Samsung blocks ability to remap Galaxy S8’s Bixby button | ZDNet And Bixby won’t work at all during launch. I’m actually not so very happy with Samsung deciding to ditch the Read more about Samsung blocks ability to remap Galaxy S8’s Bixby button[…]

MS now blocking updates for Win7 & 8 on PCs with modern CPUs. User makes patch to be able to install updates after all.

GitHub user Zeffy has created a patch that removes a limitation that Microsoft imposed on users of 7th generation processors, a limit that prevents users from receiving Windows updates if they still use Windows 7 and 8.1. Source: User-Made Patch Lets Owners of Next-Gen CPUs Install Updates on Windows 7 & 8.1 MS wants to Read more about MS now blocking updates for Win7 & 8 on PCs with modern CPUs. User makes patch to be able to install updates after all.[…]

Scammers place fake pins on Google Maps

A partnership between computer scientists at the University of California San Diego and Google has allowed the search giant to reduce by 70 percent fraudulent business listings in Google Maps. The researchers worked together to analyze more than 100,000 fraudulent listings to determine how scammers had been able to avoid detection—albeit for a limited amount Read more about Scammers place fake pins on Google Maps[…]

Caffe2 Open Source Brings Cross Platform Machine Learning Tools to Developers

We’re committed to providing the community with high-performance machine learning tools so that everyone can create intelligent apps and services. Caffe2 is shipping with tutorials and examples that demonstrate learning at massive scale which can leverage multiple GPUs in one machine or many machines with one or more GPUs. Learn to train and deploy models Read more about Caffe2 Open Source Brings Cross Platform Machine Learning Tools to Developers[…]