The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested 746 career criminals after intercepting millions of encrypted text messages. The messages were sent through a subscription-based phone system called EncroChat which costs roughly $1,994 per month. For that price, the criminals received a customized Android smartphone […]
Month: July 2020
5G Was Going to Unite the World—Instead It’s Tearing Us Apart
The world came together to build 5G. Now the next-generation wireless technology is pulling the world apart. The latest version of the 5G technical specifications, expected Friday, adds features for connecting autonomous cars, intelligent factories, and internet-of-things devices to crazy fast 5G networks. The blueprints […]
Sprint 5G is no more, as T-Mobile focuses on its own network
A day after formally completing the sale of Boost, Virgin and other Sprint prepaid networks to Dish, T-Mobile is pulling the plug on Sprint 5G. The move is one in a long list of issues that need sorting out in the wake of April’s $26.5 […]
Boris Johnson scraps travel quarantine for holidays from Spain and Italy in major u-turn
PEOPLE returning to England after trips to Spain, France, Italy and Germany will no longer have to self-isolate from 10 July. By Sophie Harris. 23:19 … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Betting a Chad Brown Trifecta in the Manhattan Stakes
Betting a Chad Brown Trifecta in the Manhattan Stakes. Gambling. July 2nd, 2020 by J. Keeler Johnson. Instilled Regard and Devamani, shown …
A comet named NEOWISE might become visible to the naked eye soon
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – A recently discovered comet known as NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) is speeding towards the sun and some astronomers …
Big Data in Smart Cities Market Trends, Growth, Scope, Size, Overall Analysis and Forecast by 2025BIG Data
The research report on Big Data in Smart Cities market report consists of a thorough assessment of this industry domain. As per the report, the market is expected to generate notable revenue and display a remunerative growth rate during the analysis timeframe. The document evaluates […]
VMware snaps up Datrium for hybrid cloud disaster recovery null
VMware’s acquisition spree continues as the company has announced that it will acquire the disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) firm Datrium for an undisclosed sum. Hybrid cloud has become increasingly popular with organizations that sometimes have thousands of applications. However, securing and maintaining these […]
How Masks Went From Don’t-Wear to Must-Have During the Coronavirus Pandemic
“There was very strong pushback that the evidence was too weak,” says Lidia Morawska, a leading aerosol researcher at the Queensland University of Technology, who organized the meeting with WHO officials after seeing large numbers of Italian health care workers dying despite adhering to all […]
Festo’s latest biomimetic robots are a flying feathered bird and ball-bottomed helper arm
You could be excused for thinking that German robotics company Festo does nothing but put together fabulous prototype robots built to resemble kangaroos, jellyfish, and other living things. They do in fact actually make real industrial robots, but it’s hard not to marvel at their […]