NASA Insight rover’s ‘Mole’ is finally making progress burrowing into the ground on Mars after months struggling to penetrate beyond the surface NASA’s new approach of using InSight’s robotic arm to push the mole ‘appears to be working’ NASA has said The 16-inch-long probe known as ‘the Mole’ aims to measure the heat coming from the Red … Read more
Heat-resistant algae is developed by scientists to protect endangered coral reefs from bleaching as ocean temperatures rise due to climate change Researchers took algae from coral and exposed it to increasingly warm water They did this over four years until it could resist water heated up to 88 degrees F The algae was placed back … Read more
Apple’s iOS 13.5 will be able to automatically share medical information like blood type and food allergies with dispatchers during an emergency call A new feature will be able to automatically shared medical info with dispatchers The emergency feature will build upon Apple’s Medical ID feature Users in locations with Enhanced Emergency Data can automatically transmit … Read more
The US Senate voted Wednesday on an amendment to the Patriot Act that would prevent law enforcement from seizing American’s internet browsing and search history without a warrant. The bill required 60 supporting votes to pass and the final tally came up with only 59 ayes and 37 nays – but the failure was only … Read more
New study finds the average American had their personal data stolen or exposed at least four times in 2019, with social media sites like Facebook responsible for the most security breaches A new survey found the average American had a data breach four times in 2019 The biggest category of breaches occurred with social media … Read more
Zoom in your car? Elon Musk reveals video conferencing is ‘definitely a future feature’ of Tesla vehicles A Twitter user asked Elon Musk if video conferencing will be added to Tesla Musk simply replied in a Tweet ‘Yea, definitely a future feature’ There is a camera in the Model 3, which some believe is ideal … Read more
MIT researchers develop wireless system that measures use of appliances likes microwaves and hair dryers so data can be used to optimize energy usage The system is called Sapple and uses radio waves and a smart e-meter It is being positioned as a way to increase energy savings A Wi-Fi like box can judge radio … Read more
More than a quarter of the most-viewed English-language COVID-19 videos on YouTube ‘contain fake or misleading information’, a study has revealed. Experts warned that fake news about COVID-19 is reaching far more people than in any previous pandemic — with the potential to cause serious harm. Good quality, accurate information put out by government bodies … Read more
Hacker who purchased used Tesla console units from eBay says personal data including passwords, call logs, contact information was still retrievable even after full factory reset Tesla console units retain personal information of past owners even after reset Hacker said passwords, call logs, contact info and more are accessible The breach appears to be caused … Read more
Creator of the ‘Love Bug’, one of the world’s first global computer viruses that affected 45 million, now works in a phone repair shop in the Philippines and says he regrets unleashing the malignant files in 2000 Onel de Guzman created the Love Bug virus in 2000 to get free internet access The virus spread … Read more