Computer & Electronics

One Plug and Done: EU Demands Universal Changing Cable

EU commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton shows his mobile phone during a press conference on a common charging solution for electronic devices at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on Sept. 23, 2021. Credit: NBC News.European Union officials have actually settled on brand-new rules requiring a uniform charging cable for smartphones and other devices.LONDON...

FBI Seizes ‘SSNDOB’ ID Theft Service for Selling Personal Data of 24 Million People

Credit: Pixelz.On Tuesday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that an illegal online marketplace called SSNDOB was dismantled in an operation led by U.S. law enforcement agencies.SSNDOB take downSSNDOB trafficked in personal data such as names, dates of birth, credit card numbers, as well as Social Security numbers of roughly 24 million people in...

WatchOS 9: A Boost to Your Fitness

Credit: 9to5mac.As presumed, Apple has actually presented WatchOS 9 at WWDC. The new Apple Watch platform includes a large upgrade to fitness functions with boosted metrics that include distance and time intervals. As an example, you will realize when to slow down for recovery.Likewise, there are heart rate zones (for both sleep and...

Microsoft Launches Surface Laptop Go 2 With 11th Gen Intel CPU

Credit: Windows Central.As was suspected, Microsoft took the covers off its newest Surface offering, the Surface Laptop Go 2. Basically, an entry-level laptop device that was designed to handle the Chromebooks, the Surface Laptop Go 2 is the 2nd generation device that builds on the original Surface Laptop Go released a few years back....

Energy-Generating Fabrics Created by Specialists

A picture of the lightweight and thin TENG textile produced over 35V of energy using artificial movements. It could potentially power low-power health sensors, environmental sensors, and electronic devices in the near future. Credit: Innovationnewsnetwork.Technology experts develop groundbreaking energy-generating fabrics that can generate electricity by seizing energy from body movements.Clothing that can examine our health, communicate...

Individual Neurons Can Learn by Predicting Future Activity

Credit: Artur LuczakHumans have been trying to comprehend exactly how the brain works and how it obtains information for centuries. While neuroscientists now have a decent understanding of how different parts of the brain work and what their function is, numerous questions remain unanswered; therefore, a unified neuroscience theory is still missing.In recent years,...

AI Shows that the Sahara has Millions of Trees

A Desert Full of LifeSatellite images of the Sahara desert show a dry expanse, the endless rolling dunes we know from movies. Except typical satellite images do not reveal individual trees; however, that doesn't always mean they're not there. Scientists from the University of Copenhagen and NASA trained artificial intelligence to recognize trees and have them take another...

Nerds Rejoice! Minecraft is Now Playable on the Quest VR Headset

Virtual craftBeen waiting to try mining, building, and battling Creepers in Minecraft with your own two hands? You're in luck! A team of programmers that go by QuestCraft has launched an informal version of Minecraft to the Meta Quest headset this week, alongside guidelines on downloading and installing.According to virtual reality industry news outlet Road to VR, Minecraft was already...

Scientist Advises Caution When Using AI in Mammography

AI making mistakesExamining breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence can enhance healthcare efficiency and results. However, specialists must proceed carefully, considering that identical technological jumps previously caused greater false-positive tests rates and over-treatment.That is according to a new article in JAMA Health Forum co-written by Joann G. Elmore, MD, MPH, a scientist at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Rosalinde...

Gmail: A New ‘Integrated’ Redesign Rolls Out This Month

The brand-new layout of Gmail will undoubtedly become permanent later on this year.Google has revealed that it is changing the layout for Gmail and further incorporating Google Chat, Meet, and Spaces right into the service.In this brand-new layout, Chat, Meet, and Spaces will share the screen with Gmail so users can conveniently change in...