Month: August 2024

Boeing Starliner astronauts might get a ride home from SpaceX — in 2025

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Image: Boeing During a press conference today, NASA representatives confirmed they have a contingency plan to bring astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams home from the International Space Station (ISS) early next year. If they’re unable to leave sooner aboard the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that brought them there, the backup plan would rely on SpaceX’s … Read more

Securing the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT)

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The Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) embodies a creative combination of biology, nanotechnology, and the Internet of Things (IoT), assuring life-changing applications in monitoring environment, healthcare, and beyond. The security of bio-nano networks is paramount as they are incorporated into our daily lives. Bio-nano systems are sensitive and complicated, they present special weaknesses from illegal … Read more

Jackson Hole’s new Instagram filter warns you when you’re dangerously close to wildlife

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Wyoming’s Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board has created an open-source Instagram filter to help visitors gauge if they’re at a safe distance from wildlife to take photos. The board hopes the tool will help better protect tourists visiting wildlife destinations — and the animals they’re watching — during the busy summer travel season. To … Read more

New AutoPost Bot Floods Guest Post Forms

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A new and troubling phenomenon has emerged in the digital marketing landscape as unidentified bots begin flooding guest post submission forms with prewritten and AI-generated content designed to land hyperlinks onto websites. The rogue bot, which lacks a definitive name and has not yet been fully identified is causing significant disruption and is designed to … Read more

Reddit might let users make paid subreddits

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Illustration: The Verge You might have to pay to access some subreddits in the future. During an earnings call on Tuesday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman hinted at “new types of subreddits that can be built that may have exclusive content or private areas.” “I think the existing, altruistic, free version of Reddit will continue to … Read more

The Contribution of Us Broadband Infrastructure to GDP: Acknowledgements & References

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:::info Authors: (1) Matthew Sprintson (2) Edward Oughton ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction 2. Literature Review 2.1 Reviewing Broadband Infrastructure’s Impact on the Economy 2.2 Previous Research into IO Modeling of Broadband Investment 2.3 Context of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act through Previous Research 3. Methods and 3.1 Leontief Input-Output (IO) Modeling 3.2 Ghosh … Read more

Smart Contract Templates: Foundations, Design and Research – Summary, Further Work & References

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:::info Authors: (1) Christopher D. Clack, Centre for Blockchain Technologies, Department of Computer Science, University College London; (2) Vikram A. Bakshi, Investment Bank CTO Office, Barclays; (3) Lee Braine, Investment Bank CTO Office, Barclays. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Foundations and 2.1 Terminology — “smart contracts” 2.2 Automation 2.3 Enforceability 2.4 … Read more

Kamala Harris is Brat, Tim Walz is Midwest Princess

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Image: Tim Walz Vice President Kamala Harris’ pick for running mate is Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a former teacher and football coach whose straightforward manner of speaking has endeared him to many and helped launch his name into the public consciousness. Walz’s public persona has what many would describe as “dad energy.” He makes unsubtle … Read more