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Double-detonation supernova could explain why the universe is full of candles
Supernovae like these are very luminous and referred to as "standard candles" in astronomy. As fixed points, they are used to ...
Move over bit barns, here come Japan’s floating bit barges
There is already a floating bit barge located at Stockton in California, operated by Nautilus Data Technologies, while ...
Game, set, botch: AI umpiring at Wimbledon goes long
Tennis rules state that if a line-calling system fails, "the call shall be made by the chair umpire. If the chair umpire is ...
'Cyber security' behind decision to end defense satellite sharing of hurricane data
The decision to end the service was ultimately made by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and affects data collected by the ...
Phishing platforms, infostealers blamed as identity attacks soar
Earlier forms of phish-resistant authentication protocols came in various forms, such as hardware-based FIDO keys. These ...
Ordnance Survey digs deep to prevent costly cable strikes
Ordnance Survey, the UK's official map maker, is seeking a tech supplier to help it obtain and manage data from utilities ...
TUPE or not TUPE? How AI and cloud are rewriting the rules of supplier transitions
TUPE – a set of UK regulations derived from European Union law – was designed to protect employees when services are ...
AI scores a huge own goal if you play up and play the game
Machine learning boosters have trumpeted victories over Go players, as well as AI getting a taste for video games. On the ...
Yes, I wrote a very expensive bug. In my defense I was only seven years old at the time
Years later, deep into a great tech career, your fellow reader remains inspired by the forgiveness received after the error ...
Ingram Micro confirms ransomware behind multi-day outage
Ingram Micro, one of the world's largest distributors, has confirmed it is trying to restore systems following a ransomware ...
Airbus okays use of ‘Taxibot’ to tow planes to the runway
Taxibot is a HERON project and meets its goals by using a vehicle to pull aircraft from an airport stand to the runway, ...
VMware’s rivals ramp up their efforts to create alternative stacks
HPE’s virtualization update came in the form of a tie-up with backup vendor Veeam that sees the latter support the former’s Morpheus VM Essentials platform. HPE designed this product as an alternative ...