A few days ago, we celebrated the anniversary of the first moon landing by Americans. However, Germany has just taken another historic step, one that was predicted decades ago by Einstein – a vehicle that can travel faster than light. A team of renowned engineers laid the groundwork, and now we know it’s possible. Einstein … Read more
Apple’s Vision Pro headset can now be controlled with just your thoughts, thanks to a partnership with neurotechnology startup Synchron. A 64-year-old man named Mark, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), was the first patient to use the technology. He used his brain-computer interface (BCI) to play Solitaire, watch Apple TV, and send text messages … Read more
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said that the massive IT outage earlier this month that stranded thousands of customers will cost $500 million. This includes not just lost revenue but also tens of millions of dollars in compensation and hotels over a five-day period. The airline canceled more than 5,000 flights, which is more than it … Read more
As a seasoned CEO, Deryl McKissack has seen her fair share of toxic traits in employees. She’s learned that some characteristics can be deal-breakers for businesses and careers. In this article, she shares the top three red flags that stand out when hiring or evaluating talent. Firstly, people who lack integrity are a major issue. … Read more
DigiCert is mass-revoking TLS/SSL certificates due to a bug in domain validation. The company verified if customers owned or operated a domain by adding a random string to the DNS CNAME record without an underscore prefix, which increased the risk of collisions between domains and subdomains. This issue affects approximately 0.4% of domain validations conducted … Read more
Microsoft says cyber-attack triggered latest outage A global outage affecting Microsoft products including email service Outlook and video game Minecraft has been resolved, the technology giant said in an update. The company says preliminary investigations show that the outage was caused by a cyber-attack and a failure to properly defend against it. The incident lasted … Read more
NASA’s DART asteroid impact mission has revealed new information about twin space rock targets, Didymos and Dimorphos. Scientists used images collected by NASA’s DART to study the asteroids’ geological features and physical properties. The team, led by Olivier Barnouin from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, studied the surface of Didymos, the larger asteroid, and … Read more
Researchers have developed a technique using artificial intelligence (AI) that can intercept electromagnetic radiation from video cables, allowing hackers to see what’s on your screen with great accuracy. The team from Uruguay’s University of the Republic says their method is already being used in the wild and is good enough that these attacks are likely … Read more
A self-proclaimed healthcare futurist, Jeffrey Charles Hardy, claims that human evolution has stalled after millions of years. He believes we are currently in a suspended state before the second stage begins. Hardy wants humanity to plan for its own evolution. According to him, human evolution is happening in three stages: the first stage started over … Read more
In the rapidly evolving field of natural language processing (NLP), integrating external knowledge bases through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems has made significant progress. However, traditional RAG systems often fail to incorporate user context or personalized information retrieval strategies, resulting in a gap between general effectiveness and customized user experiences. To address this issue, researchers at … Read more