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India will launch its first crewed space mission by 2022
Addressing the nation on its 72nd Independence Day, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the country will send an Indian astronaut to space by 2022. That’s big, because if India can make its Mission Gaganyaan happen, it will become one of the only countries in the world – along with the US, Russia, and China – to have pulled off a crewed space mission. дальше »
2018-8-15 10:25 | |
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Browser mining is generating over $250K worth of cryptocurrency every month
New academic research has discovered that embedded cryptocurrecy miner CoinHive is generating $250,000 worth of Monero every month – most of it going to just 10 individuals. The research, released by RWTH Aachen University in Germany, provides an extensive overview of browser-mining activity across the internet. дальше »
2018-8-14 18:48 | |
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Analyst: Renewable energy will be ‘effectively free’ by 2030
Analysts at Swiss investment bank UBS believe that by 2030, we could all be living without much of a carbon footprint — at least at home. The analysts believe that the cost of renewable energy will continue to dive heading into the next decade, and that by 2030, costs will be so low they will “effectively be free,” according to new research published this morning in the Financial Times (paywall). дальше »
2018-8-14 03:58 | |
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Report: Mid-sized businesses lose more to cybercrime than large or small ones
A new report on cybercrime shows mid-market companies — 500 to 999 employees — experience greater losses than smaller or larger ones. The report, published by the internet security company Malwarebytes and the market research firm Osterman Research, was based on a survey of 900 security pros — 200 of which worked in the US, with 175 each in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Singapore. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:46 | |
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Online dating study shows everyone seeks partners ‘out of their league’
A recently published study sought answers to a seemingly unquantifiable question: What does dating “out of your league” really mean? Published in the journal Science Advances, new research details a “hierarchy of desirability” that attempts to pinpoint the traits that makes a desirable partner out of reach. дальше »
2018-8-10 01:49 | |
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Research: More than 56% of all cryptocurrency crime happens in the US
The rate of cryptocurrency hacks is rapidly increasing. 720 accounts across every major exchange have been compromised — and a lot of it has to do with poor security setups, especially the lack of two-factor authentication (2FA). дальше »
2018-8-6 14:02 | |
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A team of former Dota 2 pros just got owned by AI bots
A bot team created by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research firm funded by Elon Musk, obliterated semi-professional players of the online multiplayer video game Dota 2. The firm’s Dota 2 team of bots – OpenAI Five – took on semi-professional players ranked in the 99. дальше »
2018-8-6 11:35 | |
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Quantum computers really suck at being perpetual motion machines
An international team of physicists recently published research indicating quantum computers aren’t the way to go for those hoping to break the second law of thermodynamics, the one that says there’s no free lunch in the universe. дальше »
2018-8-4 22:35 | |
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Samsung says smartphones have the best security for cryptocurrency, security experts disagree
With more than $761 million in cryptocurrency thefts this year alone, security has become a hot topic in blockchain tech. But what exactly is the best way to store your digital assets on decentralized networks? If you ask Samsung, the answer might be your smartphone. дальше »
2018-8-3 18:30 | |
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Huawei snatches the #2 spot from Apple in the global smartphone market
Market research firm IDC has just posted its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, in which it noted that Chinese telecom giant Huawei has surged past Apple to become the second largest smartphone seller on the planet. дальше »
2018-8-1 08:52 | |
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China set to leapfrog US in the AI race
China’s progress towards its goal of becoming the world’s leader in AI by the year 2025 remains unchecked. While its efforts still lag behind the US, thanks to the likes of Google and Microsoft, there’s an alarming amount of research indicating the gap is shrinking. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:34 | |
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AI may soon save a ton of cute (and ugly) animals from drug testing
As cold-blooded and inhuman as it may sound, animal tests are an integral part of modern-day drug and chemical compounds development and approval procedures. And with good reasons. Scientists can’t still reliably predict the properties of new chemicals, let alone how these compounds might interact with living cells. дальше »
2018-7-28 15:00 | |
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What online activists need to know about going viral
Inspiring stories of social activism, such as the Civil Rights movement and the fight against climate change, abound in history. And it is generally thought that the new social media era has helped cases of activism to succeed. дальше »
2018-7-28 11:00 | |
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Stem cell breakthrough might help scientists understand why miscarriages happen
All mammals experience a moment in the early stages of life where they’re nothing more than a handful of cells bouncing around a uterus. Eventually this cell-cluster attaches itself to the womb’s wall and that, folks, is how babies are made – well, it used to be. дальше »
2018-7-25 19:42 | |
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Your friends will think you’re lame if you don’t know about atomic crystals
What could we do with layered structures with just the right layers? What would the properties of materials be if we could really arrange the atoms the way we want them? The curious American physicist Richard Feynman asked these questions in his landmark 1959 lecture, There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom. дальше »
2018-7-23 18:32 | |
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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Free-to-play games are a breeding ground for money laundering
New reports have surfaced that credit card thieves are laundering their ill-gotten gains in one of the most heretofore-innocuous markets out there: Free-to-play mobile games, such as Clash of Clans, or Marvel Contest of Champions. дальше »
2018-7-20 20:19 | |
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Review of top 50 ICOs shows most promise things they will never deliver
The most extensive legal report on initial coin offerings (ICOs) is now available to the general public, and the findings are pretty damning. University of Pennsylvania legal professors, alongside research teams, have meticulously studied the top 50 highest grossing ICOs of last year – their whitepapers and their code – to determine if there was any disparity between promises made and cryptocurrencies developed. дальше »
2018-7-18 17:30 | |
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IBM and Columbia University are tag-teaming the blockchain
IBM are showing no signs of slowing its rampage across the blockchain sector: now teaming up with prestigious Columbia University to solidify its role in the industry. Inventively named the Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency, the partnership is looking to leverage Columbia’s academic and scientific networks to further develop blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-7-17 18:13 | |
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Fully autonomous trains are better suited for moving ores than people
Australian mining company Rio Tinto’s high-tech train completed the first fully autonomous delivery of iron ore in Western Australia’s Pilbara. The autonomous train, consisting of three locomotives, carried about 28,000 tonnes of iron ore across 280 km from the company’s mining operations in Tom Price to the port of Cape Lambert on July 10. дальше »
2018-7-13 14:33 | |
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Facebook is teaching AI to talk you through directions
Facebook is developing a “Talk the Walk” AI capable of giving walking directions without knowing a user’s location. What it is: A team comprised of a researcher from the University of Montreal in Canada and Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) scientists recently published a white paper describing a neural network capable of giving a person plain language directions without the use of GPS or other location tracking aids. дальше »
2018-7-11 19:00 | |
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Should software developers have to pay income tax? Serious question.
I just got back from a press trip to Bucharest, Romania. While there, I was afforded the chance to speak with Bitdefenderogrammers (and other research and development professionals) don’t pay income tax. дальше »
2018-7-11 17:56 | |
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Scalability is the biggest hurdle ahead of cryptocurrency mass adoption, research says
While you’d find plenty of forward-thinking businesses accepting Bitcoin out there, cryptocurrency payments largely remain on the brink of mainstream adoption. But according to new research [PDF] from Imperial College London and social trading platform eToro, we might not be all that far away from that moment. дальше »
2018-7-11 14:25 | |
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‘Crypto Virgins’ Are Driving The Price Of Bitcoin
Very recently, news has found that stablecoin, Tether, has been accused of being used to manipulate the price of Bitcoin. You can see our coverage of this story, here- https://cryptodaily. co. uk/2018/06/new-reports-find-that-tether-is-being-used-to-manipulate-bitcoin-price/ We all know that the cryptocurrency markets are volatile and thus, we all know that lots of influencing factors can change the price of Bitcoin, be that political, traditional-financial or indeed, crypto-financial. дальше »
2018-6-26 13:30 | |
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