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The new program plans to achieve dramatically enhanced data-transfer connections between the brain and the digital world, falls under the wing of President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies). In layman terms US military is working on a technology that can develop cyborgs to fight for it instead of humans. The US Military is working with Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the project. DARPA says that that the interface will be a bio-compatible device measuring no larger than 1 cubic centimetre....

This absurd ruling was made by a judge from California 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday. The Judge ruled that if a person uses a password willingly shared by someone else, it still constitutes a “hacking” offense in certain circumstances. The judge was interpreting law in accordance with the antiquated CFAA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) law. This quaint judgement came in a case from 2008 where the accused, David Nosal was charged with hacking offenses under the CFAA....

Well, after a long time this Japnese company has produced a new laptop named as Vaio SX12. So here’s everything you need to know about Vaio’s new SX12 laptop. Vaio SX12: Specifications And Features Vaio SX12 is a small laptop with a 12.5-Inch display coupled with a plethora of ports. This compact laptop has three USB-A ports, HDMI, a full-size SD card slot, one USB-C for charging, a headphone/mic port, an Ethernet port, and a VGA port....

Garbage bin that rewards users with free Wi-FiIndian students create a ‘Wi-Fi Trash Bin’ that generates a unique code for free Wi-Fi whenever someone uses it Pratik Agarwal, one of the two founders of the initiative says “When somebody dumps trash into a dustbin the bin flashes a unique code, which can be used to gain access to free Wi-Fi.” Mumbai-based Agarwal and his partner Raj Desai, a self taught programmer, travelled extensively to many different countries like Denmark, Finland, Singapore etc and realized that apart from a difference in structure, in order to keep surroundings clean, a change in the attitude of the people was needed....

Below is the youtube video which has a conspiracy theory for your view: https://youtu.be/xN6fDP9lHK8 On April 25, 2015, Nepal was hit by a 7.8 Ritcher scale earthquake killing more than 7,000 people and injuring more than twice the number that occurred at 11:56 NST. Its central point lay in Barpak village of Gorkha district and its underground focus point was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi). It was the most powerful natural calamity to hit Nepal since the Nepal–Bihar earthquake in 1934....

The airport security team noticed the breach at around 5.30 am today morning and immediately took the website offline. The police are investigating into the hacking and stated that all websites on the particular host that Hobart Airport website was hosted have been hacked with a similar message. Tasmania Police say the hacking appears to be “non-discriminately” with identical messages posted on websites worldwide that use the same web hosts as the the airport....

Long hours of managing systems that secure companies, night shifts, and non-stop alerts can all be common causes of errors. How can you help understaffed and overworked cybersecurity teams? To assist overwhelmed teams, companies use data risk analytics. What is that exactly, and how can it improve the security postures of businesses? Let’s find out. What is Data Risk Analytics? Data risk analytics (DRA) refers to the analysis of data to compare the behavior of humans and computing systems....

But it’s relatively common for the hardware upgrades to dominate the headlines. So what else can we expect from Samsung’s biggest annual event? Blockchain is a Recurring Theme Samsung is among the first of the big hardware companies to incorporate blockchain into one of its flagship devices. The tech giant introduced the Blockchain Keystore SDK earlier this year, and by August, there were 17 applications available. Blockchain is a Recurring ThemeIs a 6G Showcase on the Horizon?...

WhatsApp video calling to come in 2016Looks like WhatsApp is going to become king of messaging As of right now, the latest version of WhatsApp on Apple’s App Store is version 2.12.12, so it is highly possible that the next version (which according to the source is version number 2.12.16.2) is going to appear on the App Store, which could possibly lead you to start making video calls from your phone....

While several people who play video games don’t have a disorder, excessive playing can have an adverse effect on one’s mental health, explained Vladimir Poznyak, a member of the WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. According to the draft document, WHO classified gaming disorder “as a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviour so severe that it takes precedence over other life interests.” The WHO claims that the condition involves a “continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences” and results in “significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning....

Know all about Rule 41 and why VPN providers, Tor, privacy and security experts are against itRule 41 explained As of today changes to Rule 41 is a proposed legislation but the tech industry, VPN providers, Tor developers, privacy activists and security experts are worried about the implications as and when Rule 41 is enacted. The proposed legislative changes will give FBI unseeming powers to into computers and encroach upon the privacy of users....

RAM The first thing we need to establish here, is that we are not talking about storage space. Internal storage space of devices is many a times clubbed together with RAM storage when the specifications are listed. What we are talking about is Random Access Memory (RAM), the memory used by the CPU to hold and execute apps. Below is a comparison between the flagship devices of companies over the past few years....

Firstly, there’s the ongoing saga of blockchain scalability – or lack thereof. Ethereum may be the most well-used platform, but as the DeFi bubble has been inflating, the world’s biggest smart contract development platform has been suffering it’s infamously high gas fees once again. Congestion, combined with high costs, would be enough to deter most enterprises. But the next question would be, why can’t they just move to a smaller and less-congested platform?...

Until many years, it was always the waterfall method that worked for the developers and the IT professionals – the operations team – pretty well. But as the dynamics grew faster, there was a growing need of other methods for maintaining the streamlines. This new method, which apparently has been in existence for quite a long time implicitly, is called DevOps. This article talks about why it is important for every IT individual and every business starter to master DevOps....

Microsoft is changing the default setting that is applied to USB drives and other removable media. The Redmond-based tech firm is offering two main policies regarding removal of external storage devices: Quick Removal and Better Performance. Starting with Windows 10 version 1809, ‘Quick removal’ will be the default policy on Microsoft Windows 10, which in earlier versions of Windows was ‘Better performance,’ states the updated Microsoft support page. However, it is still possible to change the policy setting for each external device....

“The new Compute plug from Quanta is a mini PC and power adapter in one that can be plugged into any outlet and connected to a TV to turn it into a smart computer that can be controlled using Cortana via a Bluetooth remote or headset,” Microsoft said while announcing Quanta Compute Plug. It is not the first such device. US chipmaker Marvell has promoted a range of similarly formed PCs since 2009....

The Start Menu with 3D Live Tiles were leaked when screenshots became public today. According to reports the Live Tiles are being tested by Microsoft engineers and would be deployed in the next technical preview build. Right now Microsoft is testing Windows 10 Build 10061 in beta and reports indicate that the forthcoming Windows 10 build 10102 comes with what seem to be 3D live tiles that are based on a brand new animation coming into effect when launching the Start menu....

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper was reportedly quoted saying Time Magazine that the woman is “granted permission to serve defendant with the divorce summons using a private message through Facebook”. However, there is no clarity if this decision would be applicable for similar cases too. The Ghana couple, Ellanora Baidoo, 26, married Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku in a civil ceremony in 2009. Later, the latter refused to keep his promise of having a traditional Ghanian wedding....

One of the greatest accomplishment from the engineers of OSU, the ATRIAS robot bears resemblance to bipedal animals in the way it walks. In a recent news released by the OSU, Jonathan Hurst a mechanical engineer at OSU says: “That’s part of what’s unique about ATRIAS. Not just that it can walk, and will eventually run — but that it’s doing so with animal-inspired fluidity of motion that is so efficient....

When Xiaomi had originally launched the 64GB model of the phone, it was priced at Rs. 19,999. Now, it will cost Rs. 14,999. Users can also avail a discount of another Rs. 5,000 on exchange of old smartphone and get Xiaomi Mi 4 for Rs.999.00. Back in April, the Mi 4 received a price cut of Rs. 2,000 price which reduced the price of the phone to Rs. 17,999 for the 16GB model and Rs....