AvatarThomas CoryRemember the ‘deepfake cheerleader mom’? Prosecutors now admit they can’t prove fake-video claims.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Drew HarwellThe jaw-dropping criminal charges against Raffaela Spone in March quickly dominated international headlines: The suburban Pennsylvania cheer mom was alleged to have created a “deepfake” video to secretly attack the other girls on her daughter’s cheerleading squad. But in a court hearing Friday, …
AvatarThomas CoryRansomware attack disrupts Irish health servicesverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rory Carroll Ireland correspondentIT systems shut down and some medical appointments cancelled after attempt to access data Ireland’s state health services provider has shut all its IT systems and cancelled some medical appointments after what it described as a “significant ransomware attack” overnight caused widespread …
AvatarThomas CoryGlobal shortage of computer chips could last two years, says IBM bossverified_publisherThe Guardian - Martin FarrerTech industry struggles to keep up with demand brought on by the reopening of the world economy The shortage of computer chips plaguing industries around the world and helping to fuel inflation could last another two years, the boss of IBM has said. With the global car industry estimated to lose …
AvatarThomas CoryEurope’s Jupiter spacecraft enters crucial testing phaseverified_publisherThe Guardian - Stuart ClarkCritical sequence of tests begins in space simulator to prepare Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer for its journey to the great gas giant The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has begun a critical sequence of tests to make sure it can function correctly in the hostile conditions of …
AvatarThomas CoryChernobyl's Molten Guts Are Warming Up, And Scientists Don't Know Whyverified_publisherScienceAlert - Mike McRaeOver the past five years, a sensor keeping count of neutron emissions deep within the rubble of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has kept track of a …
AvatarThomas CoryA new era of spaceflight? Promising advances in rocket propulsionThe Conversation UK - Gareth Dorrian and Ian WhittakerThe US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has recently commissioned three private companies, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin and General …
