While the Omicron mutation might “impact” the effectiveness of our current vaccines, they’re “super unlikely” to render them useless, according to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. And USA Today reports that vaccine makers are already getting ready to fight the variant: Health experts have Read more…
“A team of researchers has finally created a long-sought locally testable code that can immediately betray whether it’s been corrupted…” reports Quanta magazine. “Many thought local testability would never be achieved in its ideal form.” Now, in a preprint released on November 8, the computer scientist Irit Dinur of the Read more…
The Aylmer Bulletin has published a truncated edition of my letter to the editor re: SPCAWQ. Unfortunately there is no link to the petition. See full letter here.
2021 marked a big year for the Galaxy Note series, but not in a good way. Rather, it was the beginning of the end as Samsung prioritized its foldables over the Galaxy Note line. Now, the death of the Note seems set in stone, as Samsung reportedly has no plans Read more…
Despite recent reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them — as long wait times, a flawed appointment system and other efficiency issues continue to plague marine terminal operators in the state. From a report: As Read more…
FIFA will trial its new automatic offside technology next week at the Arab Cup as a test to potentially use it at the World Cup in Qatar next year. From a report: As per the Times, the technology relies on an artificial intelligence (AI) system sending an instant message to Read more…
The government has introduced new legislation to protect smart devices in people’s homes from being hacked. From a report: Recent research from consumer watchdog Which? suggested homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 attacks in a single week. Default passwords for internet-connected devices will be Read more…