Month: January 2017

NASA’s fermi sees gamma rays from ‘hidden’ solar flares

VIDEO: On three occasions, NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected gamma rays from solar storms on the far side of the sun, emission the Earth-orbiting satellite shouldn’t be able to… view more An international science team says NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar eruptions located on the far side of the sun, which should block direct light from these events. This apparent paradox is providing solar scientists with a unique tool for exploring how charged particles are accelerated to nearly the speed of light and move across the sun during solar flares.

NASA’s fermi discovers the most extreme blazars yet

VIDEO: NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered the five most distant gamma-ray blazars yet known. The light detected by Fermi left these galaxies by the time the universe was two… view more NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has identified the farthest gamma-ray blazars, a type of galaxy whose intense emissions are powered by supersized black holes.

Tesla’s Autopilot Boss Talks Future

As self-driving electric cars evolve, one of the most interesting changes to watch will be how cars are used, owned and treated. So it’s useful to hear how the people building autonomous-driving technologies think about things.

VWHS hosts successful robotics tournament, earns championship

Van Wert High School hosted the Northern Ohio First Tech Challenge Robotics Competition on Saturday with 28 teams and about 300 students participating in the event. Van Wert has hosted the competition three times, but this was the first year the Van Wert High School Robotics Club was able to participate in the competition as well to try to advance to the state championship in Columbus.

Taraji P. Henson Shares Message Of Unity In Stunning SAG Awards Speech

Taraji P. Henson spoke with conviction Sunday night after it was announced that “Hidden Figures” won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film, which has received much acclaim including an Oscar nomination for Best Picture , tells the little-known stories of three black women – Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – who played pivotal roles in NASA’s successful attempt to put astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

scriptabit 2.0.0

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Mastercard eyeing to tap growing Indian e-commerce market

Melbourne, Jan 30 Identifying India as one of the “fastest” growing e-commerce nations, a leading global credit card company has said it will increase its investments in the country where it has already grown by 30 per cent in the last two years. “India is one of the top priorities in the region.

Netflix shows get top nods at 2017 SAG Awards – CNET

“The Crown,” “Stranger Things” and “Orange is the New Black” score at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, demonstrating yet again that online shows are gaining momentum — and respect. Netflix had a big night Sunday at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards honoring acting achievements in film and television.

Intel Disappoints With Lukewarm Growth

Intel topped analyst estimates during the fourth quarter, reporting earnings of 79 cents per share and revenues of $16.37 billion, while the market was expecting earnings of 74 cents per share and revenues of $15.752 billion. Intel was able to post better-than-expected results due to strong performance from two key segments, Client Computing and Internet of Things, according to .

I could speak a different language every week for a year

Proficient in about 50 languages, Alexander Arguelles is among the most multilingual individuals of all time. Is his hyperpolyglot brain full yet? Once you are registered, New Scientist will send you our weekly newsletter, as well as occasional relevant information via email from New Scientist about our content, services, products, events, offers and competitions.

Three launch native WiFi Calling

Three have today launched native WiFi Calling on selected devices here in the UK, and this is just another step in the direction to #makeitright Before now, Three have relied on a separate downloadable application called Three inTouch to get customers a better signal using WiFi routing. Whilst this is great and it works across many devices on sale, it relied on using a separate dialler and message app.

US Copyright Alert System to close

A scheme introduced in 2013 by US content creators in the movie and music industries and leading IPSs in which consumers received ‘copyright alerts’ when they viewed peer-to-peer pirated content is to cease. The February 2013 implementation of the Copyright Alert System scheme marked the culmination of many months of work on the collaborative effort to curb online piracy and promote the lawful use of digital music, movies and TV shows.

Why Andrew Ramer Is One of Our Most Righteous Men

Having spent 20 part-time years in the Jewish professional world, I’ve come to appreciate the Kabbalistic concept of the lamed-vavniks , the 36 righteous people who, hidden from view, are secretly maintaining the world by their good deeds. What I mean is, the Jewish teachers, leaders, innovators, and mensches who inspire me are mostly lesser known – and often unknown by the mainstream Jewish world.

Father-son team in Vancouver developing 3D printer for the moon

Alex Dobrianski, left, sitting for a photograph with his son Sergei Dobrianski, holds a model of the structure of their proposed entry in the Google Lunar X competition, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 18, 2017. Alex Dobrianski, left, sitting for a photograph with his son Sergei Dobrianski, holds a model of the structure of their proposed entry in the Google Lunar X competition, in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 18, 2017.

The balance sheet on – America First’

President Donald Trump believes an “America First” foreign policy would save Americans income and jobs and would help rebuild the country. Putting aside the moral and diplomatic dangers in Trump’s brazen assertion of American self-interest above global well-being, there is one economic truth in Trump’s ideas but several dangerous myths.

NASA Uses Pressure-Sensitive Paint To Test Their Rockets

Sending rockets up into space is an expensive process which is why it is incredibly heartbreaking to see when sometimes rockets fail to launch, or something goes wrong halfway. While there could be a number of reasons why rockets fail to take off or fail halfway, NASA has recently decided to employ the use of pressure-sensitive paints .

How YouTube and mobile search drove revenue for Google’s parent company

Letters spell the word ‘Alphabet’ as they are seen on a computer screen with a Google search page in this photo illustration taken in Paris in 2015. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported $26.06 billion in total revenue in 2016, a 22 percent increase over 2015’s revenue of $21.33 billion, with their mobile search engine and YouTube as the primary revenue-driving subsidiaries of the online giant.

IAB Announces 2017 Sales & Service Excellence Awards Winners

Individuals and Publisher Members Honored for Leadership in Digital Media Sales & for Contributions to IAB Initiatives in Mobile, Video and Emerging Formats )– IAB announced the winners of the 2017 IAB Sales & Service Excellence Awards during an opening night ceremony at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting , taking place at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. The IAB Sales Excellence Awards recognize the individuals and member companies that have demonstrated the highest levels of customer service, knowledge, and innovation in digital advertising sales.

SpaceX Is Livestreaming A Hyperloop Pod Competition

SpaceX is livestreaming a competition between hyperloop pods from outside their headquarters in Hawthorne, California, and at least one Los Angeles newspaper is also covering the event live on Facebook . “This competition is the first of its kind anywhere in the world,” SpaceX writes, noting that 27 teams put their pods through a “litany” of pre-qualifying tests hoping to qualify for a run on the track on “Rocket Road” .

Military: First-known combat death since Trump in office

In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Washington. FILE – In this Jan. 27, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Washington.

Queensland prepares to unveil new ICT strategy

” Advancing our Digital Future will guide future investments and decision-making to improve the use of digital technologies in areas including customer service, innovation, security, privacy, service delivery and information management,” Leeanne Enoch said in a statement. Enoch is the state’s innovation, science, and the digital economy minister and the minister for small business.

What CPU Should I Get?2

I’m a first time PC builder and this is my build so far: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8FBtr7 My confusion is in the CPU, it is 3.6 Ghz, however there is also multiple other Ghz models, what’s the difference? I’ll be heavy gaming on Max settings. Also if anybody has any tips on pc building, tweaks to my list, any ideas on how to make it more cost effective, lemme know! Ghz refers to how many cycles the CPU can perform in one second.

Semi-Cheap/Efficient Method to Increase my Computer Per…2

I currently have a ~2 year old computer, and am looking to increase performance while gaming but not sure how to go about it. Current specs: GTX 980 Strix DDR3 2400MHz 4x4GB 1TB SSD Maximus VII Mobo i7 4790k H105i CPU Cooler EVGA 1000W PSU For a general idea, I play Rust a lot and have a 144Hz monitor and want to get around 144 FPS with decent settings.

Buy Used on Ebay or New?5

There seems to be some good prices on old Dell XPS 8500 models i7 3770 8gb RAM 1 TB HDD PSU I believe to be 300W These models usually sell for around $250 to $350, figured I could throw a gtx 1050 ti and play some games on it. Could I buy a better system new for under $500 that easily beats the performance of that? If you plan on upgrading over time, OEM PCs like the Dell can be a bit troublesome.

What To Expect From Semiconductor Earnings This Week

The market is readying itself for a slew of semiconductor earnings this week that comes amid secular declines in PC and tablet markets along with a saturating global smartphone unit growth. “[W]e continue to focus on pockets of solid semiconductor growth in market subsectors including: 1) datacenter, 2) gaming and video processing including AR/VR, 3) automotive, and 4) IoT and embedded markets,” Canaccord Genuity analyst Matthew Ramsay wrote in a note.

A Proposal For Juno To Observe The Volcanoes Of Io

To accomplish its science objectives, NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbits over Jupiter’s poles and passes repeatedly through repeatedly hazardous radiation belts. Two Boston University researchers propose using Juno to probe the ever-changing flux of volcanic gases-turned-ions spewed by Io’s volcanoes.

Gentoo: 201701-74 libpng: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-74 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://security.gentoo.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Severity: Normal Title: libpng: Remote execution of arbitrary code Date: January 29, 2017 Bugs: #604082 ID: 201701-74 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Synopsis ======== A null pointer dereference in libpng might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== libpng is a standard library used to process PNG images.

Gentoo: 201701-73 SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-73 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://security.gentoo.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Severity: Normal Title: SQUASHFS: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 29, 2017 Bugs: #552484 ID: 201701-73 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SQUASHFS, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code Background ========== Squashfs is a compressed read-only filesystem for Linux.

Gentoo: 201701-72 libXpm: Remote execution of arbitrary code

An integer overflow in libXpm might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service Condition. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-72 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – https://security.gentoo.org/ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Severity: Normal Title: libXpm: Remote execution of arbitrary code Date: January 29, 2017 Bugs: #602782 ID: 201701-72 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Synopsis ======== An integer overflow in libXpm might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service Condition.

Astronomers have filmed 4 planets orbiting an alien solar system

Located about 129 light years from Earth in the direction of the Pegasus constellation is the relatively young star system of HR 8799 . Beginning in 2008, four orbiting exoplanets were discovered in this system which – alongside the exoplanet Formalhaut b – were the very first to be confirmed using the direct imaging technique.