Category: Science / Technology

China Invites Investors, Including Foreigners, Into Space Effort

China is looking to draw private investors, including those from outside the country, into its aerospace program to supplement funding from the government for commercial satellite launches. Investment is welcome for commercial rocket development, satellite research, manufacturing and for applying aerospace technologies to public welfare, Wu Yanhua, vice minister of China National Space Administration, said at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.

News Improvements done to prevent a cyber attack at county hall

Improvements to the cyber security system have been made at Laois County Council, home to MyPay which controls millions of euros a month in salaries to every local authority. Speaking in the wake of a near successful a 4m cyber attack on Meath County Council by international thieves, deputy CEO Kieran Kehoe said that a recent review had resulted in stronger security measures.

Uncanny Valley Opens Next Month at Pear Theatre

Mixing humor with heartache, the show explores the painful divide between creator and creation, the inherent unpredictability of consciousness, and how we are redefining what it means to be human in the twenty-first century irected by Caroline Clark, previews on January 19. Press and Opening Night is Friday, January 20, followed by a champagne gala. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays, through February 12. All performances are held at the Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View.

REVIEW: Early Wave 2 Wi-Fi access points show promise

There’s a lot to like about Wave 2 802.11ac products, including theoretically faster speeds than Wave 1 products and cool new features, such as multi-user MIMO In this review, we look at five Wave 2 wireless access points, comparing prices and features, looking at usability and doing some performance testing. The products in this review are: Amped Wireless AC1300, ASUS EA-AC87, Cisco Aironet 1852i, Extreme Networks AP3935 and the Linksys LAPAC2600.

China plans to land probes on far side of moon, Mars by 2020

China vowed Tuesday to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon, around 2018, and launch its first Mars probe by 2020. “To explore the vast cosmos, develop the space industry and build China into a space power is a dream we pursue unremittingly,” read a white paper setting out the country’s space strategy for the next five years.

Modi Own Goal Swamps India’s Big-Bang Year, Clouds 2017 Outlook

India started 2016 as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, but at its end the nation faces a significant slowdown and the delay of what’s been hailed as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greatest reform — the creation of an integrated marketplace. Much of the pain is self-inflicted as Modi’s decision last month to drain 86 percent of currency in circulation stalled spending and caused a political stalemate on a landmark sales-tax reform.

Fund Manager Riding 55% Posco Gain Sees Steel Prices Staying Hot

The rally in steel that helped propel Posco shares 55 percent higher this year may continue for another six months, according to a money manager who bought the stock when it was near a 12-year low. Baring Asset Management Korea Ltd.’s head of equities, Hyun Choi, said he started buying Posco shares in late 2015, after Korea’s biggest steelmaker posted its biggest loss in at least five years.

FS Linksys WRT1900ACS – as new

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IPrice gains $4m in Series A funding

IPrice Group, a Kuala Lumpur-based price comparison website, has received US$4 million in a Series A round of funding from a group of venture capitalists. The group was led by Asia Venture Group and includes Gobi Partners, DMP, Econa, Starstrike and a few individual investors.

China says space programme must help protect national security

China’s space programme must help protect the country’s national security, but China is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the government said in a policy paper issued on Tuesday. Tiangong-2, China’s second space laboratory lifts off from the launch pad in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, September 15, 2016.

Revolutionary motorbike engine

Like the ’50s jet age and space age of the ’60s, “rotary power” was a hot topic across the 1970s automotive sphere. Billed by apostles as the next phase in internal combustion, it was, for a time, just that.

China says space program must help protect national security

China’s President Xi Jinping looks on before meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Halll of the People in Beijing, China December 2, 2016. China’s space program must help protect the country’s national security, but China is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the government said in a policy paper issued on Tuesday.

China says space program must help protect national security

China’s President Xi Jinping looks on before meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Great Halll of the People in Beijing, China December 2, 2016. China’s space program must help protect the country’s national security, but China is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the government said in a policy paper issued on Tuesday.

Trump Is Market’s Most Interesting Man as Tweet Roils Nuclear

A Twitter post from the President-elect signaling support for beefing up America’s nuclear arsenal sent shares in uranium miners surging. Earlier, his team’s statement that Carl Icahn would be named special adviser to help overhaul federal regulations sparked a rally in merchant refiners and sent shares lower in industries the activist investor has publicly rebuked.

Nine young, alleged hackers detained by military

Police chief Chakthip Chaijinda, seated centre, and senior police officers with alleged hacker Natdanai Khongdee, 19, at a press conference at the Royal Thai Police Office in Bangkok on Monday. Nine people have been detained on suspicion of hacking government and military websites, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Monday.

The Robot Phone Lets You ‘Kiss’ Your Loved Ones Remotely

One of the difficulties of having a long-distance relationship is the fact that you and your partner can’t be together physically. As it stands there are several sex toys that allows users to pleasure their partner remotely, and it seems that in addition to that, you could potentially even “kiss” your partner even if you’re halfway across the world.

Snow in the Sahara Desert

Snow in a place where summertime temperatures are high – though wintertime temps can drop to freezing – and where precipitation from the skies is rare. The Landsat 7 satellite acquired this image of snow in North Africa on December 19, 2016.

China bank calls documents ‘fake’ after bond default on Alibaba-linked platform

BEIJING: The fate of a defaulted US$45 million Chinese corporate bond sold through an Alibaba-backed online wealth management platform was thrown into doubt on Monday, after a bank said letters of guarantee for the bonds were counterfeit. China Guangfa Bank Co Ltd said guarantee documents, official seals and personal seals presented by the insurer of the bonds “are all fake” and that it has reported the matter to the police.