Source: CNBC Date: February 28th, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/15/crypto-fraudsters-use-robocalls-to-drain-accounts.html Discussion Is this issue here really the robocall, or the fact that someone gave out their secret 2FA code over the phone? Why did the robocalls make a difference here?
Monthly Archives: February 2022
Artificial intelligence to help farmers see cloud-covered fields
Source: BBC Technology Date: February 28th, 2022 Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-60513742 Discussion “the algorithm will open up the six-year archive of cloudy Sentinel-2 imagery to all kinds of new analysis, from mapping trends in drought to tracking the extent of frost and snow cover.” How will this be useful? If you can get six-years of archival data… Read more »
How technology is helping shrink grocery bills by cutting food waste
A number of companies — including Flashfood, Too Good To Go and FeedBack — have entered the Canadian market billing themselves as an innovative way to simultaneously cut food waste and save money. “They are becoming more popular because more and more consumers realise that savings occur more on the back-end of the grocery store experience,” said Sylvain… Read more »
The mobile phones you can take apart and repair yourself
“The Fairphone 2 could be taken apart in under two minutes,” says Mr Lesse. “There were models where you didn’t even need tools to take the display off in order to replace it yourself.” Fairphone customers range from programmers who have been drawn to the software possibilities of the phones, to consumers in search of… Read more »
How smart sensors can help us care for our houseplants
To help her and others who worry about their lack of green fingers, there has been a growth in the sale of hi-tech sensors for indoor plants – devices that you push into the soil next to them. These sensors are usually solar powered and connect wirelessly by Bluetooth or wi-fi to a user’s smartphone… Read more »
Supercomputer helps Canadian researcher uncover thousands of viruses that could cause human diseases
racking pathogens that could spark future pandemics is no easy feat, but thanks to the help of a supercomputer, a Canadian researcher is among a team of scientists who’ve uncovered thousands of viruses that might one day pose a threat to humans. Dubbed the Serratus Project, the international collaboration recently shared its findings in the journal Nature — which included… Read more »
Apple AirTags – ‘A perfect tool for stalking’
Amber Norsworthy lives in Mississippi with her four children. It had just turned 3pm when she got home on 27 December. She received a notification on her phone. “My phone made a ding that I’d never heard before”, she says. The notification told her that an unknown device had been following her movements. Ms Norsworthy,… Read more »
Bionic eyes: Obsolete tech leaves patients in the dark
Hundreds of people who had retinal implants to improve their sight face an uncertain future as the technology they rely on is now obsolete. Second Sight stopped making its Argus II bionic eyes several years ago to focus on a brain implant instead. According to IEEE Spectrum, which broke the story, it is now hoping to… Read more »
Newly launched SpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar storm
SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so, the company said in an online update Tuesday night. SpaceX said… Read more »
‘Hackers helped me find my lost Bitcoin fortune’
Rhonda Kampert was an early adopter. She bought six Bitcoins in 2013, when they cost about $80 (£60) each, and were the chatter of niche corners of the internet. “I used to listen to a radio talk show and they started talking about crypto and Bitcoin so I got interested,” she says. “Back then buying… Read more »
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