Category: Tech

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Sunday that government isn’t the ideal distributor for a coronavirus vaccine, and that it should be a collaboration with the private sector drug company. In an interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation,” Bourla said Pfizer, one of several companies working on a COVID-19 vaccine, is preparing for distribution of its candidate already. “The how […]

The bizarre cascade of effects of the coronavirus may be due to the excessive production of a chemical that regulates blood pressure — throwing the body’s respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological pathways off-balance, a new study has found. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, using its supercomputers — one of which is the […]

Microsoft has unveiled a video detection tool aimed at spotting computer-manipulated images, aka deepfakes, just 60 days ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Microsoft’s Video Authenticator flags fake news clips and lets news outlets and political campaigns watermark content to prove authenticity. The technology works by “detecting the blending boundary of the deepfake and subtle […]

The U.S. government has published a list of cybersecurity principles intended to be implemented by the makers of space vehicles to keep them safe from unauthorized intrusions. The “Space Policy Directive-5” released Friday outlines five general precepts that should be considered by “developers, manufacturers, owners, and operators of space systems” so that they “design, build, operate, and manage […]

A laptop is a small portable computer. It is a battery of AC powered personal computer that is smaller than a briefcase and can be easily transported and conveniently used in temporary spaces like airplanes, parks, and libraries. Generally, a laptop weighs less than 5 pounds and is 3-inches or less in thickness. They’re designed […]

Elon Musk is set to show off his working brain-hacking device on Friday, BBC News reports. The demonstration will feature a robot and “neurons firing in real time,” according to several tweets about the reveal. The electric car maker’s brain-hacking company, Neuralink, applied to start human trials last year, according to BBC. His goal is to give people superhuman powers […]

An old theory that life hitched a ride to Earth from Mars is getting a new look. The so-called panspermia hypothesis suggests life may have arisen on another planet, with bacteria traveling through space, hitching a ride on a piece of rock or other means, and eventually making its way to Earth, CBC News reported. A new […]