China’s Chang’e 5 moon mission – which successfully returned moon rocks to Earth in December, 2020 for the first time in 44 years – is now headed toward the Earth-sun Lagrange point, for the goal of making sun observations. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/china-change-5-moon-mission-extended-to-l1-sun…
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Venice, Italy Plans to Watch Every Move of Its 30 Million Tourists
Here’s some news from CNN for the 30 million tourists visiting Venice, Italy each year: They’re watching you, wherever you walk. They know exactly where you pause, when you slow down and speed up, and they count you in and out of the city. What’s more, they’re tracking your phone, so they can tell exactly how many people from your country…
Hundreds Riot, Thousands Protest at iPhone Factory in India
The international news agency AFP reports on “a violent rampage at a Taiwanese-run iPhone factory in southern India” leading to over 100 arrests. About 2,000 workers were involved in the protest, reports the Verge, citing the Indian Express newspaper. The workers are protesting over allegations of unpaid wages and exploitation, according to AFP. “Local media reported workers saying they had not…
China Launches World’s First 6G Experimental Satellite
hackingbear writes: China successfully launched the world’s first 6G communication satellite by a Long March-6 carrier rocket that blasted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China Central Television (CCTV) reported. The 6G experimental satellite, named after the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), was jointly developed by Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology, UESTC, and Beijing MinoSpace Technology. It…
London Installed AI Cameras To Monitor Social Distancing, Lockdown Restrictions
schwit1 shares a report from The Evening Standard: Artificial Intelligence cameras are being used in London and other cities in the UK to monitor social distancing. The sensors were initially developed by Vivacity to track the flow of traffic, cyclists and pedestrians and monitor how roads are being used. But when the country went into lockdown in March, Vivacity added on…
‘Woman in white’ appears on building site CCTV
A ghostly figure was recently picked up on CCTV camera at a building site in the early hours of the morning. The alleged apparition, which looked like… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339111/woman-in-white-appears-on-building-site-cctv…
Don’t miss: Charlize Theron tries to avoid CCTV in The Old Guard
New Scientist’s weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24732901-200-dont-miss-charlize-theron-tries-to-avoid-cctv-in-the-old-guard/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
From RealPlayer To Toshiba, Tech Companies Cash in on the Facial Recognition Gold Rush
At least 45 companies now advertise real-time facial recognition. From a report: More than a decade before Spotify, and years before iTunes, there was RealPlayer, the first mainstream solution to playing and streaming media to a PC. Launched in 1995, within five years RealPlayer claimed a staggering 95 million users. […] RealPlayer is still very much alive. Now called RealNetworks, a…
Eerie shadow figure captured on hotel CCTV
Footage captured earlier this month on a hotel CCTV camera seems to show a ghostly figure in a hallway. The video, which was originally uploaded on Fa… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337275/eerie-shadow-figure-captured-on-hotel-cctv…
Paris Tries AI That Counts How Many People are Wearing Face Masks
“France is integrating new AI tools into security cameras in the Paris metro system to check whether passengers are wearing face masks,” reports the Verge:
The software, which has already been deployed elsewhere in the country, began a three-month trial in the central Chatelet-Les Halles station of Paris this week, reports Bloomberg. [Alternate source] French startup DatakaLab, which created the program, says…