Just three months after capping what was the best year for Indian startups, having raised a record $14.5 billion in 2019, they are beginning to struggle to raise new capital as prominent investors urge them to “prepare for the worst” and cut spending. From a report: In an open letter to startup founders in India, ten global and local private equity…
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Graphene Solar Thermal Film Could Be a New Way To Harvest Renewable Energy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from IEEE Spectrum: Researchers at the Center for Translational Atomaterials (CTAM) at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new graphene-based film that can absorb sunlight with an efficiency of over 90 percent, while simultaneously eliminating most IR thermal emission loss — the first time such a feat has been reported. The…
Filming of Matrix 4 Brings ‘Excitement, Some Damage’ to San Francisco
“It’s only been a few months since we learned that The Matrix 4 was actually a real movie that was going to actually happen, and was actually going to star Keanu Reeves, and now the movie is actually filming in San Francisco…” writes Cinema Blend. “However, making things real is apparently causing real damage in the city by the bay.” NBC…
‘Glitch in the Matrix’ as bird hovers motionless
A very strange video clip recently uploaded onto Facebook shows a bird seemingly frozen in mid-air. Reportedly captured during the school run in Gallu… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334443/glitch-in-the-matrix-as-bird-hovers-motionless…
Bizarre ‘Big Tech’/Matrix Cartoon Used to Mock San Francisco’s Football Team
The social media team for a Minnesota football team playing against San Francisco’s 49ers just incorporated “big tech” into its online trash talk, reports the San Francisco Chronicle’s SFGate site. They call the resulting video “incredibly weird.” The video in question depicts a time-lapse of [San Francisco’s] Levi’s stadium with two cartoon characters in the foreground that are basically team helmets…
Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine With Nanoparticles That Protect Against Six Different Viruses
clm1970 shares a report from Georgia State University: A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The double-layered nanoparticle vaccine contains the influenza virus proteins matrix…
Accessing scrambling in quantum systems using matrix product operators
In quantum physics, scrambling is the dispersal of quantum information across a complex quantum system, such as chaotic quantum many-body systems. This process can make quantum information difficult or impossible to access, particularly when using simple and conventional physics methods. …
The World’s Fastest Supercomputers Hit Higher Speeds Than Ever With Linux
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: In the latest Top 500 supercomputer ratings, the average speed of these Linux-powered racers is now an astonishing 1.14 petaflops. The fastest of the fast machines haven’t changed since the June 2019 Top 500 supercomputer list. Leading the way is Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Summit system, which holds top honors with an HPL…
Purism Finally Starts Shipping Its Privacy-Focused ‘Librem 5’ Smartphone
“It’s here! Purism announces shipment of the Librem 5,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Ocean Consulting: Librem 5 is a landmark mobile device with a dedicated platform, runs PureOS Linux, and is the first mobile phone to seek hardware certification from the Free Software Foundation. Initially a crowd sourced funding campaign, the phone embraces principles of free software and user privacy. IP…
Apple Readies Camera-Focused Pro iPhones, New iPads, Larger MacBook Pro
An anonymous reader writes: Apple will launch three new iPhone models in an event next week. Two will be called “Pro” models and will replace the iPhone XS and XS Max. A third phone will replace the iPhone XR and will include dual cameras, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The Pro iPhones will feature triple rear cameras that will include a wide-angle lens,…