NASA has selected 16 cool new futuristic space technology concepts for further study. Four of them are from NASA’s own Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), including a railway system on the moon to move cargo. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/futuristic-space-technology-concepts-nasa-jpl-niac…
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Two probes arrive at Mars mere hours apart
Space probes sent by China and the United Arab Emirates have both entered into orbit around Mars. On February 9th, the UAE became the fifth nation to … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338270/two-probes-arrive-at-mars-mere-hours-apart…
As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet
Three new spacecraft are due to arrive at Mars this month, ending their seven-month journey through space. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-probes-mars-red-planet.html…
Why Mars is having its busiest two weeks in 47 years
It’s a busy February for Mars, with three probes from three separate space agencies arriving at the red planet over the course of just nine days. Here’s why. Source: https://www.livescience.com/three-mars-missions-at-once.html
China Plans Online Payment Rules That May Hit Ant, Tencent
hackingbear writes: People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, said on Wednesday that any non-bank payment company with half of the market in online transactions or two entities with a combined two-thirds share could be subject to antitrust probes, potentially dealing another blow to financial technology giant Ant Group Co. and its biggest rival Tencent Holdings Ltd. Ant’s Alipay accounts…
Researchers find Mars has a Chandler wobble
A combined team of researchers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology and the Royal Observatory of Belgium, has found evidence that Mars has a Chandler wobble. In their paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, the group describes their study of decades of data from Mars probes and what it showed them. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-mars-chandler.html…
Turkey Probes Facebook’s Move To Collect WhatsApp Data
The Turkish Competition Board said on Monday it launched an investigation into WhatsApp and its owner Facebook after the messaging app asked users to agree to let Facebook collect user data including phone numbers and locations. From a report: In a written statement, the Competition Board said it ruled the data-collection requirement should be suspended until the probe is complete. “The…
Singapore Police Can Access COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data For Criminal Investigations
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Singapore has confirmed its law enforcers will be able to access the country’s COVID-19 contact tracing data to aid in their criminal investigations. To date, more than 4.2 million residents or 78% of the local population have adopted the TraceTogether contact tracing app and wearable token, which is one of the world’s highest…
Is the US Government’s Cybersecurity Agency Up to the Job?
CNN reports that some critics are now questioning whether America’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is equipped to protect the integrity of government systems from adversaries: Some of the nearly half-dozen government agencies affected by the hack have recently reached out to CISA for help with addressing the known vulnerabilities that were exploited in the attack but were told the…
IBM Will Pay $24.25 Million To Resolve FCC Probes
IBM has agreed to pay $24.25 million to resolve a pair of investigations by the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) over subsidies awarded to connect schools and libraries to broadband. From a report: IBM’s payment will resolve two FCC investigations that have spanned nearly 15 years over its alleged violations of “E-Rate” program rules in connection with New York City and El Paso…