Flying cars may be here sooner than expected
Flying car startups are aiming to begin test flights as early as next year. As Uber forges ahead with plans for a flying taxi service in 2023, other startups are unveiling futuristic air mobility vehicles, suggesting that a “Jetsons”-like transportation system may be closer than you think. For more, check out this USA Today story.
PCI-SIG Announces Upcoming PCI Express 6.0 Spec
Wow, the I/O bandwidth doubles every three years. PCI-SIG today announced that PCI Express (PCIe) 6.0 technology will double the data rate to 64 GT/s while maintaining backwards compatibility with previous generations and delivering power efficiency and cost-effective performance. The PCIe 6.0 specification is actively targeted for release in 2021. PCIe 6.0 Specification Features Delivers…
Massive South America power outage
The hunt for the cause of massive South America power outage is just beginning. As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout that hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and were tallying the damage…
Latest Windows 10 Update hosed me
After installing the latest Windows 10 update, I can’t return from Sleep without getting a Power Driver Failure error. It then has to reboot. Everything was working fine until this patch.
Drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemo
Good news on the medical front…a drug makes tumors more susceptible to chemotherapy. Many chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by severely damaging their DNA. However, some tumors can withstand this damage by relying on a DNA repair pathway that not only allows them to survive, but also introduces mutations that helps cells become resistant to…
USB Promoter Group Announces USB4 Specification
Is USB 3.2 even in widespread adoption? The USB Promoter Group today announced the pending release of the USB4 specification, a major update to deliver the next generation USB architecture that compliments and builds on the existing USB 3.2 and USB 2.0 architectures. The USB4 architecture is based on the Thunderbolt protocol specification recently contributed…
Mysterious blob discovered under the moon’s biggest crater
If only it was remnants of an ancient civilization! Scientists say the blob may be remnants of the metallic asteroid that smashed into the lunar surface billions of years ago. For more, check out this NBC News story.
Ladybug swarm detected by weather radar
Yikes! A ladybug swarm was detected by weather radar over Southern California. When National Weather Service radar picked up a giant blob moving swiftly over southwestern San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles, around 8 p.m., forecasters at the agency’s San Diego office called spotters on the ground, who told them it was an enormous…
How do robocallers have our numbers?
USA Today has posted a story about 5 ways to avoid being put on robocall lists. The good news is that there are ways to avoid robocall companies from getting your number. Although these steps cannot guarantee you will not receive robocalls – any phone number can be randomly generated and called using robocall technology…
World’s largest airplane for rocket launches may be grounded
Doh! The world’s largest airplane may be grounded after just one flight. Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, the space company founded by late billionaire and Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen, is closing operations, cutting short ambitious plans to challenge traditional aerospace companies in a new “space race,” four people familiar with the matter said on Friday. For…