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Underneath the salty waters of the North Atlantic ocean, geologists have discovered a giant aquifer of freshwater, hidden from view just off the US coast. For more, check out this Science Alert story.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I am in the process of changing jobs so things will be a little hit or miss until it settles down.

The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. is considering a requirement that next-generation 5G cellular tech be made outside of China. The shift could force telecom giants like Nokia and Ericsson to move production outside of China in order to continue providing equipment to the U.S., the world’s largest market for telecom equipment and services,…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.