A group of archaeologists discovered what could be one of the largest prehistoric sites in the United Kingdom near Stonehenge. Researchers led by the University of Bradford discovered a ring of at least 20 “shafts” more than 32 feet in diameter and 16 feet deep that form a circle more than 1.2 miles in diameter….
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FCC wants an investigation into T-Mobile’s outage
Folks were none too happy. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said the agency would open an investigation into T-Mobile’s Monday network issues that affected voice and data service for many customers. For more, check out this USA Today story.
Microsoft won’t sell facial recognition to police…
…until new law is in place. Microsoft will not sell facial recognition technology to U.S. police departments until there is a national law to regulate the technology. For more, check out this USA Today story.
Inexpensive Catalyst Improves Fuel Cell Technology
A new catalyst allows fuel cells to convert gasoline to electricity without stalling out during the electrochemical process. Washington State University researchers have made a key advance in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that could make the highly energy-efficient and low-polluting technology a more viable alternative to gasoline combustion engines for powering cars. For more,…
More ‘fast radio bursts’ have been detected from a distant galaxy
More unexplained signals are coming from outer space, scientists report in a new study. For only the second time ever, scientists have detected a radio signal from a distant galaxy that repeats at regular intervals.The series of “fast radio bursts” – short-lived pulses of radio waves that come from across the universe – were detected…
Power outage
Ugh, two days without power when temperatures were approaching 90 and the humidity was close behind. No fun!
4GB of VRAM just doesn’t cut it anymore
AMD does an analysis and shows the benefit of increasing your video RAM above 4GB. Recent releases have shown marked performance increases when switching from a Radeon 5500 XT 4GB to a Radeon 5500 XT 8GB. In DOOM Eternal, the 8GB card runs the game at Ultra Nightmare settings at 75FPS (1080p), while the 4GB…
Google bringing Advanced Protection for Nest devices
The Advanced Protection Program is their strongest level of Google Account security. Today we’re announcing one of the top requests we’ve received: to bring the Advanced Protection Program to Nest. Now people can seamlessly use their Google Accounts with both Advanced Protection and Google Nest devices — previously, a user could use their Google Account…
Choosing the wrong wallpaper can bootloop your Android phone
Doh! Did you know that choosing the wrong wallpaper can bootloop your Android phone? Over the weekend, a photo has been making the rounds at venues like Reddit and Twitter. It’s an attractive mountain lake with the sun rising (or setting) through the dense clouds. Perfect for a phone’s wallpaper, right? Not if you like…
Microsoft Informs Journalists Their Services Are No Longer Needed Due to AI
Woah…that’s not good. Never like to hear of people loosing their jobs. Microsoft is terminating dozens journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News and MSN organizations. Microsoft instead will rely on artificial intelligence to curate and edit news and content that’s presented on MSN.com, inside Microsoft’s Edge browser, and in the company’s Microsoft News…