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Long-distance ‘quantum teleportation’ achieved by researchers for the first time ever

It is exciting news to know that NASA, Caltech, and Fermilab scientists have finally accomplished long-distance quantum teleportation. Don’t misunderstand, though—this doesn’t mean that they have discovered how to literally teleport one object from one place to another. By quantum teleportation, it means that information which are contained in qubits has now been teleported a […]

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Korea’s artificial sun heats up at 100 million degrees, sets a new world record

When you think an artificial sun is just stuff of Science Fiction—such as the sun Doctor Octopus tries to harness in Spider Man 2—South Korea actually made it a possible. Dubbed as KSTAR or Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, this Artificial Sun has a current record of keeping a high-temperature for a exactly 20 seconds. […]

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ARTA endorses PNPKI digital signatures for online payments

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has endorsed digital signatures through the Philippine National Public Key Infrastructure (PNPKI) as valid tools for online payment transactions with government agencies and local government units. ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said in late December that digital signatures along with digital payments are key to a future where all government […]

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Attack on Titan publisher warns about strict action for illegal uploaders

In light of what is now Japan’s stricter copyright laws, Kodansha—Attack on Titan’s publisher—is keen on taking harsh actions towards illegal uploads of the franchise, especially manga, according to an official tweet. Other illicit uploads—particularly the latest ongoing final season of the anime—are already in the talks with the police. While not yet in full […]

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New US law makes illegal streaming of piracy services a felony

US President Trump recently signed a new Covid-19 relief bill into law that, buried within its 5,593-page package, includes provisions that make illegal streaming a felony. Streamers on YouTube and Twitch, as well as their subscribers, fear the feds could go after them.  Multiple copyright-related bills were snuck in to be part of the relief […]