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US Army is funding research to develop ‘telepathic’ soldiers

The US Army is spending millions of taxpayer’s money in neuroscience in order to come up with a means to make “telepathic” interaction possible among its soldiers. Or, in other words, to facilitate communication using only each person’s brain signals. Not a stray from the possibility, ARO neuroscientists have made significant, albeit rudimentary progress, by […]

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IBM exposes hacking attempts targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain

International pharmaceutical firms and related institutions are being targeted by hackers in a global phishing campaign that focuses on the supply chain for the COVID-19 vaccine.  According to IBM, the phishing campaign began in September and has so far affected countries and regions in Europe and Asia. The targeted organizations are associated with the Cold […]

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Google researcher discovers exploit for remotely hacking iPhones and other iOS devices

Just last week I binge-watched the first two seasons of The Boys. As a techie, a particular scene stood out to me—the one where Hughie hacked Starlight’s phone without even touching it. This is actually possible in real life.  Here’s the scene in the superhero series: Related articles iPhone price list in the Philippines 2020 […]

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Xiaomi overtakes Apple to become the world’s 3rd largest smartphone vendor

Amidst the difficult time 2020 presents due to the presence of the pandemic, Xiaomi remains an unstoppable force in the smartphone business, subsequently overtaking Apple to take the third spot in overall market share growth by 1 percent. In actual numbers, the accomplishment sees a 34.9 percent growth which captures 12.1 percent of the market, […]

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Sony is banning PlayStation Network accounts claiming PS+ collection on borrowed PS5

Sony has been using its ban hammer left and right as multiple PSN users are taking advantage of the promo to redeem the PlayStation Plus Collection in their accounts via the PS5—particularly, account owners who did not necessarily own the console. Words about the account banning have recently surfaced from multiple forums online, making for […]