Self-Destructing Circuits and More Security Schemes
Last week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), researchers introduced several technologies to fight even the sneakiest hack attacks. Engineers invented a way to detect a hacker placing a probe on the circuit board to attempt to read digital traffic in a computer. Other researchers invented new ways to obfuscate electromagnetic emissions radiating from […]
Daring AM: The Global Crackdown on 3D Printed Firearms Continues – 3DPrint.com
In the last few years, a surge in police raids uncovering 3D printed guns has led to concerns about their growing association with criminal gangs. Although typically seen as inferior to traditionally manufactured weapons, advances in technology and the production of 3D printed firearms have introduced a complex challenge for law enforcement everywhere. What in […]
The Download: introducing the Hidden Worlds issue
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Hidden Worlds issue A hidden world is fundamentally different from the undiscovered. We know the hidden world is there. We just can’t see it or reach it. Hidden worlds exist in […]
Not Every Assignment Has Pedagogical Value
As a general rule, it seems wise for courts to keep their noses out of the fraught issue of whether a school assignment has pedagogical value. After all, judges aren’t teachers, so why would it be left to courts? And yet, as schools, and teachers, become more aggressive in the nature of what they’re requiring […]
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Rises Above $60K
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How HBCUs and Cisco Are Partnering to Provide Opportunities and Advancement for Students
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played a critical role in higher education in the United States. Founded during Reconstruction, these institutions became a pathway for advancement and hope for Black students who were barred from attending most colleges and universities in the US. HBCUs were at the forefront of the civil rights movement, […]
The 1.x Files: January call digest
January 14th tl;dc (too long, didn’t call) Disclaimer: This is a digest of the topics discussed in the recurring Eth1.x research call, and doesn’t represent finalized plans or commitments to network upgrades. The main topics of this call were Rough data quantifying advantages of switching to a binary trie structure Transition strategies and potential challenges […]