Bitfarms’ Operational Hash Rate Hits 11.1 EH/s, Up 109% from Last Year
https://cryptopotato.com/bitfarms-operational-hash-rate-hits-11-1-eh-s-up-109-from-last-year/
Since the Bitcoin halving in April this year, Bitfarms has witnessed a 62% increase in its earnings.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/634362
Researchers Petition Funding to Integrate Machine Learning And Quantum Science
A group of leading European researchers has launched a petition calling for increased funding at the interface of machine learning and quantum science, aiming to position Europe as a leader in next-generation quantum technologies. The petition highlights the transformative potential of integrating machine learning with quantum science, emphasizing the need for substantial investment to unlock synergies that could drive significant advances in both fields.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/634347
Finland finds the fuel of the future and beats hydrogen
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/finland-fuel-ammonia-hydrogen/4684/
Finland has just suddenly overtaken America, Japan and China and introduced the world to the fuel of the future. The most surprising thing of all? It’s not hydrogen, and it’s not the ethanol we are developing in our country. It is an even more powerful source, and one that experts have asked us to pay attention to for the future. They are even producing the first engines, and everything points to the fact that it will be an unstoppable trend that will make the country take the lead.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/634321
Fundamental Differences in Biological Processes Between Males and Females
A new study reveals that platypuses and chickens balance protein levels between sexes through a unique dosage compensation mechanism, different from humans, challenging long-standing genetic assumptions and enhancing our understanding of genetic evolution and regulation.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/634273
The deployment of Israel's "Iron Dome" Surface-to-Air Missile Interceptors
https://x.com/BRICSinfo/status/1819877147659452527
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633967
PeaZip 9.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Adds Internal Drag and Drop Features
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-9-9-open-source-archive-manager-adds-internal-drag-and-drop-features
PeaZip 9.9 has been released today for this open-source, free, and cross-platform file compression and encryption software featuring both GTK and Qt graphical user interfaces.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633921
Layered superconductor coaxed to show unusual properties for quantum computing
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-layered-superconductor-coaxed-unusual-properties.html
A team led by researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA has designed a unique material based on a conventional superconductor—that is, a substance that enables electrons to travel through it with zero resistance under certain conditions, such as extremely low temperature. The experimental material showed properties signaling its potential for use in quantum computing, a developing technology with capabilities beyond those of classical digital computers.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633873
Hackers breach ISP to poison software updates with malware
A Chinese hacking group tracked as StormBamboo has compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) to poison automatic software updates with malware.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633866
Scientists Have Discovered the Path to Element 120 the Holy Grail of Chemistry
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has announced a new way to reliably make element 116, livermorium. The results, made by using a titanium beam to irradiate a sample, could point toward the elusive “island of stability” for even heavier nuclear elements—and show researchers a route to create the next feasible element, number 120.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633842
Explained: How HDMI cable can allow hackers to 'see' your passwords
We usually find wired connections more secure compared to wireless connections. For example, a wired file transfer from a pen drive and PC is far more secure compared to wireless data transfer as hackers can tap into the wireless signal that's transmitting the data between the devices and access them if it is not properly encrypted.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633819
Bitcoin network difficulty breaks 3-month downtrend to mark new ATH
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-network-difficulty-increase-aug-2024
Bitcoin’s network difficulty rose by over 10.5% on Aug. 1, 2024, breaking a three-month-long downward streak to mark a new all-time high.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633789
DARPA suggests turning legacy C code automatically into Rust
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/03/darpa_c_to_rust/
To accelerate the transition to memory safe programming languages, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is driving the development of TRACTOR, a programmatic code conversion vehicle.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633786
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple
stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633471
Strange Star: V889 Herculis Breaks Known Rules of Stellar Rotation
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered that the star V889 Herculis rotates in a way that is unlike our Sun.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633395
SLUBStick Linux Vulnerability Let Attackers Gain Full System Control
https://cybersecuritynews.com/slubstick-linux-vulnerability/
Security researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow attackers to gain full control over affected systems. Dubbed “SLUBStick,” the exploit technique uses memory allocation flaws to achieve arbitrary read and write access to kernel memory.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633371
A higher-dimensional model can explain cosmic acceleration without dark energy
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-higher-dimensional-cosmic-dark-energy.html
Dark energy remains among the greatest puzzles in our understanding of the cosmos. In the standard model of cosmology called the Lambda-CDM, it is accounted for by adding a cosmological constant term in Einstein's field equation first introduced by Einstein himself. This constant is very small and positive and lacks a complete theoretical understanding of why it has such a tiny value. Moreover, dark energy has some peculiar features, such as negative pressure and does not dilute with cosmic expansion, which makes at least some of us uncomfortable.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/633334
Russia to block Google, IOS and Android.
https://x.com/BRICSinfo/status/1819475105837470159
Aleksei Didenko, a member of the Russian State Duma, has said that Google, including its Android operating system and Apple's iOS, will soon be blocked in Russia.
Didenko advised the public not to cling to services like YouTube, stating, "Soon Google will be blocked, along with Google Android. iOS will also be blocked, and this will not be our initiative."
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/632813
World’s longest-lasting solar cell with 20% record efficiency created
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-longest-lasting-solar-cell
The perovskite solar cells demonstrated superior efficiency in converting sunlight to electricity when compared to over 1,700 other studies.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/632691
Attacks on Bytecode Interpreters Conceal Malicious Injection Activity
By injecting malicious bytecode into interpreters for VBScript, Python, and Lua, researchers found they can circumvent malicious code detection.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/632676
New coating removes solar panel defects, boosts efficiency to 31%
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/solar-cell-coating-boosts-efficiency
The researchers have developed a strategy for surface passivation that allows the surface defects of the perovskite layer to be smoothed out.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/632626