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U.K. Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Quantum Hacking Risks

The Guardian (U.K.) Guidance from the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre calls on large organizations, critical national infrastructure operators, and companies with bespoke IT systems to implement “post-quantum cryptography” to guard against future quantum hackers. These entities were urged to identify services in need of an upgrade by 2028. The guidance indicated that the most […]

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‘e-Taste’ Could Add Flavor to VR Experiences

The Guardian (U.K.) The “e-Taste” device created by Ohio State University researchers can recreate food and drink flavors in virtual and augmented reality systems. The device has an “electronic tongue” that gathers data about the concentration of five different taste chemicals in a liquid food or drink sample. This data is transmitted wirelessly to small […]
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Meta to Link U.S. and India with World’s Longest Undersea Cable Project

The Guardian Meta said it plans to connect the U.S., India, South Africa, Brazil, and other regions via a 31,000-mile (50,000-km.) subsea cable. The Project Waterworth cable is the longest so far to use a 24 fiber-pair system. Meta said the cable system would be laid up to 7,000 meters deep, with “enhanced burial techniques” […]
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Hinton Shortens Odds of AI Wiping Out Humanity

The Guardian (U.K.) ACM A. M. Turing Award laureate Geoffrey Hinton has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades, warning the pace of change in the technology is “much faster” than expected. In an interview, Hinton, who this year was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work […]

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