Android users are being warned about a malicious app that can reinstall itself after you delete it. Researchers from Symantec have warned that the app, called Xhelper, has already infected over 45,000 devices in just six months, and is continuing to spread. Worryingly, it remains unclear where the malicious app comes from,
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If you want to make the long voyage to Mars, you first have to train and rehearse, and MIT alumnus Barret Schlegelmilch SM ’18, MBA ’18 is doing just that. He recently commanded a 45-day practice mission living and working with three other would-be astronauts in a cramped simulated spaceship. NASA’s Human
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The U.S. is investing in upgrades to the fabrication facility that makes the radiation-hardened chips for its nuclear arsenal. It is also spending up to US $170-million to enhance the capabilities of SkyWater Technology Foundry, in Bloomington, Minn., in part to improve the company’s radiation-hardened-chip line for other Defense Department
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One event has become a hallmark of nearly every academic conference: the poster session. Posters summarizing research are tacked onto endless rows of bulletin boards. Leaders in any given field meander through the posters, asking presenters questions about their work on the spot. For junior researchers participating in poster sessions
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Challenge director for Quantum Technologies at UKRI, talks about the Industrial Strategy Challenge fund. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is a new body which works in partnership with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to create the best possible environment for research and innovation to flourish. They aim to maximise
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Launching a startup is never easy, and there are lots of things you have to take into consideration before you decide to make that massive step. This is particularly true with e-commerce startups. One of the issues you should focus on is your finances, and creating a proper budget could really
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AI for Good Global Summit, which included discussions of the ethics of AI and big data across the public and private sectors. We spoke to Maria Axente, AI Programme Driver, PwC United Kingdom in the context of this event about how AI and big data can be used to drive enterprise
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In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America’s big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from antitrust concerns to their policies on political ads and ensuring election security. Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have argued in favor of either breaking up or
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The Space Race has now been consigned to history: a well-documented, 20th century competition between two superpowers for dominance in spaceflight and global recognition. Having launched the world’s first satellite (Sputnik 1), the Soviet Union was pioneering the journey into space and the race to dominate this battleground fuelled a fierce
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Without gainsaying, the rails provide a viable alternative to road transportation as it connects one city to another. Acknowledging the import of this hitherto neglected sector, President Muhammadu Buhari on assumption of office in 2015 had given premium to the rail transport system, especially to reduce the burden on the
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