Month: September 2020

Huawei to ship smartphones with Harmony OS in 2021 (goodbye Android)

Huawei is one of the world’s top smartphone makers, but trade restrictions imposed by the US government over the past year are putting serious pressure on the company’s business model. Soon the company will no longer be able to buy chips f…

Huawei is one of the world’s top smartphone makers, but trade restrictions imposed by the US government over the past year are putting serious pressure on the company’s business model. Soon the company will no longer be able to buy chips from most major semiconductor companies, or even build its own chips using technology developed […]

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Buchmesse: Der Dinosaurier stolpert über Corona

Das Gralstreffen der Lesebranche kippt – Frankfurter Hallenausstellung auf den letzten Drücker abgesagt – Lesefestival geht Online, Weihnachtsumsätze geraten wohl kaum in Gefahr

Das Gralstreffen der Lesebranche kippt - Frankfurter Hallenausstellung auf den letzten Drücker abgesagt - Lesefestival geht Online, Weihnachtsumsätze geraten wohl kaum in Gefahr

NASA says it will pay private companies to gather Moon rocks

NASA will only pay the bulk of the funds after lunar material is collected.

A total lunar eclipse begins in 2010.

Enlarge / A total lunar eclipse begins in 2010. (credit: NASA)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday that the space agency will seek to purchase between 50 and 500 grams of lunar regolith from one or more commercial providers.

In its newly issued "request for quotations," NASA is asking private companies to submit bids for the work. As part of the competitive process, NASA may select one or more companies but will only pay the bulk of the contract price—80 percent—upon delivery of the materials.

NASA has made one important concession as part of its contract, allowing that "delivery" of the materials may take place on the Moon.

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The new ECS Liva Q1 mini PC has the same processor as the old model (but more ports)

Taiwanese PC maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has been producing tiny desktop PCs under the Liva brand for years, and the the latest models are the ECS Liva Q1D and ECS Liva Q1L. Both are 2.9″ x 2.9″ x 1.4″ computers with Inte…

ECS Liva Q1D

Taiwanese PC maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has been producing tiny desktop PCs under the Liva brand for years, and the the latest models are the ECS Liva Q1D and ECS Liva Q1L. Both are 2.9″ x 2.9″ x 1.4″ computers with Intel Apollo Lake low-power processors… which are the same chips featured in the original ECS Liva […]

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Portland adopts strictest facial recognition ban in nation to date

New laws ban public and private use of the tech, in nationwide first.

A helpful neon sign in Portland, Ore.

Enlarge / A helpful neon sign in Portland, Ore. (credit: Seth K. Hughes | Getty Images)

City leaders in Portland, Oregon, yesterday adopted the most sweeping ban on facial recognition technology passed anywhere in the United States so far.

The Portland City Council voted on two ordinances related to facial recognition: one prohibiting use by public entities, including the police, and the other limiting its use by private entities. Both measures passed unanimously, according to local NPR and PBS affiliate Oregon Public Broadcasting.

The first ordinance (PDF) bans the "acquisition and use" of facial recognition technologies by any bureau of the city of Portland. The second (PDF) prohibits private entities from using facial recognition technologies "in places of public accommodation" in the city.

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Systemüberlastung: Bei vielen blieb es am Warntag ruhig

Beim ersten Warntag nach der Wiedervereinigung sollte getestet werden, wie gut die Bevölkerung im Ernstfall gewarnt werden kann – es scheint Verbesserungsbedarf zu geben. (Satelliten, Internet)

Beim ersten Warntag nach der Wiedervereinigung sollte getestet werden, wie gut die Bevölkerung im Ernstfall gewarnt werden kann - es scheint Verbesserungsbedarf zu geben. (Satelliten, Internet)