Month: June 2021
Sideloading Apps on Apple store
Apple allows sideloading of apps on its own MacOS platform, though has in recent years restricted how easily new software can be added and argues that the security of the iPhone relies on Apple’s ability to decide what software is made available on it. The defence of its its App Store policies come amid increasing
Blockchain and crypto can be an ally to climate crisis
According to United Nations, both the digital coins and the blockchain technology on which they are made can be better allies against climate change with increased use of renewable energy sources to mint new units of the virtual tokens. However, bitcoin mining an energy intensive process which generates new units of the virtual tokens by
Revolutionary computer seed
The ‘seed’ is composed of hundreds of pieces of information, digitally encoded, that includes data on necessary materials, properties, and other parameters such as weight, height, colour, and density. A ‘cyber seed’ that grows ‘like a plant’ to design structures using material from the local environment has been developed by researchers. Simple seeds could have
Covid-19 Spread through Pollination
A study has found that the presence of pollen significantly affected the virus load carried in the air and increased the risk of infection. Virus particles which are suspended in the air following an infected person’s cough or sneeze can become attached to pollen, which is dispersed in the breeze and when someone inhales those
search for Covid’s origins
The Wuhan lab has drawn global scrutiny because of its research on bat coronaviruses in the city where the pandemic began. The events have shined a light on a research niche that – in China, the United States and elsewhere – operates with heightened secrecy because of the national security risks of handling deadly pathogens.
Nuclear fusion plant
Nuclear fusion, which involves the binding together of atoms at extremely high temperatures, is the process that powers stars. Scientists hope it can become a widespread source of energy that avoids burning fossil fuels, thereby avoiding the release of damaging greenhouse gases. However, technical challenges have prevented nuclear fusion being used to generate energy on
China Bans Cryptocurrencies
People’s Bank of China (PBoC), called on banks to not provide products or services including trading, clearing, and settlement for cryptocurrency transaction. China has tightened its clampdown on cryptocurrencies calling on several major banks and payments companies to take stronger actions against the trading of the virtual currencies. Bitcoin mining is a process which generates
Drop to Below $30K- Bitcoin
The cryptocurrency has suffered several price falls in recent days, having traded above $40,000 just one week ago. The price of bitcoin has crashed below $30,000, taking its total losses to more than 50 per cent since it hit an all-time high in April. Several other leading cryptocurrencies have mirrored bitcoin’s latest crash, including Ethereum
GOOGLE APP CRASHING
The problem appears to be related to a range of the phones’ built-in apps. Most users are reporting issues with the Google app, but those problems have spread to affect the Podcasts service and the Assistant, which rely on the same app. Android users are finding that their devices are seemingly crashing all by themselves.The
WINDOWS 11
A first build of Windows 11 has already leaked to the press, bringing with it a new, more rounded interface. It is also expected there will be changes to the Windows Store, a closer integration with Xbox services, and possibly Office 365 updates. It is expected that Windows 11 will have a new Start Menu,