Month: November 2024
Bitcoin against inflation
Let’s start with inflation, since that’s a topic that has recently emerged as a powerful political campaign issue in the United States. Bitcoin, by its very nature, is disinflationary. That’s because the total lifetime supply of Bitcoin is capped at 21 million coins, and the rate of new Bitcoin issuance is carefully controlled by an
Mac mini power button location
The new Mac mini, powered by the M4 chipset, was announced last month. Not only is the new M4 Mac mini arguably affordable and powerful, but it also ushered in a complete redesign for the computer. The new Mac mini is now Apple’s smallest computer ever. The power button for the new M4 Mac mini
The growth in Netflix Ad tier
While Netflix’ global numbers are impressive, most marketers don’t make global ad buys, choosing to aim different promotional messages in specific geographic regions, and media buyers in the U.S. have indicated that advertisers want to see the Netflix ad tier generate more impressions overall. But the growth in ad-tier subscribers has been sustained, which could
Chinese Stealth Jet
China has debuted its most advanced stealth fighter jet that can evade radar detection and attack enemy targets at supersonic speeds.The J-35A is China’s response to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and is smaller than the J-20 stealth fighters that are already in service in China’s air force. The J-35A, a “fifth-generation” fighter, performed its maiden flight
Israel’s construction along Alpha lines
Israel seized control of the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war. The U.N. Secretary Council voted to create UNDOF to patrol a roughly 400-square-kilometer (155-square-mile) demilitarized zone and maintain the peace there after the 1973 Mideast war. A second demarcation, known as the Bravo Line, marks the limit of where the Syrian
SpaceX ties up with LG for batteries
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will use batteries developed by South Korea’s LG Energy Solution for its Starship rocket, which is intended for Mars. The reports state that the South Korean battery manufacturing firm is planning to develop new cells based on its cylindrical batteries for the Starship rocket. The space firm based in the US generally
YouTube partnerships for Shorts creators
YouTube is rolling out new features to help Shorts creators partner with brands and gain better insights into their video performance. Creators with over 4,000 subscribers can now directly pitch their Shorts content to brands for potential partnerships. YouTube will recommend this tagged content to relevant advertisers. This provides creators with a 24-hour performance breakdown
iPhone’s new security feature
Apple released iOS 18.1 late last month. The update introduced a new security feature that will make it tougher for law enforcement agencies to use forensic tools to access pertinent data. While this might seem innocuous, Apple’s new reboot process prompts the iPhone to fall back into a Before First Unlock (BFU) state. This state
Germany to provide Ukraine with ICEYE’s entire satellite fleet
The German arms company Rheinmetall and the satellite company ICEYE SAR, which joined forces in September to support Ukraine, are reporting the first successes of their collaboration. Since early October, Ukraine has been receiving new satellite images from ICEYE’s SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites as part of the collaboration between Rheinmetall and ICEYE. These images
Protein Prediction tool
AlphaFold3, unlike its predecessors, is capable of modelling proteins in concert with other molecules. But instead of releasing its underlying code as was done with AlphaFold2 DeepMind provided access via a web server that restricted the number and types of predictions scientists could make.The AlphaFold3 server prevented scientists from predicting how proteins behave in the