SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants the Space Force to become Star Fleet
Last December, around the time that Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the legislation that created the United States Space Force, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted, “Starfleet begins.” Musk’s tweet was put down to an excess of exuberance. For the foreseeable future, the closest that Space Force personnel will get to war fighting in space […]
React Mobile Unveils Next Generation BLE 5.0 Beacon Safety Technology to Precisely Pinpoint Employee Location In Multi-Story Buildings
React Mobile, the original inventor of the BLE panic button and market-leading hospitality safety technology provider, today announced the release of their latest product, the BLE 5.0 Beacon. The device is a discreet, easy to conceal tool that connects to React Mobile’s safety platform to deliver precise room-level location accuracy indoors in multi-story buildings. Whether […]
State proposes spy cameras to charge ‘presumed guilty’ citizens
Virginia has been a flashpoint for abortion since Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam advocated infanticide during a radio interview about a radical bill in the legislature. And the state is sharply divided over majority Democratic lawmakers proposing a slew of radical gun-control measures. Now, the legislature is considering the deployment of automated cameras and radar to […]
This app lets you see IoT devices around you and what data they’re taking
A new app launched in February will let you know what internet of things technologies are operating around you and what data they’re collecting. The Internet of Things Assistant app and its infrastructure, created by Carnegie Mellon researchers, aims to give you more control over the devices tracking your activity and information. With the app, […]
SpaceX launches another round of internet satellites, misses 50th booster landing
After the fog cleared over Cape Canaveral Monday a Falcon 9 rocket blasted off carrying another batch of SpaceX satellites as part of the company’s goal to create a space-based internet. The rocket launched at 10:05 a.m. minutes after the fog appeared to part ways revealing a mostly clear blue sky. Sixty Starlink satellites were […]
Why Banning Cashless Is Baseless
On Thursday, the New York City Council voted to ban stores from going cashless. Claiming that cashless stores are discriminatory, Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres said, “Cash is the great equalizer, it is the universal currency.” While his intentions were noble, it’s this kind of fear—that society isn’t ready for improvement and increased efficiency—that slows the […]
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
Until recently, Hoan Ton-That’s greatest hits included an obscure iPhone game and an app that let people put Donald Trump’s distinctive yellow hair on their own photos. Then Mr. Ton-That — an Australian techie and onetime model — did something momentous: He invented a tool that could end your ability to walk down the street […]
Internet of Things predictions for 2020
The Internet of Things (IoT) has truly become a worldwide phenomenon, with Gartner predicting that the enterprise and automotive IoT markets will grow to 5.8 billion endpoints in 2020 – a 21 per cent increase from 2019. IoT has paved the way for smarter technologies, and will only continue to proliferate with the drive to connect […]
SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites, Nails Rocket Landing in Record-Breaking Flight
SpaceX kicked off 2020 with the record-breaking launch of its third batch of Starlink satellites. Sixty of the internet-beaming satellites launched atop a used Falcon 9 booster on Monday, Jan. 6. The sooty Falcon 9 rocket roared to life at 9:19 p.m. EST (0219 GMT Tuesday), lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape […]
Quantum Leap: End of Cash is near, cashless currencies are in vogue
The case against cash is clear — expensive to print, difficult to track, prone to theft and an enabler of corruption. Western economies, notably the Nordic countries, have come to depend less and less on cash for transactions. In the UK, cash is used for only 30% of transactions while South Korea plans to phase […]