UAE Creating Rain Clouds by Shocking Them

UAE Creating Rain Clouds by Shocking Them

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

The UAE Is Using Drones to Zap Clouds With Electricity and Make It Rain

From singularityhub.com
2021-08-04 10:00:26
Vanessa Bates Ramirez
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Extreme weather events seem to be getting more common. In the last month in particular, we’ve seen dramatic flash floods in various parts of the world, including Germany, China, and the US. But while some regions get an excess of rainfall, others are seeing a dearth of it. They’re not all waiting for Mother Nature to show them some love, though. Scientists in the United Arab Emirates are taking matters into their own hands. In the face of searing temperatures and ongoing…

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Autonomous ATV Militiary Robot Passes First

Autonomous Risk-Aware ATV Militiary Robot Passes First Tests

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

U.S. Army’s Future Robotic Off-Road ATV Can Conquer Unknown, Dangerous Terrain

From www.autoevolution.com
2021-08-05 00:40:00

Excerpt:

GE Research was one of the 8 partners that were selected for SARA, most of them from the academic sector. Less than 1 year later, it’s proud to announce that its robotic “ATVer” has successfully passed what could be called a road test.

Led by Senior Scientist Shiraj Sen, the General Electric Research Robotics Team has developed and demonstrated an autonomous ground vehicle that can operate effectively in a complex off-road environment.

What makes this robotic ATVer unique is that it’s risk-aware, meaning that it can recognize and assess risks when operating in uncertain, unfamiliar conditions. This is possible thanks to the integration of GE’s Humble AI technology. With the help of this algorithmic mechanism, the vehicle can process the information it gets from its “eyes” – LIDAR and other visual technologies – and assess what the next step should be, for example in the case of obstacles.

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Military Drone Maker Gets Bigger Payloads and More Spy Gear

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

Hand-Launched Military Drone Getting New Payload Kit for Even More Spying Power

From www.autoevolution.com
2021-08-05 04:21:00

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One of the biggest names in the world of military hand-launched drones is without a doubt AeroVironment. The American company is responsible for making a diverse range of such machines, including the Puma and Raven, and spares no expense in keeping them relevant on the battlefield.

The latest…

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Your Cells Have Their Own Memory Cells

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

How Cells Use Memories of Past Inflammation To Respond to New Threats

From scitechdaily.com
2021-08-05 00:23:13
Rockefeller University
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When a tissue experiences inflammation, its cells remember. Pinning proteins to its genetic material at the height of inflammation, the cells bookmark where they left off in their last tussle. Next exposure, inflammatory memory kicks in. The cells draw from prior experience to respond more efficiently, even to threats that they have not encountered before. Skin heals a wound faster if it was previously exposed to an irritant, such as a toxin or pathogen; immune cells can attack new viruses after a vaccine has taught them to recognize just one virus.

Now, a new study in Cell Stem Cell describes the mechanism behind inflammatory memory, also commonly referred to as trained immunity, and suggests that the phenomenon may be universal across diverse cell types.

“This is happening in natural killer cells, T cells, dendritic cells from human skin, and epidermal stem cells in mice,” says Samantha B. Larsen, a former graduate student in the laboratory of Elaine Fuchs at The Rockefeller University. “The similarities in mechanism are striking, and may explain the remitting and relapsing nature of chronic inflammatory disorders in humans.”

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Do We Want Cops with Robot Attack Dogs?

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

Are Robotic Police Dogs Useful Tools or Threatening Machines?

From learningenglish.voanews.com
2021-08-04 18:01:41

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A robotic police dog is being used to look for high body temperatures in homeless people at a temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, Honolulu.

The effort is one way public safety agencies are starting to use the commercial robot Spot. Spot can move like an animal and can walk over almost…

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The Magic Doubing is Over for Chip Makers

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

‘Law’ that defined how chips have been made for decades has run itself into a cul de sac

From www.theregister.com
2021-08-05 04:30:00

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In 1975, eight years after leaving Fairchild to co-found Intel, Moore revised his “law”, actually just an observation, to a doubling every two years. But the other predictions in his original paper of revolutions in computing, communication and general electronics had taken hold. The chip industry had the perfect metric to aim for a rolling, virtuous milestone like no other.

Since then, according to Professor Erica Fuchs of Carnegie Mellon University, “half of economic growth in the US and worldwide has also been attributed to this trend and the innovations it enabled throughout the economy.” Virtually all of industry, science, medicine, and every aspect of daily life now depends on computers that are ever faster, cheaper, and more widely spread…..

….during the three-node transition from 65nm through 40nm to 28nm, cost per wafer went up by only a third from $2k to $3k while per-chip dropped by two-thirds from $1,428 to $453. Those days have gone, and are not coming back.

Even if there are two or three more cycles left through transistors, packaging and architectural changes, the drivers that Gordon Moore saw for silicon have been replaced by force of habit. What alternatives are there?

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Crypto Ads to Come Back to Google

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

Google Allows Crypto Ads Again in US, Blacklists ICOs and DeFi

From www.financemagnates.com
2021-08-04 10:37:32
Arnab Shome
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Google has updated its advertising policy for financial products and services, allowing marketers to run cryptocurrency advertisements again, effective from Tuesday. But, the search-engine giant is putting heavy restrictions on the advertisements related to cryptocurrencies.

The ads targeted to the United States-based consumers must be of regulated crypto companies, meaning they must be registered with the ‘FinCEN as a Money Services Business and with at least one state as a money…

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The Power of Alternative to Farm Equipment Lifespans

Freedomist Editor August 5, 2021

How alternative power can make farm equipment sustainable, Auto News, ET Auto

From auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com
2021-08-05 02:41:00

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In this process of transformation, electric tractors, robots and hydrogen fuel cell equipment are being looked at as alternatives to make agriculture sustainable. The role of farm equipment powered by alternative sources is getting bigger.

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Antitrust Lawsuit Accuses Google, Facebook of Ad Price Collusion

Freedomist Editor August 4, 2021

If an antitrust lawsuit is correct, Google and Facebook may have been involved in some ad price fixing that may have been going on between the two companies starting back in 2014.

Google accused in suit of fixing ad rates with a Facebook deal

From www.livemint.com
2021-08-03 23:01:35

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Alphabet Inc.’s Google was accused in an antitrust lawsuit of giving itself the edge in online advertising by cutting a cozy deal with Facebook that gives the social network an advantage in virtual auctions which determine whose ads appear where.

The deal has allowed Google to retain its dominance in online advertising while keeping other advertisers on the sidelines and limiting revenue for online publishers, two Massachusetts companies claimed in a proposed class-action lawsuit.

A so-called header bidding system devised in 2014 enabled publishers to direct a user’s browser to solicit real-time bids from multiple exchanges, not just Google’s, according to the complaint. Facebook initially embraced the system, but as part of a 2018 deal with Google, it agreed to limit its program in return for preferential treatment in Google’s ad business, the Massachusetts companies claimed in the complaint, filed Tuesday in San Francisco federal court.

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Apple Needs CCP to Make iPhone 13 Happen

Freedomist Editor August 4, 2021

Apple appears willing to work with the Chinese Communist Party while it uses its resources to moralize to Americans at home, and throw its weight behind DNC-agenda items, over and over and over again. Meanwhile, overseas, Apple gets cozy with the Communist Party of China, the CCP, a party that will arrest you and potentially execute you for being a homosexual or someone who doubts the government.

Apple Said to Work With Chinese Suppliers for iPhone 13 Series

From gadgets.ndtv.com
2021-08-04 05:17:48

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Apple is working with more Chinese suppliers to produce its latest iPhone handsets, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday, as a tech feud stemming from a trade war with the United States prompts Beijing to strengthen domestic firms.

Luxshare Precision Industry is set to build up to 3 percent of the upcoming iPhone 13 series, and two firms it acquired last year will supply key components and parts for the latest iPhone devices, the paper said, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Lens Tech will supply metal casings and Sunny Optical Tech Group will supply rear camera lenses, the paper said on its website, with BOE Tech Group also supplying components.

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