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Jan

30

2022

Test for COVID using your phone camera? A university lab is trying it out

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David Lumb | CNET.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Technology #COVID-19The method is promising and cheap, though in very early stages.Getting shipped a handful of free at-home COVID tests from USPS was helpful, but what if you could test yourself whenever you wanted, using your phone's camera? Academic scientists have developed a testing method that just needs some affordable lab equipment and your smartphone, and early results suggest it's as accurate as PCR tests.The system, developed by University of California, Santa Barbara scientists and described in a new paper published in the journal JAMA Network Open, needs less than $100 in relatively…

Jan

25

2022

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New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #TechnologyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated location, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned.The mirrors on the $10 billion observatory still must be meticulously aligned, the infrared detectors sufficiently chilled and the scientific…

Jan

22

2022

By Troy Warren

Soar to the skies and beyond at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center

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Geoffrey Morrison | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology From the early days of flight to the Space Shuttle, this amazing museum has some of the most important aircraft in history. Just outside Washington, DC, lies an annex to the world-famous Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Don't let the "annex" part throw you, though. The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is one of the world's largest air museums and houses several of the most important aircraft in history. At the top of that list is the B-29 Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, in one of…

Jan

14

2022

By Troy Warren

FAA Limits Flight Operations Due to 5G Rollout

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LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Technology According to Bloomberg, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said it’s making headway in reducing the risk of 5G wireless signals interfering with aircraft navigation systems. Still, possible threats posed to air safety have also prompted it to issue nearly 1,500 orders restricting flight operations all around the country. Last month, U.S. aviation regulators issued a warning that the imminent launch of new, faster 5G-spectrum communications signals could disrupt aircraft instrumentation. Although wireless companies claim that the new service creates no aviation hazards, tests conducted by the FAA and aerospace…

Jan

09

2022

By Troy Warren

Space telescope’s ‘golden eye’ opens, last major hurdle

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Technology CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory's dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot (6.5-meter) mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope. “I’m emotional about it. What an amazing milestone. We see that beautiful pattern out there in the sky now,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, chief of NASA’s science missions. More powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope, the $10 billion Webb will scan the cosmos…

Jan

08

2022

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Range Media to Give Clients Access to NFT Tech Through Recur Deal

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT #Digital #Technology Recur is the company behind digital collectibles for Sanrio's Hello Kitty and ViacomCBS' content library. Range Media Partners is linking up with Recur, a leading NFT company, to make it easier for their clients to create NFTs as Hollywood gets increasingly involved with digital collectibles. Through the partnership, Range’s clients will be able to use Recur’s technology to create their own NFTs that are not bound to a specific blockchain and can be purchased in U.S. dollars with credit or debit cards in addition to cryptocurrency. Recur has already tapped…

Jan

06

2022

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NBCUniversal Unveils First-Party Advertising Identity Platform

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology NBCUnified will let advertisers track and monitor consumer relationships without cookies or device IDs. NBCUniversal is hoping to seize what it sees as whitespace in the streaming and advanced TV advertising market, launching a first-party identity platform called NBCUnified, meant to allow advertisers to track and monitor consumer relationships without the need for cookies or device IDs. The company unveiled the new advertising ID product at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. NBCUnified combines data from the company’s touchpoints, including streaming viewership, newsletter subscriptions, theme park visits and ecommerce purchases to create some 150 million…

Jan

01

2022

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5 predictions for bitcoin, NFTs and the future of money

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| CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT #Technology #Digital Cryptocurrency made many of the strangest headlines of 2021. Boosters touted digital currencies as a world-changing technology with the potential to create new economies and empower unbanked populations everywhere. Critics pointed to crypto's massive environmental footprint, as well as its popularity in online crime. The chasm between these views will be hard to bridge. Much of the cryptocurrency industry functions as a hype-monster, powered by oddball memes of cute dogs and outer space emoji. The same industry boasts a staggering amount of funding from venture capitalists and private enthusiasts, along with real…

Dec

25

2021

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Space telescope launched Christmas Day on daring quest to behold 1st stars

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Technology The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky. The $10 billion observatory hurtled toward its destination 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) away, or more than four times beyond the moon. It will take a month to get there and another five months…

Dec

21

2021

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SpaceX launches Christmas presents, supplies to station

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Technology #EditorsPicks SpaceX has launched a load of Christmas gifts and supplies to the International Space Station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing. The predawn liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was barely visible in the fog and clouds, as the Falcon rocket hoisted a Dragon capsule loaded with more than 6,500 pounds (2,950 kilograms) of gear for the station's seven astronauts. Several minutes later, the first-stage…

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