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High Schoolers Invited To Esports Open House March 20

MIDLAND — High schoolers are invited to tour Northwood Esports, one of the most decorated collegiate esports programs in U.S. history, on March 20. “Any high schooler who is interested in collegiate gaming will not want to miss this March 20 open house,” stated Coach Jacob R. Jacob. “Attendees will be able to personally see

By |2024-03-15T11:18:02-04:00March 15th, 2024|ESD|

Annual Cybercrime Cost To Jump By 70 Percent To Top $13.8 Trillion By 2028

NEW YORK - The global cybercrime cost has snowballed over the years, with companies and organizations worldwide losing head-spinning figures in cyber attacks. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, the annual cost of cybercrime will hit $9.2 trillion in 2024, one trillion more than last year. This figure is expected to jump by a further

By |2024-03-27T11:39:45-04:00March 15th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Report: Artificial Intelligence Could Lead To Human Extinction

WASHINGTON DC - AI may take your job in the somewhat near future — and it may eventually take human life, according to a new report commissioned by the US Department of State. The State Department commissioned AI startup Gladstone to conduct an AI risk assessment in October 2022, about a month before ChatGPT came out. The

By |2024-03-14T16:18:32-04:00March 14th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Featured|

Researcher Develops Mug-Sized Water-Purification Device

AUSTIN - A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a mug-sized device that can clean water using only a small jolt of electricity. The device could be used to help get drinking water to people left stranded by extreme weather events. Dr. Donglei "Emma" Fan — an associate professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering

By |2024-03-14T16:19:21-04:00March 11th, 2024|Featured, Science|

MiTM Phishing Attack Lets Attackers Unlock And Steal A Tesla

NEW YORK - Researchers demonstrated how they could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) phishing attack to compromise Tesla accounts, unlocking cars, and starting them. The attack works on the latest Tesla app, version 4.30.6, and Tesla software version 11.1 2024.2.7.Ph As part of this attack, security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk register a new 'Phone key' that could

By |2024-03-11T09:23:39-04:00March 11th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Chinese EV Seagull Priced Below $10,000 Has Senators Urging Biden To Boost Import Tariffs

WASHINGTON DC - A group of US Senators has written to President Biden's administration to urge the increase of tariffs on Chinese cars, with the ultimate goal of stopping potential imports altogether. In the letter, Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, ask the Secretary of Commerce and the U.S. Trade

LIFT Signs Lease On New Advanced Manufacturing Facility In Puerto Rico

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico – LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, today signed the lease on a 28,000 square foot facility located at the Lincoln Plaza in Caguas, Puerto Rico as a satellite of its Detroit headquarters. Similar to its work in Detroit over the last 10 years, LIFT will convene leading

By |2024-03-10T10:59:37-04:00March 10th, 2024|Industry 4.0|

Alien Spacecraft Construction Program Confirmed By Pentagon Report

Another push for us all to put our heads in the sky today as the Pentagon released a report from the AARO (The Department of Defense, All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office) reviewing classified U.S. government programs (back to 1945) that debunked ongoing speculation of UFOs, saying that it officially found no evidence of alien spacecraft, activity

By |2024-03-10T10:51:36-04:00March 10th, 2024|Guest Columns|

Manufacturer Stuns Competitors With Game-Changing Electric Boat

LOS ANGELES - There's a lot of talk about the electric vehicle revolution, but land-based automobiles get most of the chatter. One company wants to change that with the release of a new electric wake boat. Arc, an American electric boat company founded in 2021, has announced a new electric wake boat called the Arc Sport. According to

By |2024-03-10T10:51:37-04:00March 10th, 2024|Clean Update, Clean, green, hybrid|

Space Elevators Out Of Star Wars Could Be Built To Make Space Travel Easier

You would have thought that the journey to space would require a ship or a rocket, but the space elevator is a possibility that could come to life in the not-so-distant future – making space travel easier for all. That’s right, space elevators – machines that can take payloads into space directly from the surface

By |2024-03-10T10:51:38-04:00March 10th, 2024|Industry 4.0|