Mobile phone companies' 5G networks are bringing more speed and innovation to consumers, but there is at least one trade-off: to open up airwaves for 5G, the companies are shutting down older networks that many devices and services still use, reports Jon Healey of the Los Angeles Times.
Those older 3G networks were heralded as a revolutionary advancement in bandwidth and connectivity when they debuted in the United States in 2002. Although 3G (short for third generation)...
A major fuel supplier in Germany is operating at a "limited capacity" after a cyber attack disrupted IT systems on the weekend, the BBC reports.
Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG stores and transports oil, vehicle fuels, and other petroleum products for companies including Shell.
It says it discovered it had been hacked on Saturday.
It has declared "force majeure" for the majority of its inland supply activities in Germany. The declaration of force majeure excuses a company...
Being overweight or obese has long been linked to poor heart health, but could it also impair your thinking?
New research out of Canada suggests it very well might.
Working with thousands of young, middle aged, and older adults, the new study highlights what appears to be fat's direct harm on one's ability to think quickly, with rising body fat levels linked to diminishing mental health returns.
"Our findings are intriguing, because we show that , as it increases, not...
Athletes and visitors heading to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing should leave their phones at home and use temporary ones instead, the FBI has urged.
It comes in a wider warning about how cyber-activities may disrupt the events. Those include ransomware and denial of service attacks, the BBC reports.
But it also cautioned about malware, data theft, and the installation of "tracking tools" on mobile devices.
"The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones...
Researchers have explored the cellular changes that occur in human mammary tissue in lactating and non-lactating women, offering insight into the relationship between pregnancy, lactation, and breast cancer, reports the University of Cambridge.
The study was led by researchers from the Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (CSCI) and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge.
Breast tissue is dynamic, changing over time during puberty, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and aging. The paper, published today in the journal Nature...
By University of Hawaii at Manoa
A state-of-the-art asteroid alert system operated by the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) can scan the entire dark sky every 24 hours for dangerous bodies that could hurtle toward Earth.
The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) has expanded its reach to the southern hemisphere, from two existing northern hemisphere telescopes on Hawaiian volcanoes Haleakalā and Maunaloa. Construction is complete, and operations are under way on telescopes in...
China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecommunications giant to be banned from the U.S. over "significant" national security and espionage concerns, the BBC reports.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted unanimously to revoke authorization for the company's American unit to operate in the U.S.
The firm must stop providing telecom services in the U.S. within 60 days. Larger rival China Telecom had its licence to operate in the U.S. revoked in October.
FCC chairwoman Jessica...
By University of California - Santa Barbara
A new cell phone app and lab kit have transformed a smartphone into a COVID-19/flu detection system. The detection system is among the most rapid, sensitive, affordable and scalable tests known – and can be readily adapted for other pathogens with pandemic potential including deadly variants of COVID and flu. It also provides a platform for inexpensive home-based testing.
Developed by a research team of UC Santa Barbara scientists and...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West not to create panic amid the build-up of Russian troops on his country's borders, the BBC reports.
He told reporters that warnings of an imminent invasion were putting Ukraine's economy at risk.
On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden said he believed Russia could attack its neighbour next month.
Russia, however, denies it is planning to invade and on Friday its foreign minister said Moscow did not want war.
While Russia...
Elon Musk likes to have a focus – and this year, it looks like it might be robots. He told investors on a Tesla earnings call his nascent robot plans had "the potential to be more significant than the vehicle business, over time."
And they would be the most important things Tesla worked on this year, the BBC reports. The robot in question, part of a project dubbed Optimus, was previewed last year – to raised eyebrows...
