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The Internet of Things helps keep our cities clean Modern cities around the world make use of IoT-based systems to monitor the environment and manage resources properly. According to Sielen Namdar, global leader of Cisco's Smart Water business, recent innovations in sensor technologies, coupled with advanced data processing algorithms, can enable city officials to determine the levels of water contaminants almost instantly.
Starlink launches its high-speed Internet service According to Elon Musk, his satellite-based Internet business is ready for a public beta. The tests will start in northern US and southern Canada; however, the goal is to launch enough satellites to be able to provide high-speed Internet even to the most remote parts of the planet. There are more than 700 satellites in the orbit right now, according to Ars Technica.
10,000 vintage recipe books are now digitized The Internet Archive has launched its "Cookbook and Home Economics Collection" several years ago, using digitized material that has been offered by Berkeley, UCLA, and the Prelinger Library. The collection has grown to over 10,000 resources, which include rare recipes and helpful hints, allowing anyone to discover the most prized meals in the 15th century, for example.
Satellite Internet offers a digital detox prize I don't know about you, but I find it really hard to live without having Internet access. In fact, research has proven that teenagers will go crazy if you leave them in a room without their phones - even if it's just for a few minutes. Satellite Internet plans to reward a random US citizen above the age of 25 who is willing to camp out in an RV and log off for a weekend.
Twitter warns you if a tweet is misleading From now on, Twitter will let you know that certain tweets may be misleading when you attempt to "like" them. If you try to like a disputed tweet, you will see a pop-up message that encourages you to keep the social media platform a place for reliable information. According to the company, the number of misleading tweets has decreased by 29% after implementing this change.
Microsoft connects Azure cloud to Starlink The company has partnered with SpaceX, the American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation provider, with the goal of connecting its Azure cloud computing platform to Starlink, a service that utilizes satellites to bypass the limitations of conventional Internet providers. With Azure Orbital, Microsoft will connect Elon Musk's satellites straight to the cloud.
Internet of Energy powers up hackers' threats Several strong waves of cyber attacks have threatened critical infrastructure this year. Countries such as the US, Australia, Germany or Ukraine have been attacked by cyber criminals who try to disrupt the energy supplies. Their main goal is to plant advanced malware on key computers, and then get paid substantial ransoms for restoring the affected systems and data.
184 scientific journals vanish from the Internet Eighty-four open-access science journals and 100 social sciences and humanities journals have disappeared from the web during the last 20 years. According to Andrea Marchitelli, managing editor of the Italian Journal of Library, Archives, and Information Science, almost 1,000 journals risk disappearing within the next few years, because they are inactive at the moment.