Princeton reveals five of the largest US carriers are not protecting consumers from SIM swap attacks

Are YOU protected from SIM-swap attacks? Alarming tests from Princeton reveal five of the largest US carriers are not following authentication protocols AT&T, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Mobile and Verizon Wireless failed the study Experts attempted 50 SIM swaps and successfully completed 39 of them  Acted like the phone owner and said they forgot answers to security … Read more

Upcoming iPhone 12 WILL support super-fast mmWave 5G despite prior reports, top analyst says

Upcoming iPhone 12 will support super-fast mmWave 5G despite prior reports, top analyst says A major analyst says all iPhone 12 models will be support ‘true’ 5G coverage Ming Chi-Kuo says they will be compatible with high speed mmWave 5G This contradicts prior reports from JP Morgan Those reports suggested that only four models would … Read more

Walmart welcomes robot takeover with devices that fulfill grocery orders and scan aisles

Walmart welcomes the robot takeover by using machines to fulfill grocery orders and adding shelf-scanning devices to more than 650 stores in a bid to take on Amazon Amazon is using robots in its stores in order to compete against Amazon A robotic system is fulfilling grocery orders at a Supercenter in New Hampshire Shelf-scanning … Read more

The US Army is developing an electric forearm band to keep soldiers’ hands warm without gloves 

Army scientists develop an electric forearm band that will keep soldiers’ hands warm in freezing weather without any gloves Army scientists have designed a new tool to keep hands warm without gloves The device is an electric band placed around the forearm and run by battery It radiates heat into the forearm to keep the … Read more

Startup reveals plant-based ‘steak’ consisting of peas and seaweed that is made with a 3D printer

High street fast food chains are rolling out hotly-anticipated vegan alternatives as Veganuary gets into full swing.   KFC  KFC’s vegan offering, pictured above, looks like a fried chicken burger but the fillet is replaced with Quorn On Thursday KFC released a vegan burger, made with a Quorn fillet, lettuce and vegan mayonnaise.  It uses the … Read more

Huawei claims it’s selling 100,000 of its $2,400 Mate X foldable phones per month, rivaling Samsung

Huawei says it’s selling 100,000 of its $2,400 Mate X foldable phones every month and rivaling competitors like Samsung Huawei is already selling 100,000 folding Mate X’s per month  The figure rivals sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Fold which has sold 500,000 units Sales numbers are another vote of confidence for a new line of folding devices … Read more

Natural oscillations from ancient star reveal age of galactic collision

Vibrations from a bright star visible to the naked eye reveal the Milky Way had a colossal collision with a dwarf galaxy more than 11.5 BILLION years ago Scientists studied oscillations from ‘ν Indi’ star collected by NASA and ESA  These vibrations reveal secrets in the galaxy’s history such as their evolution  When our galaxy hit … Read more

Crop yields in Britain will PLUMMET if climate change causes vital ocean currents to collapse

Crop yields in Britain will PLUMMET if climate change causes vital ocean currents from the tropics to collapse resulting in a temperature drop of 6°F and reduced rainfall The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation brings heat from the tropics This makes Great Britain warmer and wetter than it would otherwise be  The collapse of this key … Read more

‘Great Divide’ in our solar system caused by pressure changes in protoplanetary disc

‘Great Divide’ in our solar system between rocky inner planets and outer gas giants was caused by pressure changes in a ring of dust and gas around the early Sun Protoplanetary discs form around early stars and lead to planetary systems This disc had bands of high and low pressure that split material off into … Read more

Elon Musk reveals plans for talking Teslas that can use AI to speak to pedestrians through speakers

Elon Musk reveals plans for talking Teslas that can use AI to speak to pedestrians through speakers – and even features a ‘fart mode’ Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed an upcoming feature on his personal Twitter He said Teslas will be able to talk to pedestrians using the external speakers  The technology would also let … Read more

US government clips the wings of its civilian drone programme over Chinese spying fears

US government clips the wings of its civilian drone programme used to monitor endangered species and map landscapes over Chinese spying fears The 1,000 strong drone fleet was temporarily grounded back in October 2019 The ban now looks set to become permanent except in the event of emergencies  Chinese firm DJI who built 121 of … Read more