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Jun202023 by adminNo Comments

Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC

Science

This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.By Joel Gunter, Rebecca Henschke and Astudestra AjengrastriBBC Eye InvestigationsA year-long BBC investigation has uncovered a sadistic global monkey torture ring stretching from Indonesia to the United States.The World Service found hundreds of customers in the US, UK and elsewhere paying Indonesians to torture and kill baby long-tailed macaques on film.The torture ring began life on YouTube, before moving to private groups on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.Police are now pursuing the buyers and several arrests have already been made.Warning: This article contains disturbing contentBBC journalists went undercover in one of the main Telegram torture groups, where hundreds of people gathered t...

Feb142021 by adminNo Comments

SpaceX plans to boost Starlink network with launch

Business

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- SpaceX plans to launch 60 more of its Starlink communications satellites from Florida on Sunday night as the company expands sales of the broadband internet service those satellites provide. Liftoff on a Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for 11:20 p.m. EST, but the U.S. Space Force forecasts a 60% chance that storm clouds or a threat of lightning that could cause a postponement. Advertisement Elon Musk's Starlink operation has about 1,000 active satellites in orbit, and has implemented part of its planned network on Earth, while competitors for broadband service dependent on satellites in low-Earth orbit have yet to start sales. That includes London-based OneWeb, which has launched 110 satellites with a goal for 648 during its first phase. Also, Amazon founder ...

Oct202020 by adminNo Comments

Nokia to build 4G network on the moon for NASA

Technology

NASA has chosen Nokia to build a 4G network on the moon as part of the space agency's Artemis programme, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence there.The Finnish company will build the technology which will be integrated into NASA's lunar landers and used for remote control, as well as streaming high-definition videos. The Artemis programme, named after the mythological sister of Apollo, the first moon mission's namesake, aims to take the first woman and the next man taken to the lunar surface by 2024. Image: The Finnish company has adapted designs from its work on Earth SpaceX and Blue Origin have been given the nod to develop the new lunar landers which will take the astronauts to the surface of the moon from orbit.The...

Sep42020 by adminNo Comments

Marine Corps stands up Network Activity to prevent cyberattacks

Business

Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Marine Corps this week stood up a dedicated group to upgrade its ability to prevent and counter cyberattacks -- and minimize disruptions and shortages. The Network Activity - National Capital Region in Quantico, Virginia is the second network-focused unit and will follow the model pioneered by the 1st Network Battalion out of Camp Pendleton in California, according to a Marine Corps press release. Advertisement The group will command and control the Marine Corps Enterprise Network within the Washington, D.C., area. "This will realign the workforce and all of its resources; I'm talking about people and money," said Col. Edward J. Debish, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group during an activation ceremony Wednesday. In total, the Marine Corp...

Jul52020 by adminNo Comments

UK set to phase out Huawei from 5G network in major U-turn

Business

The UK is poised to end the use of Huawei technology in its 5G network as soon as this year over security concerns.Boris Johnson is set for a major policy change after GCHQ is believed to have reassessed the risks posed by the Chinese company. The prime minister decided in January to allow Huawei to play a limited role in the UK's 5G network as he defied security concerns, particularly from the US, about the firm. Image: Boris Johnson will reportedly be presented with a GCHQ report on Huawei this week But a study set to be presented to Mr Johnson this week will declare that US sanctions on Huawei will force the company to use technology that is "untrusted", reports say.The news was first reported in the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Tim...