CHINA TOPIX

11/24/2024 09:45:05 am

Make CT Your Homepage

Marc Maligalig

Google's Nest Hacked at DEF CON

Accessed essential settings on Nest's smoke detectors and thermostats.

Smoke stacks

Special CO2 Adsorbing Plastic Fuels Clean Energy Drive

CO2 adsorbents are often used to extract greenhouse gases from smokestacks.

Robotic library

Robot Librarians Incite More Students to Read

The demand for books has been steady since the system opened in July.

Cats

High Tech Collar Turns Cats into Wi-Fi Warriors

The collar maps wireless networks and their vulnerabilities wherever the cat wanders.

DEF CON's 17th Capture the Flag competition

Top Code Crackers Meet at DEF CON

The best hackers around the globe headed to Las Vegas, Nev., for the 22nd annual DEF CON held on Aug. 7 through Aug. 10

FIFA 15

"FIFA 15" has Higher Drama; Release Date Revealed

New features also enhance a gamer's football experience.

Clowning around with GoPro

GoPro Hero 4 Launch Date; Specs Revealed

GoPro Hero 4 also comes with a new lens for recording in darkness

Servers

Google Data-Warehousing System Processes Petabytes of Data

The new system is immune to datacenter-failures.

Baby in crib

Baby Monitor Guards Against SIDS

The baby activity tracker from Sproutling is an anklet with sensors.

Eurasian Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Anti-Insomnia Drug Helps Fish Thrive

Pharmaceuticals are a new group of contaminants.

Windows

'Antitrust Officials' Target Microsoft In China

The Microsoft Corporation's offices in various provinces were visited Monday by Chinese government officials.

Astronaut in space

Astronauts are Chronic Users of Sleeping Pills

Study finds that astronauts in the Space Shuttle had less than six hours sleep.

PrivateCore

Facebook Boosts Protection of User Data with Purchase of PrivateCore

Facebook intends to use PrivateCore's technology on its servers.

Twitch

New Twitch Tech to Automatically Mute Illegal Music on Videos

Twitch acknowledges its system won't always be accurate.

IBM-manufactured central processing unit

IBM Reveals Revolutionary 'Brain-Like' Chip Powered by Neurons

The chip works almost like the human brain.

Real Time Analytics