#10 Daily Tech: Apple discontinues iPod touch, ending 20 year run of iconic 'iPod' brand
Apple discontinues iPod touch, ending 20 year run of iconic 'iPod' brand
Apple has officially discontinued the iPod touch and the entire "iPod" brand. This marks the end of a 20-year run for the music player.
'An army of robots' and zero human workers will build a dam in China
China is using artificial intelligence (AI) to effectively turn a dam project on the Tibetan Plateau into the world's largest 3D printer, according to scientists involved in the project. The 180 metre (590 feet) high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built slice by slice - using unmanned excavators, trucks, bulldozers, pavers and rollers.
Oxygen Candles: Providing Emergency Air
Oxygen candles are used as a backup source of breathable air in an emergency. In addition, they supply an on-demand source of oxygen, utilised in aeroplanes, space stations, and other applications such as safe havens and refuge chambers.
Instead of mining the earth, just mine our e-waste, researchers call
The proliferation of digital devices has already become a big problem for the planet, but it’s still not receiving the attention it should. Once they come to the end of their useful lives, electronics just get discarded. The recycling rate is still poor, despite the fact they contain valuable minerals that could be used once more and have economic value. Now, scientists are calling to ramp up the recycling of e-waste, describing the expansion of mining as unsustainable.
Managers in software must write great software or it’s like being a cavalry captain who can’t ride a horse!
WordPress sites getting hacked ‘within seconds’ of TLS certificates being issued
Attackers are abusing the Certificate Transparency (CT) system to compromise new WordPress sites in the typically brief window of time before the content management system (CMS) has been configured and therefore secured.
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