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TI Introduces New Low Power Automotive Processor Platform
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The first two automotive devices in the platform, TDA4VM processors for ADAS and DRA829V processors for gateway systems, include specialized on-chip accelerators to segment and expedite data-intensive tasks, like computer vision and deep learning.
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The dark web puts a new twist on the age-old practice of counterfeiting
The Secret Service, best known for protecting presidents, was formed in 1865 to fight an epidemic of counterfeiting that was strangling the U.S. economy. Today counterfeit U.S. bills are only a tiny fraction of currency in circulation. Even so, the Secret Service made more than 1,580 counterfeiting-related arrests last fiscal year, seizing $204 million in phony bills. Banks and retailers collected an additional $107 million. Once dominated by artisans who minted carefully forged greenbacks on large offset presses, domestic counterfeiters now typically rely on computers, scanners and laser printers. And some use the dark web to sell their high-quality fakes online.
NASA spacecraft lands on red planet after six-month journey
A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, 300 million-mile (482 million-kilometer) journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere. Flight controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, leaped out of their seats and erupted in screams, applause and laughter as the news came in.
Federal health care website up and running after slow start
After a bit of a slow start Thursday, HealthCare.gov is up and running.
India assesses technical snag that aborted moon mission
India's space organization is examining the technical snag behind Monday's aborted launch of a spacecraft intended to land on the far side of the moon and expects to set a new launch date within days. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off less than an hour before liftoff by the Indian Space Research Organization when a "technical snag" was observed in the 640-ton, 14-story rocket launcher.
Comcast Launches Its Most Powerful Internet Device with Wifi 6
Ultra-fast xFi Advanced Gateway device capable of multi-gigabit speeds delivers exceptionally lower latency for an unrivaled cloud and online gaming, 4K video streaming, and VR and AR experiences and is one of the first WiFi 6 certified devices in the U.S.
MediaTek Announces Dimensity 800 5G Series Chipsets for Premium 5G Smartphones
New chips bring flagship features and performance to midrange 5G smartphones
Moon river: Rocket part ferried on the mighty Mississippi near New Orleans
With a brass band playing and a parade of workers sporting Mardi Gras beads, a huge component of a new rocket system was wheeled slowly from a New Orleans spacecraft factory on Wednesday to a barge that will float it up the Mississippi River for testing.
STMicroelectronics Launches Affordable and Easy-to-Use STM8 Nucleo-32 Boards
STMicroelectronics is making design starts using 8-bit STM8 microcontrollers (MCUs) faster, more affordable, and more accessible for creative minds of all types by introducing new development boards in the easy-to-use Nucleo-32 form factor .
Campaigns grapple with how to manage cybersecurity in 2020
While candidates were focused on campaigning in 2016, Russians were carrying out a devastating cyber-operation that changed the landscape of American politics, with aftershocks continuing well into Donald Trump's presidency And it all started with the click of a tempting email and a typed-in password. Whether presidential campaigns have learned from the cyberattacks is a critical question ahead as the 2020 election approaches. Preventing the attacks won't be easy or cheap.