Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Senior Meta Engineer Reveals Anti-Kamala Posts Are “Automatically Demoted,” Admits Shadowbanning Tactics
October 17th, 2024BREAKING: Senior Meta Engineer Reveals Anti-Kamala Posts Are "Automatically Demoted,” Admits Shadowbanning Tactics "Say your uncle in Ohio said something about Kamala Harris is unfit to be a president because she doesn't have a child, that kind of sh*t is automatically demoted,”… pic.twitter.com/4DSkvzvKmO — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 16, 2024 Related: Kamala.exe Bluescreens
Amazon Goes Nuclear, to Invest More than $500 Million to Develop Small Modular Reactors
October 16th, 2024Via: CNBC: Amazon Web Services is investing more than $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington state. AWS, Amazon’s subsidiary in cloud computing, has a massive and increasing need for clean energy as it expands its services into generative AI. It’s also a part of Amazon’s path to net-zero carbon […]
And Now… Chris Mellon Claims Drone Swarms Targeting U.S. Military Bases Are Operated by ‘Mother Ships’
October 15th, 2024Tell us another one, Chris. Better yet, can we just get to the main event??? Via: Daily Mail: A retired, senior Pentagon official has confirmed that UFO ‘mother ships’ were spotted ‘releasing swarms of smaller craft’ — adding further mystery to the still-unexplained intrusions over multiple US military bases. His statements come amid the release […]
“Mechazilla Has Caught the Booster”: SpaceX Recovered Super Heavy Rocket Booster with Grabbing Arm on Launch Pad
October 13th, 2024“This is absolutely insane. On the first ever attempt, we have successfully caught the Super Heavy booster back at the launch tower.” Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster! pic.twitter.com/6R5YatSVJX — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 13, 2024
Open Source Maintainers Underpaid, Swamped by Security, Going Gray
October 12th, 2024Via: The Register: The majority of open source project maintainers are not being paid for their work, spend three times as much time on security than they did three years ago, and have become less trusting of contributors following the xz backdoor, according to open source package security firm Tidelift. Small wonder then that the […]
Anduril Industries: Bolt & Bolt-M
October 9th, 2024What percentage of the parts that comprise these systems are made in China? Update: Answer: Low Dependence on Chinese Parts: The company has reduced its spending on parts from China to just 0.2% of its total supplier budget. Via: Anduril Industries: Related: Anduril’s Roadrunner Drone Hunting Drone Gets Expanded Order From Pentagon
“Immaculate Constellation”: Shellenberger Claims Another Pentagon Whistleblower Is Giving Details About UFO Crash Retrievals and Reverse Engineering to Congress
October 9th, 2024Via: News Nation: A leaked whistleblower report says the Pentagon is operating a secret UFO retrieval program called “Immaculate Constellation,” according to independent journalist Michael Shellenberger. The report revealed for the first time the name of an alleged UAP program, stating that the executive branch has been managing UAP issues without congressional knowledge or oversight, […]
Flashback 2018: Google Tracks Phone Locations Without SIM Cards or Network Connections
October 8th, 2024I’ve posted hundreds of stories about mobile phone surveillance, especially as it relates to position tracking. This story is somewhere in my archives, but I was not able to find it. Thanks to Cryptogon reader B for sending this to me. How Much Info Is Google Getting from Your Phone? Fox Report Weekend February 11, […]
Google Will Track Your Location ‘Every 15 Minutes’ — ‘Even With GPS Disabled’
October 7th, 2024I went looking for an old Cryptogon post with a video in which a reporter turns off all the radios on an Android phone and travels around a city with it. A security researcher intercepted what Android sent back to Google when the device was back on the Internet. The phone perfectly tracked the reporter’s […]
Beneficial Soil Fungus Thrives in Presence of White Noise
October 3rd, 2024Via: Science Alert: Fungi may not have ears, but their growth appears to be tuned to the noises of their surroundings. When a high-frequency monotone crackle, like that of radio static, is played to the fungus species, Trichoderma harzianum, researchers have found the organism grows and produces spores much faster than is typical – almost […]
