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The newest group of researchers will enter a 3D-printed Mars simulator next month to undertake a series of tasks designed to help NASA test living conditions on Mars. From left: Sergii Yakimov, Erin Anderson, Brandon Kent, and Sarah Elizabeth McCandless (C7M3 crew/NASA) by Danny Gutman July 23, 2024 11:05NASA’s newest group of researchers is set to step inside a Mars simulator next month, as humanity moves closer to sending humans to the Red Planet. The newly selected group will join the Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) simulation mission on August 9, staying on the replica planet for 45 days. The…

Battle royale gaming giant Fortnite may utilize blockchain in the future, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said this week, even though the game will not feature cryptocurrencies. “Maybe one day,” Sweeney tweeted in response to GameFund Partners co-founder Jonah Blake, who asked Epic’s leadership if blockchain would be used in Fortnite anytime soon. But this is not what many think: “As we have made clear many times before, we are not embracing cryptocurrencies, NFT trading or the like,” Sweeney added. Rather, he is interested in the “underlying ideas” of blockchain, which he calls “awesome.” Specifically, Sweeney points to…

Semiconductors are a vital component in all electronic devices, from smartphones and laptops to electric cars. Over the past few years, Europe has been a leader in semiconductor manufacturing, with the continent attracting a large number of start-ups and factories. Geopolitical tensions have forced European semiconductor start-ups to rethink their strategies after losing the Chinese market this year, and they are now looking to enter new markets in Asia and the Middle East. Despite these challenges, the global semiconductor market continues to grow, with sales expected to exceed $500 billion in 2022. Europe, through the European Chip Act, aims to…

Maria Koomen, Director of Emerging Technology Governance, and Raegan MacDonald, Senior Fellow, ICFG The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not in any way represent the editorial position of Euronews. The EU and its member states must be prepared to enforce the law rigorously, even against powerful tech companies, but regulatory independence is easier said than done, write Maria Koomen and Reagan MacDonald. advertisementOver the past decade, the European Union has established itself as a pioneer in global technology policy, enacting landmark legislation such as the General Data Protection Regulation, the Digital Services Act…

As the October 2024 deadline for EU member states to enact the NIS 2 Directive approaches, organizations doing business in Europe need to prepare for the major changes it will bring to cybersecurity compliance. The purpose of this article is to explain the NIS 2 Directive, why it is necessary, the key updates from the original NIS Directive, and how businesses can prepare for compliance. To learn more about the Directive, download the Sophos NIS 2 Directive whitepaper. What are NIS 2 directives? The NIS 2 Directive is an evolution of the original Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive, which…

Downward angle icon Downward angle icon. Mensent Photography/Getty, Tyler Le/BI Pooya Amini worked as an engineer in Amazon’s Vancouver office for seven and a half years. He liked that Amazon pushed engineers to perform to high standards and take on leadership roles in projects. But Amini was often frustrated with on-call shifts and promotions. Here’s his candid review: When I joined Amazon Vancouver in July 2014, the office was small, with fewer than 200 employees.When I decided to leave, Amazon Vancouver had offices in multiple buildings and thousands of employees. Both Amazon and I experienced growth at the same time.…

The government will set up a Rs 1,000 crore venture capital fund to promote space technology, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday, in an announcement that was warmly welcomed by the industry.Several officials, including heads of the Indian Space Association (ISpA), Indian National Space Propulsion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and Pixel Space, said the provisions announced in Budget 2024-25 will boost growth and development in the sector.”Our focus remains on expanding the space economy five times over the next decade and a venture capital fund of Rs 1,000 crore will be set up,” Sitharaman said while presenting the Union…

An hour is hardly enough time to get a feel for any RPG, let alone a Souls-like game. How could you predict what Elden Ring is like if you only made it as far as the first lush forest before the demo ended? You can’t. All you can do is finish the game in anticipation of what’s to come. So that was my experience with AI Limit. The developers showed me the first hour of gameplay. This was basically a primer and I was promised something. Thankfully, it was a very strong promise. Will AI Limit redefine the genre and…

Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), headquartered in California, USA, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioVectra, Inc., a leading specialty contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), for $925 million.Canada-based Biovectra manufactures biologics, highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients and other molecules for targeted therapeutics.The acquisition builds on Agilent’s CDMO expertise in oligonucleotides and CRISPR therapeutics and expands into three key areas: This article is available to registered users only. To continue reading, please sign up for free. Your free trial will give you access to one week of exclusive features, interviews, roundups and commentary from some of the sharpest minds in…

July 23, 2024 | Mouser Electronics | Semiconductor Mouser now carries the new OPTIGA Trust M MTR from Infineon Technologies, a discrete security solution that works with any MCU or SoC and provides Secure Matter compatibility for consumer electronics, smart home, drones, building automation and industrial control applications. The solution is a CC EAL6+ (high) certified tamper-proof hardware with up to 10kB of user memory, a shielded I2C interface and four monotonically increasing counters. The solution allows OEMs to download and insert device authentication certificates at a later stage, just before production starts, without exposing the private key. This means…