May 25
White House Press Secretary: Golf Is Inappropriate While U.S. Mourns (But Not For Trump)
Posted in: Today's ChiliKayleigh McEnany was talking about Barack Obama, not Donald Trump.
May 25
Whenever we watch TV shows or movies set in the distant future, more often than not guns that would have used bullets are replaced with laser blasters. This also seems to be a common trope in space battles where instead of firing projectiles, aircrafts use lasers instead to shoot things down.
It’s starting to look like that future could be becoming a reality, because the US Navy has recently confirmed that they have successfully tested a new laser weapon that is capable of shooting an aircraft down mid-flight. In a series of images and videos that were shared, it shows a US Navy warship firing a laser cannon that took down a drone.
The video also shows that the drone is burning after being hit by the laser. The concept of using a laser gun isn’t exactly new as we had heard about the US Navy conducting these types of tests way back in 2011. We have also seen how lasers are being tested by the US Air Force as an anti-drone defense system.
In a statement made by Capt. Karrey Sanders, commanding officer of Portland, “By conducting advanced at sea tests against UAVs and small crafts, we will gain valuable information on the capabilities of the Solid State Laser Weapons System Demonstrator against potential threats. With this new advanced capability, we are redefining war at sea for the Navy.”
US Navy Tests A Laser Cannon That Can Shoot Down Aircrafts
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May 25
Australians Researchers Achieve The World’s Fastest Internet Speeds At 44.2 Terabits Per Second
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Internet speeds around the world vary from country to country, and provider to provider. However, over in Australia, researchers from Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities have managed to achieve the world’s fastest internet speeds where they managed to clock it at a whopping 44.2Tbps (terabits per second).
This makes it a million times faster than what is commercially available in Australia at the moment, where the average download speed is at 43.4Mbps. This was achieved by using a “micro comb” optical chip that contains hundreds of infrared lasers to transfer data, and the best part is that it was also accomplished using existing communications infrastructure in the country, meaning that the researchers did not have to rely on a specialized infrastructure.
It would also seem to hint that in the future, the existing infrastructure that has already been put into place could be leveraged to boost internet speeds without having to overhaul the entire system. Speaking to The Independent, Dr Bill Corcoran from Monash University said, “There’s a bit of a global race on at the moment to get this technology to a commercial stage, as the micro-comb at its heart is useful in a really broad range of existing technologies.”
Corcoran also notes that it is possible that in about five years, the technology they used to achieve those speeds could become commercially available. “I’d guess that we could see devices like ours available to research labs in two to three years, and initial commercial use in about five years.”
Australians Researchers Achieve The World’s Fastest Internet Speeds At 44.2 Terabits Per Second
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May 25
SMS and MMS have been around for a while now, but it’s safe to say that they haven’t necessarily been updated to keep up with the times, and have since been replaced by the likes of messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and so on. However, with RCS messages, that is set to change.
However, there is still at least one feature that other apps have that RCS doesn’t, and that is end-to-end encryption. The good news is that according to an APK teardown by 9to5Google, they have discovered evidence that Google could be looking to build end-to-end encryption into RCS messages in the future for its Google Messages app.
Based on the teardown, they have discovered as many as 12 strings that make reference to encryption, hinting that this is a feature that could be coming soon. For those who are unfamiliar, end-to-end encryption is a security feature designed so that messages are only decrypted once they reach their intended device.
This means that even if a message gets intercepted mid-transmission, the attacker will not be able to see the contents of the message as they do not have the keys to decrypt it. This is a feature we’ve seen used by apps like WhatsApp and Apple’s iMessage, so it’s good to know that RCS messages could soon get a similar security feature.
However, it also appears that Google could be adding other features that will make RCS more compelling, and that is by allowing other apps on your phone to access these encrypted messages. That being said, as 9to5Google notes, this is a “dogfood” version of the app meaning that it is being tested internally. We have no idea when these changes will be rolled out or if the final version could be different from what we’re seeing now.
Google Could Be Looking To Bring End-To-End Encryption To RCS Messages
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May 25
Days After Trump Called to Reopen Churches, Birx Says It “May Not Be Safe” for Some
Posted in: Today's ChiliSpeaking just two days after President Donald Trump said churches and other houses of worship were “essential” and argued that they should reopen this weekend, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said that churches may not be safe for people with pre-existing conditions.
May 25
May 25
Worrying Rumor Suggests Apple Hasn’t Given Up On Its Butterfly Keyboard Yet
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With Apple updating the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the company had officially purged its laptop lineup of the butterfly keyboard and brought back the more reliable scissor switch keyboard. It felt like Apple was quietly acknowledging that they made a mistake with the butterfly keyboards and that they were done with it once and for all.
However, according to a tweet by leakster @L0vetodream, they claim that might not necessarily be the case. The tweet claims that Apple has not given up on the butterfly keyboard yet and are working to improve the structure and that there is a chance it could come back again in the future.
For those unfamiliar, the butterfly keyboard mechanism was introduced several years ago in Apple’s attempt at reinventing the laptop keyboard. However, it proved to be disastrous as there were numerous reports of the keyboard failing along with lawsuits filed against the company over keyboard issues.
apple did not give up on butterfly keyboard, they are trying to improve on the structure, and solve the issue, we might see it comes back again in future.
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) May 22, 2020
Apple finally rectified it in 2019 with the 16-inch MacBook Pro which brought back a more familiar scissor switch design, before updating its MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro with the keyboard earlier this year. Even Apple’s iPad Pro with its new Magic Keyboard accessory opted to use the same design. Take this rumor with a grain of salt for now, but this is one of those rumors that we’re hoping isn’t true.
Worrying Rumor Suggests Apple Hasn’t Given Up On Its Butterfly Keyboard Yet
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May 25
You Might Soon Be Able To Taste Foods Shown On A Screen With This Lickable Display
Posted in: Today's ChiliWatch enough food and travel videos on YouTube and you’ll start wishing that you were there yourself to taste and smell the food in person. While we’ve seen some attempts at making smell-o-vision, it seems that in the future, we might also be able to taste foods through our screen thanks to the Taste Display, or the Norimaki Synthesizer.
Developed by researcher Homei Miyashita, this is essentially a lickable display that can transmit the flavors of what you’re seeing on the screen to your tongue. While it might not necessarily be quite as satisfying compared to eating the actual thing, it could at the very least give you an idea of what you could expect.
This is based on the concept of tricking the eyes into seeing something that does not exist, and Miyashita wondered if that concept could be applied to the tongue. The Taste Display contains tubes of gels made from agar that is meant to stimulate our five different senses of taste: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.
The mixture of the gel will vary depending on the food in question, so for example a food that is more sour will result in more of the gel designed to stimulate our sour taste buds to be excreted, and so on. Given that we haven’t actually tried it for ourselves, we have no idea how effective this device is, but it sounds rather interesting and could be something to look forward to in the future.
You Might Soon Be Able To Taste Foods Shown On A Screen With This Lickable Display
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May 25
Apple Could Replace Messages On Mac With The Version Designed For iOS Devices
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Apple has in the past denied that they would be merging iOS and macOS together. However, what the company has done is that they have created a development tool known as Mac Catalyst that would make it easier for developers to port iOS apps onto the Mac, thus creating some kind unified app ecosystem.
Now according to a new report from 9to5Mac, it seems that Apple could actually be looking to replace the Messages app for macOS with the version designed for iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. This is according to evidence discovered in a leaked build of iOS 14 that suggests that these are changes we might be able to expect.
So why the port of iOS Messages to macOS? Messages for Mac is rather barebones and basic compared to the iOS version which supports features like extensions, stickers, reactions, and so on. We imagine that instead of Apple trying to code those features into the macOS version, it would be more efficient to just port the iOS version over.
It would also make it easier for future updates where Apple would only need to maintain one version of the app but also ensure a consistent user experience across its platforms. Take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully Apple will have more details to share during its online-only WWDC 2020 event which will be held on the 22nd of June.
Apple Could Replace Messages On Mac With The Version Designed For iOS Devices
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May 25
The Galaxy Note family tends to borrow a few cues from the S series that preceded it, but these cues might be more conspicuous than usual this year. OnLeaks and Pigtou have posted leak-based renders for the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20+ (above) that hi…
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