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Machine learning discovers surprising great gray owl patterns. The discovery that great gray owls thrive near human areas fundamentally challenges Alaska’s wilderness mythology. These magnificent birds, with their distinctive facial discs and penetrating yellow eyes, have long symbolized untouched Arctic wilderness. Yet University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers found them flourishing along roads, near small towns, and even alongside the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. This revelation emerged from sophisticated computer modeling that analyzed temperature data, infrastructure maps, and thousands of citizen science observations from platforms like eBird. The results defied conventional wisdom about these elusive predators. Understanding urban adaptation Great gray owls demonstrate…

The UAE Cyber Security Council has issued a warning about the increasing dangers of using untrusted public charging ports, revealing that 79% of travellers unknowingly put their personal data at risk when charging devices at unsecured public stations, as reported by ANI.The Council explained that some public charging ports may contain malicious software or hidden systems capable of accessing personal data through so-called juice jacking attacks, which exploit media or image transfer protocols that activate automatically when devices are connected.In statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the Cyber Security Council cautioned that neglecting protective measures and using insecure charging…

Browser, working. Cloudflare, error. Host, working. This week, millions of worldwide internet users had their experience halted with this message when a Cloudflare outage caused global website disruptions. As users unsuccessfully tried to access Washington Examiner content, listen to music, or scroll on social media, they were met with a warning of an error in the cloud and a sense of deja vu. The Cloudflare outage was one of two major cloud service outages in the span of a month, following the Amazon Web Services outage in late October.  Behind the scenes of users clicking out of their interrupted website, is…

From being niche technologies, Web3 and blockchain have made the leap to drivers of global innovation in no time. The more mainstream decentralized systems become, the quicker countries move to position themselves in this new world of digital assets, transparency, and tokenized economies. On the Global Crypto Adoption Index, India has shown impressive progress over the last couple of years-a sign of growing interest in blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, and digital transformation.The following article shall touch on only the basics of Web3 and blockchain, their pragmatic use in reality, the rise of India in global crypto adoption, and challenges and opportunities…

IIT Madras free Machine Learning course 2026 If you have been wanting to learn machine learning from an IIT professor without paying a course fee, IIT Madras has just opened that door for 2026. Its popular “Introduction to Machine Learning” course, offered via the government’s NPTEL/SWAYAM platform, is now open for free enrolment for the January–April 2026 run. Students can watch lectures, access notes and attempt assignments at no cost; only the optional certification exam carries a fee of ₹1,000.Taught by Prof Balaraman Ravindran, Professor of Computer Science and Mindtree Faculty Fellow at IIT Madras, this is a 12-week foundational…

Big Tech has come to town. Billion-dollar companies are in a race to build “hyperscale” data centers to fuel their push to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing technologies.The rural residents that would live next to these projects are marshalling future resistance to them.Southeast Michigan communities and their elected officials are grappling with the breakneck speed at which tech giants — the likes of OpenAI, Oracle and Meta — are attempting to push data center projects towards approval. But residents are pushing back by mobilizing opposition, packing local board meetings and urging local and state officials to do anything they…

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors November 23, 2025 Debate over how students should use artificial intelligence is growing across HBCUs, and Howard University is no exception. By Armani Durham  Debate over how students should use artificial intelligence is growing across Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Howard University is no exception. In Washington, D.C., these views differ across Howard University’s campus, with some  professors and students supporting AI and others opposing it.   Robert Hill, a Howard student, uses AI as a tool to assist him in his academic life and believes that the negative views of AI stem from people’s doubt…

Michigan, national officials warn of ‘juice jacking’ when charging phones at public USB ports The scam can occur through infected charging cables or compromised public charging stations Officials urge using personal chargers, AC outlets, or portable batteries instead  If you’re traveling for the holidays, public USB charging stations may offer a convenient way to charge your phone, but cybersecurity experts say they can also serve as a gateway for hackers looking to slip malware onto your device. Cybercriminals can use these public ports to steal data or install malware in a scam known as “juice jacking.” The federal Transportation Security…

Representational image of IoT This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew)Korean researchers have completed the world’s first real-world verification of a Maritime Internet of Things (MIoT) communication network, which constitutes a major step toward smarter, safer, and more connected seas. The system enables data exchange between sensors and communication devices installed on ships, ports, and marine facilities, allowing continuous monitoring of oceanic and environmental conditions. Reliable communication at sea remains one of the biggest challenges in maritime operations. Traditional networks quickly lose stability beyond the coastline, leaving vessels and offshore structures cut off from real-time data. The new MIoT…

Key PointsBy controlling the entire tech stack, Alphabet has given itself a big edge in the cloud computing infrastructure space.Its cloud computing unit also gives it big structural cost advantages in search and AI.If there is one company that looks well positioned to benefit from the next decade of artificial intelligence (AI) growth, it’s Alphabet(NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG). The tech giant has long dominated in online search, but its strengths extend well beyond that. In fact, Alphabet may be the best AI stock to hold over the next decade.A cloud computing leaderWhile Alphabet is only currently the No. 3 cloud computing…