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By Raphael Satter(Reuters) - A U.S. senator on Thursday urged Attorney General Bill Barr to provide an account of how surveillance technology has been deployed against Americans during protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in police custody.Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey, a Democrat, told Barr that…

The Honor Play 4 Pro, available in China, has an infrared sensor for measuring temperature located on the back of the device.A video demo of the phone shows the device measuring the temperature of people, animals, and objects when the phone is held near the subject.The phone is launching as…

The future of journalism? Getty Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 — Microsoft is replacing its employees with AI software.      This past week it was announced that Microsoft has let go several journalists…

Screen grab taken from the now-removed video. Image: YouTube/GizmodoDonald Trump’s re-election campaign team has removed a political ad, titled “Make Space Great Again,” after the U.S. president was accused of falsely taking credit for the recently completed SpaceX Demo-2 launch and possibly for violating NASA ad regulations.The video was posted…

Click here to read the full original article.The Air Force is now flying B-1b bombers and Global Hawk spy drones over the South China Sea and other areas within the Pacific theater as part of a broader strategy to sustain surveillance and deterrence missions in the region, following the increased…

Acidifying OceanDigital visual artist Cristina Tarquini invites you to dive into our acidifying oceans using data from NOAA. Witness the effects of rising CO2 levels on our ocean: coral bleaching, fish disappearing, shells dissolving, jellyfish populations booming and garbage overpopulating the sea.What We EatHave you ever wondered about the carbon…

Click here to read the full original article.Here's What You Need To Remember:The F-35 radar is the most advanced for fighter jets, according to F-35 developer Lockheed Martin. “It enables the F-35 to be capable of identifying and intercepting airborne threats flying at a low altitude and at high speeds,”…

WASHINGTON — It has been eight years since the U.S. Air Force canceled its effort to field a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper, but it appears the service might take another swing at developing a new combat drone.On June 3, the Air Force issued a request for information on a…

The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, drones and other technologies have driven demand for new lightweight materials that can provide the power to operate them. Researchers from the University of Houston and Texas A&M University have reported a structural supercapacitor electrode made from reduced graphene oxide and aramid…

From RealPlayer To Toshiba, Tech Companies Cash in on the Facial Recognition Gold Rush (medium.com) Posted by msmash on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @04:05PM from the closer-look dept. At least 45 companies now advertise real-time facial recognition. From a report: More than a decade before Spotify, and years before iTunes,…