Interviews with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and other tech elites consistently reveal that Silicon Valley parents are strict about technology use. A new book suggests the signs may have been clear years ago that smartphone use should be regulated. There may be a way to integrate tech into the classroom, however, that avoids its harmful …
Many global operators have accelerated preparations for fifth-generation technology, with trials being carried out by 78 per cent of respondents in the “5G Readiness Survey 2017”, conducted by Swedish tech giant Ericsson. Furthermore, 28 per cent of the respondents expect to deploy 5G next year. The survey also shows that operators have further developed their …
Jennifer Smith doesn’t like the term “accident.” It implies too much chance and too little culpability. A “crash” killed her mother in 2008, she insists, when her car was broadsided by another vehicle while on her way to pick up cat food. The other driver, a 20-year-old college student, ran a red light while talking …
Imagine an attack that destroyed satellite communications and the U.S. electrical grid, sowing chaos and leading, opined former Strategic Defense Initiative Organization Director Henry F. Cooper, to “a nationwide blackout lasting one year [that] could kill up to 90 percent of the American people.” The threat is an electromagnetic pulse attack. “North Korea has the …
She will join campaigner Alan Cooke for a talk in Stroud about the dangers of radiation from mobile phones and Wi-Fi devices. A mum who claims a Wi-Fi allergy drove her teenage daughter to suicide is among the campaigners to hold a talk in Stroud about the dangers of radiation from wireless devices. In 2015, …
A Sedona resident is going to get his chance to prove state utility regulators illegally withheld information about a study of the health effects of “smart” meters. In a ruling Tuesday, the state Court of Appeals said Warren Woodward is entitled to have a judge determine whether the Arizona Corporation Commission acted improperly in refusing …
DETROIT — China has said it will eventually ban gasoline-powered cars. California may be moving in the same direction. That pressure has set off a scramble by the world’s car companies to embrace electric vehicles. On Monday, General Motors, America’s largest automaker, staked its claim to leadership. Outlining a fundamental shift in its vision of …
Solar storms often come and go unbeknownst to most people – at most, we hear of minor radio blackouts or satellite disruptions, and of course, the breathtaking auroras. But, scientists have warned that extreme space weather events could one day cause far more harm, with potential to wipe out the electrical grid and cause global …
Den största djurstudien som någonsin gjorts för att undersöka om mobilstrålning orsakar cancer visar att strålningen från vanliga mobiltelefoner orsakar såväl DNA-skada som ökad förekomst av hjärntumörer bland de exponerade djuren. Undersökningen har genomförts av ansedda National Toxicology Program, NTP, och har kostat över 200 miljoner kronor. DNA-skador och ökad tumörförekomst har visats i forskningen …
By Harry Pettit Elon Musk‘s plan to launch more than 4,000 internet-beaming satellites into space has hit resistance from a US regulator. The billionaire’s rocket firm SpaceX wants to launch satellite internet in 2019, with initial tests planned for the end of this year. But the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will now delay the …