Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 24, 2018Microsoft deploys first underwater datacenter
After years of research, Microsoft’s first underwater data center has just been built off Scotland. This risky bet could be as profitable for the company as for the environment, thanks to the energy savings generated by this method. The data center, consisting of 12 trays…
Written by: Zelda Wiggins Posted on: October 1, 2015The real challenge beyond the tussle between Brazil and WhatsApp
The online communication tool WhatsApp (owned by Facebook) was blocked for 24 hours in Brazil earlier this week. This type of confrontation resembles the skirmishes of an early Cold War between states and Internet giants over the protection of “digital citizens”. A judge from Brazil…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: October 1, 2015Electronic monitoring of the NSA
An ultra-secret computer surveillance system, called XKeyscore, allows the US National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on email, e-mail, browsing and search history for millions of dollars without a warrant. ‘people. The existence of this tool for large-scale surveillance of US intelligence services was revealed…
Written by: Zelda Wiggins Posted on: September 30, 2015Pluto in all its splendor
A day after the historic overflight by the probe New Horizons, NASA has published a first image, the most accurate to date, of the dwarf planet. In the photo, it is possible to see fairly high mountains of about 3500 m altitude. There are also…