Science and Technology News: 04 December 2021

Latest Science Technology news:

Qualcomm new chip for gaming

Qualcomm on Wednesday (Dec 1) released a new chip designed for gaming-specific handheld devices offering 5G connectivity, a potential new mobile platform for video gamers offering more flexibility to play streaming games on the go. Straitstimes

Yutu-2 rover sites a cube shaped object on the moon

The Yutu-2 rover is on a roll. It’s been exploring the far side of the moon since early 2019, as part of China’s Chang’e-4 lunar lander mission. It now has its eyes set on a strange-looking cube-shaped object it spotted in the distance. The rover team is planning to drive over and get a closer look at the object.  CNET

Australopithecus afarensis — the human ancestors

For almost a million years, one of the ancestors of modern humans walked the earth in what is now eastern Africa. That would be Australopithecus afarensis — the human ancestors written about in the acclaimed book Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind. Inside Hook

World’s best known online privacy platform

Also referred to as the “Onion router,” Tor is perhaps the world’s best known online privacy platform, and its software and related network are supposed to protect your web browsing activity from scrutiny by hiding your IP address and encrypting your traffic. The network, which was initially launched in 2002, has experienced attacks and malicious activity before, though this recent activity appears to reveal a craftier, less obvious actor than your typical cybercriminal. Gizmodo

Wireless earbuds

Earbuds are basically a pair of tiny speakers that you wear inside your ears. At low volumes, they’re useful little devices.

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