‘A legal first’: B.C. man accused of dangerous driving for sleeping in self-driving, speeding Tesla

In what Canadian legal experts are calling an unprecedented case, a B.C. man has been charged with dangerous driving in Alberta after he was allegedly caught sleeping in a self-driving Tesla as it sped south on Highway 2 between Edmonton and Calgary this past summer.
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/7534323/a-legal-first-b-c-man-accused-of-dangerous-driving-for-sleeping-in-self-driving-speeding-tesla/?source=Snapzu

'Deepfake' Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech in warning about misinformation

A fake Queen Elizabeth danced across TV screens on Christmas as part of a "deepfake" speech aired by a British broadcaster. Channel 4 said the video was supposed to offer "a stark warning about the advanced technology that is enabling the proliferation of misinformation and fake news in a digital age."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/25/uk/deepfake-queen-speech-christmas-intl-gbr/index.html?source=Snapzu

Comcast will cap home internet data starting next week – and people are angry

If you rely on Comcast for your internet service, you might have to change your usage habits next year. Beginning on January 1, Comcast is implementing a data cap of 1.2TB for home users. Users who exceed that threshold will incur additional monthly fees.
Read more: https://bgr.com/2020/12/25/comcast-internet-plans-data-cap-limit-charges/#?source=Snapzu

Well, on the bright side, the SolarWinds Sunburst attack will spur the cybersecurity field to evolve all over again

One of the great threats to our civilization is space weather. Specifically, the Sun's proven ability to target the planet with a tremendous cosmic belch of radiation, knocking out satellites, power grids, and networks worldwide.
Read more: https://www.theregister.com/2020/12/21/solarwinds_sunburst_evolve/?source=Snapzu

Apple’s New M1 Chip is a Machine Learning Beast

Speed testing a (nearly) top-spec Intel-based 16-inch MacBook Pro versus the new Apple silicon MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro
Read more: https://towardsdatascience.com/apples-new-m1-chip-is-a-machine-learning-beast-70ca8bfa6203?source=Snapzu

Researchers find hydrogen-supported life beneath glaciers

Using years of data collected from ice-covered habitats all over the world, a Montana State University team has discovered new insights into the processes that support microbial life underneath ice sheets and glaciers, and the role those organisms play in perpetuating life through ice ages and, perhaps, in seemingly inhospitable environments on other planets.
Read more: https://phys.org/news/2020-12-hydrogen-supported-life-beneath-glaciers.html?source=Snapzu

Ivory from a 16th century shipwreck reveals new details about African elephants

In 2008, miners off the coast of Namibia stumbled upon buried treasure: a sunken Portuguese ship known as the Bom Jesus, which went missing on its way to India in 1533. The trading ship bore a trove of gold and silver coins and other valuable materials. But to a team of archaeologists and biologists, the Bom Jesus’ most precious cargo was a haul of more than 100 elephant tusks — the largest archaeological cargo of African ivory ever discovered.
Read more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ivory-shipwreck-african-elephants-tusk-dna-bom-jesus?source=Snapzu