New computer algorithm can locate people lost at sea

Researchers develop a new computer algorithm to locate people lost at sea by modeling ‘traps’ in the water that could pull them in different directions Scientists from MIT and elsewhere developed a new search and rescue tool The computer algorithm identifies multiple ‘trap’ regions in the ocean These traps could pull people in several different … Read more

Army uses online computer game War Thunder to teach tank tactics to troops on coronavirus lockdown

Army uses online computer game War Thunder to teach tank tactics to troops while they are under coronavirus lockdown in Texas Soldiers at Fort Hood are playing online games to keep their skills up They use the online war game War Thunder for daily tank maneuvers  The game gives soldiers the chance to practice controlling … Read more

Creator of one of world’s first global computer viruses has regrets after infecting 45 million

Creator of the ‘Love Bug’, one of the world’s first global computer viruses that affected 45 million, now works in a phone repair shop in the Philippines and says he regrets unleashing the malignant files in 2000 Onel de Guzman created the Love Bug virus in 2000 to get free internet access The virus spread … Read more

Computer says YES! Little Britain revival has BBC Big Night In viewers demanding a new series

The BBC‘s Big Night In kicked off on Thursday evening to raise funds for Children In Need, Comic Relief and the battle against COVID-19. The evening featured the return of comedies Little Britain, Miranda and The Vicar Of Dibley, with specially-recorded skits as the casts of the erstwhile TV shows reunited from home. Lenny Henry led … Read more

Computer users create world’s fastest supercomputer by donating processing power

Computer users donating spare processing power in the search for a coronavirus vaccine accidentally create the world’s fastest supercomputer more powerful the then next 500 machines combined Folding@Home is an app people install on their computers to donate resources  It allows thousands of machines to work together to solve complicated issues It allows them to … Read more