To keep hardware safe, new ‘Oreo’ method cuts out the code’s clues
Caption:Oreo’s “masked address space” re-maps code from randomized virtual addresses to fixed locations before it’s executed within the hardware, making it difficult for hackers to trace the program’s original locations…
Prioritizing nuclear power and natural gas over renewable energy is a risky move for Ontario’s energy future
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The demand for electricity is growing rapidly as the world transitions from fossil fuels to low carbon-emitting forms of energy. However, making this transition will be…
Pomelo peel can be used for electricity generation and sensing devices
The researchers developed pomelo peel-based devices for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02319 Pomelo is a large citrus fruit commonly grown in…
How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at Station F, during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard,…
Altman says OpenAI ‘not for sale’ after Musk’s $97 bn bid
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to a takeover offer by Elon Musk, who helped found the company. Artificial intelligence developer OpenAI is “not for sale”, chief executive Sam Altman said…
Modular robot design uses tethered jumping for planetary exploration
Rendering image of SPLITTER using the tether mechanism to explore a planet’s surface. Credit: Yusuke Tanaka, Alzin Zhu, and Dennis Hong. Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the…
Creating smart buildings with privacy-first sensors
Butlr uses insights from low-resolution thermal cameras and an analytics platform to make buildings more efficient and safe. Credit: Butlr Gaining a better understanding of how people move through the…
As global leaders, Canada and Norway’s co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In March 2023, Canada and Norway issued a joint statement on bilateral co-operation. Notably, the statement emphasized a commitment to “achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, to…
Legal fight against AI-generated child pornography is complicated. A legal scholar explains why
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was shaken by revelations in December 2023 that two local teenage boys shared hundreds of nude images of girls in their…
Who Nigeria and Ghana’s fraudsters are, how they operate, and why they do it
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People find love in many ways and through diverse mediums. Online platforms have become popular meeting places for people looking to find intimate partners, making them…