SLAM algorithms pool data from various sensors (e.g. LIDAR, IMU and cameras) to calculate the position of the sensor and a map of the sensor’s surroundings at the same time. “Our focus is on advancing and democratizing SLAM as a technology,” Googlers Damon Kohler, Wolfgang Hess, and Holger Rapp wrote in a blog post. “Currently, Cartographer is heavily focused on LIDAR SLAM. Through continued development and community contributions, we hope to add both support for more sensors and platforms as well as new features, such as lifelong mapping and localizing in a pre-existing map....

Starting next month, the feature will be made available as an update to Google Fit, the company’s health tracking app, on Pixel phones with plans of making it available to more users by expanding support to non-Pixel phones in the future. “Heart rate and respiratory rate are two vital signs commonly used to assess your health and wellness. Starting next month, Google Fit will allow you to measure your heart rate and respiratory rate using just your phone’s camera....

According to the recently filed documents with the Federal Communications Commission, Google wants to test a radio technology that includes aircraft floating over 25,000 feet in the air and various terrestrial stations situated at Spaceport America, a facility that is financed by the state of New Mexico and is hoping to be the center of the budding space tourism industry. The documents also mention that Google has formally ask the authority to test the technology at an Indian reservation in Pescadero, California, and Warm Springs, Oregon....

The ambitious European train system at 57.5 kilometres (34.5 miles) in length is both the longest and deepest tunnel in the world that runs as much as 1.4 miles below the surface in sections. It will connect the northern and southern Europe by train as well as mark the beginning of a logistical and trade revolution between them. Switzerland says it will transform European freight transport. Swiss Federal President Johann Schneider-Ammann in a speech to guests in Erstfeld, near the northern entrance to the tunnel, said it was a “giant step for Switzerland but equally for our neighbours and the rest of the continent”....

Alonzo Knowles, 24, of Freeport, entered the plea in federal court to criminal copyright infringement and identity theft charges, bringing a speedy conclusion to a case that resulted in his December arrest in Manhattan. Prosecutors say he was peddling personal information from at least 130 celebrities in the entertainment, sports and media industries and claimed he also could sell private sexually explicit photographs and videos. Knowles flew from the Bahamas to New York City to sell 15 scripts and personal information on several celebrities for $80,000 to a law enforcement agent posing as an interested buyer....

Video: Bliane Bublitz, controlling a Parrot AR drone, only by slight head movements

After seeing the his video on the faculty website, the school authorities promptly fired him. Now Bray is fighting back against the school authorities, who he says. denied him severance pay and insinuated that he was partially responsible. Bray told Washington Blade that he was home sick when a school colleague called to tell him about the video posted on his faculty page. “Pretty much immediately after that phone call I went to the bathroom and threw up,” Bray told the Blade....

Hackers can snoop on your computer screen just by listening to your webcam’s microphoneA team of researchers has discovered that hackers can remotely spy on a computer screen by listening in with a microphone. A team of researchers has discovered that hackers can remotely spy on a computer screen by listening in with a microphone. The hacker can listen to acoustic noises coming from within computer screens and can be used to detect the content displayed on the screens....

The flaw allows remote ‘network adjacent attackers’ to hijack and tamper with VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections, and inject malicious data into the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) stream. “I am reporting a vulnerability that exists on most Linux distros, and other *nix operating systems which allows a network adjacent attacker to determine if another user is connected to a VPN, the virtual IP address they have been assigned by the VPN server, and whether or not there is an active connection to a given website....

Several Government websites of Ukraine was hacked and defaced earlier today with https://www.pir.gov.ua/ and https://www.dabksumy.gov.ua/ still showing the deface page. The exact Numbers of website hacked are still not known but most probably the Numbers are between 7 to 10. Hackers have left a brief message showing their support to Protestors in Ukraine, At the time of the update all the websites were still showing the deface page.

But this has not stopped hackers from taking this up as a challenge who have gone ahead and hacked the mini-console in less than 2 months of its launch. It appears that two hackers were successful in getting new games to run on the console. The Russian Madmonkey dropped a tool that allows you to inject new ROMs and Honeylab from Japan has released a tool for ROM’s as well....

You may have read reports of ads on torrent clients carrying malware. Leave aside malware, such ads a definite eyesore for users. There are several ways on how you can remove ads from Torrent clients ranging from uTorrent to several others without paying anything or upgrading to premium accounts. Here are a few tips that you can use to your advantage. How to remove ads on uTorrent and BitTorrent uTorrent and BitTorrent have more or less the same layout, so the next actions can be applied to both....

But now, thanks to DD-WRT, it’s easier than ever to extend your home networks range with a few simple tweaks and a spare router. DD-WRT is a Linux based alternative OpenSource firmware for wireless routers and access points. Originally designed for the Linksys WRT54G series, it now runs on a wide variety of models. DD-WRT is one of a handful of third-party firmware projects, which are designed to replace manufactures’ original firmware with custom firmware offering additional features or functionality....

Researchers are easily able to hack WhatsApp and Telegram using the known telecom flawWhatsApp HackTelegram Hack For ordinary souls, this encryption would take days and months to decode a sentence or a complete message. Ditto with another secure messaging service called Telegram. Though Telegram is not as popular as WhatsApp, it has its ardent group of followers who use it for its encryption as well as snooping free service. Though both of these Apps are end-to-end encrypted both of them suffer from hardware side vulnerability which can be exploited to hack and hijack both WhatsApp and Telegram....

Wifi password hacking has become popular as people are always in search of the free internet. But due to the advancement of technology, hacking wifi, and cracking passwords have become a difficult task to do. The reason the newer wifi protocols have become safer is due to the implementation of WPA/WPA2 (wifi protected access) protocols. They made modern routers more secure and less prone to hacking. How Was The New Wi-Fi Hack Discovered?...

AirPods are Apple’s new wireless, cord-free in-ear headphones. While Apple has made it easy to pair AirPods across all of its devices in a matter of seconds, these earphones don’t come cheap. They are expensive at $159, considering that you can get a decent pair of Bluetooth earbuds for around $30. While Airpods work on all Apple products, you can make them work on your Android device too. Here’s how you can pair Apple’s newest creation with your Android device....

Like capturing that exact moment your daughter cuts the cake or the exact moment when your son beats the tape in a race. Nothing can beat the joy of watching these precious moments in slo-mo. Sadly, the slow-motion recording feature is only available on a limited number of smartphones. However, now you can record slow-motion videos on any Android device with some very professional Apps that will capture the precious moments in nanoseconds....

Don’t you worry Android smartphone users, as now you can remove the background from your device. All you need to do is download an Android app and follow the simple steps to remove background from any of your desired image. Just follow the simple steps as discussed below to remove Steps To Remove Background from Any Image in Android: Download and install the app Background Eraser in your Android smartphone....

Having reception problems? Turn your Android smartphone or iPhone into a full-fledged satellite phoneHow to turn your Android smartphone or Apple’s iPhone into a satellite phone One of the ways to get a cell signal and make calls is to buy a costly Thuraya satellite phone. Buying a Thuraya Satellite phone is not an option for many of us because of its cost. The other way? The more easy way is to transform your Android smartphone or iPhone into a full-fledged satellite phone....

ICANN falls for spear phishing attackICANNCZDSThe Attack ICANN ICANN is responsible for the coordination of maintenance and methodology of several databases of unique identifiers related to the namespaces of the Internet, and ensuring the network’s stable and secure operation. In short it is the keeper of the Internet Protocol identifiers. It maintains registry of Internet’s global Domain Name System, and is responsible for introduction of new generic top-level domains (TLDs), ICANN also looks after the operation of root name servers....