How to Open BIOS on Windows 11

Navigating the foundational layers of your computer’s software is crucial for customization, troubleshooting, and optimizing hardware settings. One such foundational component is the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), which plays a pivotal role in your computer’s startup process. This guide will walk you through the process of how to open BIOS on Windows 11, ensuring you have the know-how to access and modify your system’s most basic settings. What Is BIOS The BIOS is the first piece of software your computer runs when it is turned on. It initializes and tests

Tech & Learning Announces the Winners of its Best for 2023 Contest

Tech & Learning magazine has named the winners of the Best of 2023 contest, which recognizes educational technology that exceptionally supported teachers and students in 2023.Tech & Learning asked our team of expert judges to evaluate hundreds of nominations to select products they believed supported education this past year. Each nominee answered the following questions: What specific problem does this product solve? How did your product exceptionally support teaching and learning in 2023? How does your product address the challenges facing education today? The products below were selected as winners

Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (February 2, 2024)

There is a butterfly in my neck.It’s been keeping me up at night, feeding off me, and making me anxious. It’s the beginning of a poem, or a horror story, or perhaps a romantic comedy. I don’t know where it’s going yet, what words will come next, but that’s what makes writing so interesting, so frustrating, so mysterious for me — and life too. We never really know what comes next.  And sometimes we learn, for better or worse, that life is stranger than fiction. — Moving on, here’s the

Shanghai firm behind G60 megaconstellation raises $943 million

HELSINKI — Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology has raised 6.7 billion yuan ($943 million) for the construction of its G60 low Earth orbit megaconstellation. SSST recently secured the series A funding according to Feb. 1 news reports, citing a major investor. The round was led by a fund set up by the National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Fund (NMTUF), Reuters reported. Other investors included Shanghai Alliance Investment, a venture capital arm of the Shanghai Municipal Government, CASSTAR, a venture investment and incubator firm ultimately under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS),

These 2 startups preview the future of AI in the circular economy | GreenBiz

Hailed as a savior by some and feared as a multi-pronged threat by others, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing everything from healthcare to transportation. AI tools are emerging as enablers of the circular economy, improving resource management, production and consumption. Unlocking efficiency AI can bring the circular economy to life by predicting maintenance needs,driving efficiency and minimizing waste within systems. Through real-time data analysis, AI can track and assess the entire lifecycle of a product within a complex supply chain. By monitoring usage patterns, wear and tear and demand fluctuations, AI

Startups call for streamlined US regulations for emerging space capabilities

ORLANDO, Fla. — The United States risks taking a backseat in emerging space capabilities if regulations fail to catch up to industry progress, according to executives speaking here at the SpaceCom conference. Federal agencies are taking great strides to modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules, CEOs of on-orbit refueling startup Orbit Fab and orbital surveillance venture True Anomaly said on a panel Jan. 31. For instance, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now processes commercial remote sensing licenses in weeks instead of months. But more needs to be done to

GPT-4 gives ‘a mild uplift’ to creating a biochemical weapon

GPT-4 contributes "at most a mild uplift" to users who would employ the model to create bioweapons, according to a study conducted by OpenAI. Experts fear that AI chatbots like ChatGPT could assist miscreants to create and release pathogens by providing step-by-step instructions that can be followed by people with minimal expertise. In a 2023 congressional hearing, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, warned that large language models could grow powerful enough for that scenario to become possible in just a few years. "A straightforward extrapolation of today's systems to those

IQT Vancouver Update: Dr. May Siksik, CEO of Canadian Innovation Network, is a 2024 Speaker – Inside Quantum Technology

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry posted 01 Feb 2024 The IQT Vancouver conference will prominently feature Dr. May Siksik, the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Innovation Network organization. Dr. Siksik’s distinguished career, marked by her leadership roles and contributions to the quantum technology and innovation sectors in Canada, positions her as a key speaker, particularly for attendees interested in innovation ecosystems and the commercialization of quantum technologies. With a background as the Chief Technology Officer at Deep Tech Canada and leading Business Development at the Quantum Algorithms Institute, Dr. Siksik brings

A16z’s Chris Dixon Makes the Definitive Case for Why Blockchain Networks — and Tokens — Really Matter – Unchained

Posted February 1, 2024 at 2:33 pm EST. It’s a bit of an odd time to be a high-profile crypto advocate. On the one hand, memories of 2022 are still fresh — FTX Superbowl ads, Do Kwon’s outrageous promises, and the cataclysmic aftermath of such calculated criminality are all still present in the public’s mind. The approval of the Bitcoin ETFs has helped reverse that perception somewhat – but with chatter mostly focused on price appreciation, it’s not a tremendously deep contrast with the hype of two years ago. So thank