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Months of social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 have kept many people from getting regular haircuts. But even the most overgrown stay-at-home hair can't compare with the plight of a merino sheep in Australia wearing a whopping 78 lbs. (35 kilograms) of overgrown, matted fleece. Domesticated sheep usually undergo annual shearings to keep their coats in check. However, this particular ram, nicknamed Baarack, was roaming wild in a state forest in Victoria, Australia. He hadn't been shorn in years, and his fleece had grown into a dense, gargantuan mass by the time he was captured and brought to Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary for rescued farm animals in Lancefield, Victoria, a representative of the nonprofit told Live Science in an email. There, Baarack was finally shorn of his heavy, woolly burden, which weighed about as much as a 10-year-old child. Under the pounds of matted wool — stained with dirt, studded with twigs and crawling with insects — "was not Australia's … [Read more...] about Overgrown sheep ‘Baarack’ gets epic quarantine haircut, loses 78 lbs. of matted wool

Welcome to Edition 3.34 of the Rocket Report! I apologize for the unplanned hiatus last week. The Rocket Report's Houston-based author lacked power until Wednesday night amidst a massive winter storm and had no reliable Internet until Friday afternoon. We still had no hot water at our house, but at least we're no longer freezing. We're back just in time to spew all manner of spicy launch news this week. As always, Ars welcomes reader submissions , and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. KSLV-2 rocket on track for 2022 launch . As part of its budget for 2021 space activities, South Korea will spend $553 million for satellites, rockets, and other equipment. SpaceNews reports this funding will keep the country's development of … [Read more...] about Rocket Report: Cornwall says “LOL, no” to space tourism, Korean rocket on track

Ransomware: Why industrial networks make an appealing target for cyber extortion Watch Now More hacking groups than ever before are targeting industrial environments as cyber attackers attempt to infiltrate the networks of companies providing vital services, including electric power, water, oil and gas, and manufacturing. Threats include cyber-criminal groups looking to steal information or encrypt systems with ransomware , as well as nation-state-backed hacking operations attempting to determine the potential disruption they could cause with cyberattacks against operational technology (OT). More on privacy Microsoft to apply California's privacy law for all US users Mind-reading technology: The security and privacy threats ahead How to replace each Google service with a more privacy-friendly alternative Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government According to cybersecurity researchers at Dragos , … [Read more...] about These four new hacking groups are targeting critical infrastructure, warns security company

Many business leaders know their company’s future is intertwined with the successful adoption of AI, but struggle with how to operationalize the technology at scale. Transitioning from experimentation into business-impacting models deployed in production can be a real challenge. NetApp and NVIDIA are making it simple for enterprises to deploy AI fast, with new ONTAP AI integrated solutions that come in pre-configured sizes and are pre-tested and optimized for the scale of AI resources a business might need. It’s the simplified model of converged infrastructure now applied to AI. More so than talent or even budget, the top inhibitor to deploying AI scale is often concerns around platforms. For those in this infrastructure dilemma, common challenges include: The complexity of designing AI infrastructure , including optimizing the balance of compute, storage and networking in support of the unique demands of data analytics, model training and production model-serving. … [Read more...] about How NVIDIA and NetApp Simplify and Speed AI Deployments for Businesses

The pandemic accelerated digital transformation plans of many companies. And that in turn has led to a more rapid adoption of what are called low-code – and no-code – development platforms. Low-code development lets users build enterprise applications with minimal coding. You can drag and drop visual blocks of existing code into a workflow to create applications. While low-code requires some programming skills, no-code platforms can be used by even those who know no programming language. The interfaces and visual blocks tend to be intuitive, making application development simpler and faster than the traditional ways. “This trend (low-code development) was very active in automating the process of developing software before the pandemic. And it's only been accelerated since the pandemic started,” says Mark Weaser, vice president - Asia Pacific at OutSystems. He says it provides value quickly and on a continuous basis. “And it’s unlike the traditional projects that require time, a … [Read more...] about Low-code platforms enable apps to be developed quickly, simply