Technology

Catch Of The Week: Duolingo Phishing Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Duolingo owl would be very disappointed to discover that the data of 2.6 million users was scraped from its website and is now being sold on the dark web … In January 2023 cybersecurity researchers discovered the data of 2.6 million users being sold on the dark web, with a starting bid of $1,500. Duolingo is a fun language learning app used by over 74 million users worldwide.

Scraping data from social media and other websites isn’t new; aside from cyber criminals, private businesses such as data brokers download this type of information to use for Read More

Spaceport America: 2022 Economic Impact Study

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SPACEPORT AMERICA News:

LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), in partnership with the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Arrowhead Center and Center for Border Economic Development (C-BED), have released an economic impact report encompassing the 2022 calendar year for Spaceport America.

The report provides economic information regarding activities occurring due to the existence of the spaceport. Additionally, the report illustrates numerous positive impacts from customer operations and events held as a result of the existence of the spaceport.

“At its core, Read More

Los Alamos Based UbiQD Executes On Local Economic Development

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UbiQD Founder/CEO Hunter McDaniel, front row third from left, with his team in front of their headquarters recently at 134 Eastgate Road. Courtesy/UbiQD

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

  • Despite COVID, the company met all of their LEDA obligations each year, without exception, and the County Council voted to successfully close their LEDA project in May of this year.

UbiQD, Inc. has successfully completed a Local Economic Development Agreement (LEDA), garnering praise from County and State officials.

“Success stories like these are exactly why Gov. Lujan Read More

Heinrich, Luján, Vasquez Announce $9.2 Million In Funding From Infrastructure Law To Deliver High-Speed Internet To Sierra And Doña Ana Counties

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Congressional News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) have announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $9,256,350 in funding from the Infrastructure Law for New Mexico-based Sacred Wind Communications to expand reliable, affordable, high-speed internet for residents in Sierra and Doña Ana counties.

The funding will be delivered through USDA’s Rural Development Reconnect Loan and Grant Program.

“Improved access to reliable high-speed internet means improved access to Read More

LANL: Math Enables Blending Hydrogen In Natural Gas Pipelines

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Los Alamos National Laboratory. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Guaranteeing reliability enhances hydrogen’s role in energy transition

Mathematical modeling can show how to safely blend hydrogen with natural gas for transport in existing pipeline systems. A secure and reliable transition to hydrogen is one of the proposed solutions for the shift to a net-zero-carbon economy. 

“Mixing hydrogen into a natural gas pipeline changes how the gases flow, which will create new conditions for operators,” said Anatoly Zlotnik, a co-author of a new paper on the modeling in the journal PRX Energy. Zlotnik, Read More

Intel, DWS, NMEDD Host Engineering Hiring Event Aug. 26

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Intel Engineering Hiring Event Aug. 26 at the Intel New Mexico RR5 building in Rio Rancho. Courtesy/EDD

INTEL News:

Intel New Mexico, in collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS) and the New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD), is set to host an Engineering Hiring Event, offering an array of growth opportunities for individuals eager to enter the dynamic world of semiconductor manufacturing. The event is scheduled to take place 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Intel New Mexico RR5 building, situated at 1600 Rio Rancho Blvd. SE in Rio Rancho. Read More

LANL Awards Highest Honor – The Los Alamos Medal – To Premier Designer Gary Wall

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Gary Wall accepts the Los Alamos Medal from Laboratory Director Thom Mason at a special awards ceremony at Buffalo Thunder. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • The medal is the highest honor given to Los Alamos National Laboratory employees

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) awarded its highest honor, the Los Alamos Medal, to Gary Wall of the Weapons Physics group. A Laboratory Fellow with more than 50 years’ experience in primary design, analysis and certification, Wall is considered one of the nation’s premier designers. As such, he has had, and continues to have, a profound influence on America’s Read More

Governor Opens Cutting-Edge Forensic Lab In Santa Fe 

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Crime Laboratory Bureau Chief Katharina Babcock tour the new Forensic Crime Laboratory before a ribbon cutting ceremony today in Santa Fe. Photo by David Lienemann-Courtesy/Governor’s Office

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham cuts the ribbon outside the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Crime Laboratory today in Santa Fe. Photo by David Lienemann-Courtesy/Governor’s Office

From the Office of the Governor:

  • The new laboratory will quadruple processing capacity

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Read More

Town Of Red River Launches Innovative Services To Boost Business Growth And Economic Development

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Red River News:

RED RIVER — The Town of Red River’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism has announced the launch of two innovative services aimed at bolstering business growth within the town.

The introduction of a comprehensive commercial real estate database and customized data services for new and existing businesses will provide valuable insights and support tourism and economic development initiatives.  

As a part of the town’s strategic business attraction efforts, the new commercial real estate database will serve as a centralized hub for prospective entrepreneurs and Read More

LANL: Novel Hardware Approach Offers New Quantum-Computing Paradigm & More

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Science: Novel hardware approach offers new quantum-computing paradigm

A potentially game-changing theoretical approach to quantum computing hardware avoids much of the problematic complexity found in current quantum computers. The strategy implements an algorithm in natural quantum interactions to process a variety of real-world problems faster than classical computers or conventional gate-based quantum computers can. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) shares a compilation of news stories for the week of Aug. 14, 2023. Read More