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Art made of code named Kryptos sits on the grounds of the C.I.A. Headquarters in Virginia

Nobody Has Solved This Cryptographic Puzzle for 30 Years. Think You Can?


Art made of code named Kryptos sits on the grounds of the C.I.A. Headquarters in Virginia
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  • The creator of a well-known CIA cryptographic puzzle has just released a new clue to finally solve it.
  • While the sculpture containing all of the scrambled letters is public, no one has cracked the complete code in the three decades it's been standing.
  • Part of the reason why this thing hasn't been solved yet is because the guy who created the Kryptos sculpture, as it's called, is an artist—not a cryptographer by trade.

    Imagine walking past a 12-foot-tall scroll covered in seemingly nonsensical letters every day for 30 years and wondering just what the hell it actually means. That's probably how it feels to be the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees who regularly pass by the infamous Kryptos sculpture in the courtyard of the bureau's headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
    Kryptos, devised by artist Jim Sanborn, has been around for nearly three decades, and yet no one has figured out what the full message says, let alone cracked the underlying riddle. Even the National Security Agency (NSA) could only decrypt part of the code.

    Watch a Time Lapse of China Building a Hospital for Coronavirus Patients in Just 10 Days

    The country has taken on similar rush jobs before.
    Coronavirus Death Toll And Number Of Cases Climbs In China
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    • Authorities in Wuhan, China have begun construction on a new temporary hospital in the region, designed to isolate and treat patients of the coronavirus.
    • City officials plan to complete construction in just six days.
    • This isn’t the first time China has pulled off such an enormous feat; During the SARS outbreak in 2003, Beijing built a similar medical facility in just under seven days.

      Update: Check out this incredible time-lapse video of the construction of Wuhan's temporary hospital, which ultimately took 10 days to complete. The video, courtesy of the BBC, shows twirling cranes and other construction vehicles zipping around the site.
      Wuhan, China is the epicenter of a new type of coronavirus that has infected more than 830 people and killed as many as 26 throughout China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, and the United States. To tackle the crisis, the city began construction on a 1,000-bed temporary hospital in Wuhan’s Caidian district Thursday evening. Officials have said they plan to finish the project in just six days.
      That's right: six days.



      The Coronavirus Is Affecting Everything from Airlines to the iPhone

      Apple says the deadly virus could lead to delays—but that's obviously the least of the world's worries.

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      • According to a report in Japan's Nikkei Asian Review, Apple's planned hike in iPhone and AirPods production is facing "massive uncertainties" due to the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.
      • Production of a new, cheap iPhone, rumored to be called the iPhone SE2, was supposed to take place during the third week of February. An Apple exec said that this schedule is now unclear due to the outbreak.
      • Foxconn, which produces the iPhone in China, said it would not be closing any factories in the country and that it was "closely monitoring" the Wuhan coronavirus spread.

        Next month, Apple had planned to ramp up production of its cheap successor to the iPhone SE—variously referred to as iPhone 9 and iPhone SE2—by up to 10 percent. Then, the devastating, tragic, SARS-like Coronavirus broke out across Wuhan, China, putting the tech company's Asian production facilities in a bind. Now, executives tell Nikkei Asian Review the company's production schedule is facing "massive uncertainties."
        Obviously, this is the least of the world's worries.


                

        Fix Your Cracked iPhone From the Comfort of Your Couch

        The new service is only available in six U.S. cities so far–but it's about time.

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        • Apple has a new option for broken hardware: a third-party service technician can be dispatched to your home in select cities to fix that cracked screen.
        • Right now, the service looks to be limited to cracked iPhones.

          Over the years, iPhones have slowly evolved into a fragile slab of glass—and the source of much heartbreak if one happens to slip from your grip. Now Apple is trying to ease the pain by making house calls.
          A new at-home (or office) iPhone repair option, that goes through Go Tech Services (an Apple Authorized Service Provider) will provide "fast and convenient mobile repairs," according to its website. To request service, you have to book through the Apple Support website, directly:
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          1. Head to https://support.apple.com/repair.
          2. Click the first hyperlink, which says "start your repair request now."
          3. Select which kind of product will need repairing (iPhone seems to be the only applicable device, right now)
          4. Click Repairs & Physical Damage and then select your problem (cracked screens seem to be the only option for at-home repair).
            Based on a quick review of the Apple Support website, Apple is only offering cosmetic repairs like a cracked screen rather than fixing any hardware mishaps, like a dud battery. It also looks like this is an iPhone-only option—iPads, MacBooks, and iMacs are a no-show.

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            This isn't the first time that Apple has offered on-location repairs—AppleCare for Enterprise gives offices the freedom to request all sorts of remote fixes–but that's only for clients that own thousands of devices.
            For now, only select U.S. cities can use the service, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, and Dallas. It could also cost an additional fee to have a technician come to your home, but that's the price of convenience.


            Uber has suspended hundreds of customer accounts in Mexico, after discovering two of its drivers had transported a passenger infected with coronavirus.

            The company said it had suspended 240 passenger accounts, as well as the two drivers, just in case the drivers had contracted the virus and passed it on.

            It said none of them had developed any symptoms, but it would continue to monitor the situation.

            The affected passengers will not be able to use Uber for two weeks.

            Mexico's Ministry of Health said a passenger "of Chinese origin" had taken a flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City on 20 January.

            The man then visited tourist attractions, museums and shops in Mexico City, for two days.

            He started feeling ill on the evening of 21 January, and the next day took an Uber back to the airport.

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            When he arrived back in the United States he was tested positive for coronavirus.

            At present, there have been no confirmed coronavirus infections in Mexico.

            However, it can take about two weeks for symptoms to develop.

            Uber said it had suspended the drivers and the 240 passengers who had been in their vehicles after the infected passenger, as a precaution.

            It said it had also sent them information about where to get healthcare information.

            Mexico's Ministry of Health said it was monitoring the situation.

            It said officers had also visited the Hilton Mexico City Reforma hotel, where the infected man had stayed, to check on staff.

            It warned that the man would have been infectious, but no hotel staff have developed symptoms yet.

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