Index/Organizations/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

American professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering

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Dec 5, 2025
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What is venus marketplace and how does it operate on the darknet?

Venus Market is repeatedly listed among contemporary darknet marketplaces and appears in curated links and academic/OSINT tracking, but detailed independent reporting on its structure is sparse in the...

Nov 4, 2025
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Billionaires are not getting tax breaks from the big beautiful bill

The claim that does not withstand scrutiny: multiple independent analyses and reporting find provisions in the bill that yield substantial benefits to very high earners, even as the White House disput...

Nov 17, 2025
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How effective are deanonymization techniques (traffic correlation, timing attacks) against Tor users?

Traffic-correlation and timing-style deanonymization attacks against Tor are well-documented and can succeed under realistic conditions — particularly when an adversary can observe or control both end...

Oct 9, 2025

How much heavier is a fully charged Lithium ion battery compared to a discharged one?

A single reviewed source concludes that the , while a broad set of more recent battery reviews and IEEE entries in the dataset do not address the question directly. The only explicit claim comes from ...

Nov 23, 2025

Is Storm 1516 a ussian false news organization

Public reporting and multiple open-source investigations identify "Storm‑1516" not as a single Russian state news outlet but as a Kremlin-linked disinformation operation that creates and amplifies fak...

Jan 30, 2026

What are the recommended exposure limits for wifi radiation by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection?

issues exposure guidelines for that cover frequencies and express limits as "basic restrictions" (SAR or absorbed power density) plus corresponding reference levels in units such as W/m2 or V/m; these...

Jan 29, 2026

What verifiable records exist about Lex Fridman’s academic appointments and publications?

Public, verifiable records show as an -affiliated researcher with a body of peer‑reviewed and conference publications in archived across academic indexes (MIT profile, , dblp, ) while also documenting...

Jan 13, 2026

What steps do telcos take to monitor and mitigate RF exposure from base stations?

Telecommunications operators rely on a mix of regulatory compliance, engineering analysis and site controls to monitor and mitigate RF exposure from base stations, using FCC/IEEE/NCRP limits as the ba...

Jan 7, 2026

What are the key safety and efficacy findings from Neuralink’s human trials so far?

Neuralink began first-in-human, early-feasibility trials in 2024 after FDA clearance and publicly announced its first implant in late January 2024, reporting users can move cursors, play games and ope...

Nov 24, 2025

What publications or transcripts exist of Sabrina Wallace's talks on biofields?

Coverage shows multiple online publications, podcasts, transcripts and republished PDFs of Sabrina Wallace’s talks on the “biofield,” with material hosted on platforms such as Spotify (a 15‑minute pod...

Nov 16, 2025

Scientific evidence for med beds

Claims that “med beds” can miraculously cure disease, regrow limbs, or “reprogram DNA” are not supported by reliable scientific evidence in the reporting and papers provided; mainstream engineering an...

Oct 13, 2025

Has the Med Bed been approved by the FDA for medical use?

The claim that a “Med Bed” has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medical use is in this dossier: none of the provided sources report an FDA clearance or approval for any...

Feb 5, 2026

What certified tools produce NIST 800‑88 compliant erasure reports for SSDs and NVMe drives?

A practical answer: several commercial erasure products explicitly advertise SP 800‑88 (Clear/Purge) workflows and generate audit-ready, certified erasure reports for and — notable examples in vendor ...

Feb 4, 2026

What kinds of goods and services were typically sold on venus marketplace?

Multiple unrelated platforms and businesses have used the name “,” and what was sold depended entirely on which one is meant: a consumer cashback portal listing mainstream retailers (earnings and e‑gi...

Feb 2, 2026

"Recent community contributions have allowed AV1 (SVT-AV1) to match or even surpass HEVC in most situations!"

The claim that "recent community contributions have allowed in most situations" is plausible but not definitively proven by the supplied reporting: multiple studies and industry writeups show AV1 narr...

Jan 30, 2026

What current standards and test methods exist for certifying UAS resilience to intentional electromagnetic interference and HPM?

Current, accepted test standards for are a mix of commercial EMC immunity tests (notably IEC 61000‑4‑3 with a common 10 V/m benchmark for civilian drones) and military-grade limits such as MIL‑STD‑461...

Jan 16, 2026

How does CBP report and map detection technology miles compared with physical barrier miles?

Customs and Border Protection reports and illustrates "detection technology miles" and "physical barrier miles" as distinct but complementary layers on its Smart Wall map and in contract announcements...

Dec 31, 2025

What defensive practices reduce the chance of deanonymization when using Tor and related tools?

Defending against deanonymization on Tor requires both protocol-aware choices (use current Tor software, entry-guard discipline, and onion services where appropriate) and strict operational hygiene (a...

Dec 11, 2025

Has Neuralink publicly tested neural implants for bladder control in humans?

Neuralink has announced and begun first‑in‑human trials (the PRIME study/CAN‑PRIME) and reported implants in people for motor and speech‑related uses, but available sources do not describe any publicl...

Dec 7, 2025

Is 5G dangerous

Scientific bodies report no causal link between 5G exposure and disease and say public exposure is below international limits, while a persistent minority of scientists and advocacy outlets argue plau...