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upstart writes:Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work:

canopic jug writes:Rolling Stone has an article about a concert tape with an interesting back story. The album, Thelonious Monk: Live at Palo Alto eventually came out in September 2020. It was a recording of when the jazz legend played at a high school back in 1968. The school custodian recorded the show on reel to reel. When the tape resurfaced not too many years ago, it drew the ire of and some dirty tricks from a former record label.

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jelizondo writes:Phys.org reports on how weird space weather seems to have influenced human behavior on Earth 41,000 years ago

An Anonymous Coward writes:A CarFax for Used PCs

upstart writes:Delta Air Lines is using AI to set the maximum price you're willing to pay:

upstart writes:For Algorithms, a Little Memory Outweighs a Lot of Time:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Open, free, and completely ignored: The strange afterlife of Symbian

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org/thread/7EZTJXLIAQLARQNTMEW2HBWZYE626IFJ/

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An Anonymous Coward writes:Microsoft's Copilot finally comes into its own with new AI features like Recall

fliptop writes:Not much more to say than, damn.Most of the companies in the list don't ring a bell. I do remember moving dBase data into FoxPro for a company I worked for in the early 90's. And of course the Skype, Nokia and GitHub deals were big news.I suppose once Bill Gates completes his acquisition of all the farmland in the U.S. he can die happy?Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Is Tor Trustworthy and Safe?:[Editor's Note: There is a suggestion that the reason this has surfaced (again) at this time is an attempt to attract more people to VPNs rather than relying on Tor. This is most evident from the later stages of this document. However, from our own experience we have noted that Tor is not a reliable way of maintaining true anonymity. --JR]

jelizondo writes:The Guardian has a long and very interesting article about pain and its psychology and physiology. Some gripping anecdotes like the soldier who picks his torn arm from the ground and walks to receive medical attention or the woman who worked and walked around for 10 hours with a burst cyst and a "a belly full of blood."Why some people can withstand high pain while others cry over a little knock in their knee?

An Anonymous Coward writes:FuguIta has been mentioned here recently.The creator has released a, "FuguIta desktop environment demo version" featuring:

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upstart writes:Brothers-in-law use construction knowledge to compete against Comcast in Michigan:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/radio-hobbyists-rejoice-good-news-lora-mesh

jelizondo writes:The Wall Street Journal published a look at new automation for farms, as reported by Mint

upstart writes:DOGE staffer with access to Americans' personal data leaked private xAI API key:

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upstart writes:Engineering the Origin of the Wheel:

upstart writes:GPUhammer is the first to flip bits in onboard GPU memory. It likely won't be the last:

upstart writes:Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers' stuff:

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upstart writes:Industrial Waste Is Turning Into Rock in Just Decades, Study Suggests:

Merger of Two Massive Black Holes is One for the Record Booksupstart writes:Merger of two massive black holes is one for the record books:

fliptop writes:Just like how the U.S. military avoids using Chinese tech, he expects that the PLA won't use American technologies:

upstart writes:Texas governor says his emails with Elon Musk are too 'intimate or embarrassing' to release:

liar writes:Gizmodo reports that a Secretive Chinese Satellite was found in a surprising orbit 6 days after launch.Shiyan-28B finally appeared in an unexpectedly low orbit, but its mission remains unclear."Nearly a week after launch, space tracking systems were able to locate a mysterious satellite parked in an unusually low orbit. China launched the experimental satellite to test new technologies, but it's still unclear exactly what it's doing in its unique inclination.Shiyan-28B 01 launched on July 3 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, riding on board a Long March 4C rocket. The satellite is part of China's experimental Shiyan series, reportedly designed for exploration of the space environment and to test new technologies. It typically takes a day or two for space tracking systems to locate an object in orbit, but the recently launched Chinese satellite was hard to find.The U.S. Space Force's Space Domain Awareness unit was finally able to catalogue Shiyan-28B 01 on July 9, six days after its launch. The U.S. space monitoring system located the Chinese satellite in a 492 by 494 mile orbit (794 by 796 kilometer orbit) with an 11-degree inclination, astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell wrote on X. At the time of launch, it was estimated that the satellite would be tilted at a 35-degree inclination relative to Earth's equator. Its unusually low inclination, however, suggests that the rocket performed a dogleg maneuver, meaning that it changed direction midway through ascent, and its second stage performed three burns to reduce inclination, according to McDowell.It's unclear why China performed the change in the rocket's path after launch or what the purpose of the satellite's low inclination is. China has never used such a low-inclination orbit before, according to SpaceNews. Based on its orbital inclination, the satellite will pass over parts of the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and it may be used for regional monitoring or communication tests.China has been experimenting with new satellite technology. Two Chinese satellites recently performed a docking maneuver for an orbital refueling experiment, which has the potential to extend the lifespan of spacecraft in orbit. The country generally keeps the specifics of its experimental missions under wraps, carrying out secretive maneuvers in orbit as U.S. tracking systems do their best to keep watch."Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

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jelizondo writes:Science Daily reports that a Princeton study maps 200,000 years of Human-Neanderthal interbreeding.

Freeman writes:Ars Technica reports that a Stanford Study found that AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice:

upstart writes:The mobile version is faster than the desktop version, at least in this benchmark:

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Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.csoonline.com/article/4020192/amd-discloses-new-cpu-flaws-that-can-enable-data-leaks-via-timing-attacks.html

hubie writes:Instructions in preprints from 14 universities highlight controversy on AI in peer review:

hubie writes:How can you guarantee a huge payout from any lottery? Take a cue from combinatorics, and perhaps gather a few wealthy pals:

chromas writes:Here's an interesting story someone dropped in IRC:The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet - and left thousands of children unable to spell (and yes, I tweaked the sub title to fit into SN's tiny title limit):

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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/man-fails-to-take-his-medicine-the-flesh-starts-rotting-off-his-leg/

upstart writes:The tech's mistakes are dangerous, but its potential for abuse when working as intended is even scarier:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:From '123456' Password Exposed Chats for 64 Million McDonald's Job Applicants