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Updated 2024-03-28 16:17
Why Some People Don't Trust Science – and How to Change Their Minds
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The First EV With a Lithium-Free Sodium Battery Hits the Road in January
upstart writes:Sodium-ion batteries have lower density but are cheaper and perform better in cold weather:
Infosys Loses Ten-Year, $1.5 Billion Contract
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Psychologists Pinpoint Average Age Children Become Santa Sceptics
upstart writes:Research found little ones typically begin to distinguish fantasy from reality during preschool years:
China Develops 'World's Most Powerful' Hypersonic Engine That Could Reach Mach 16
upstart writes:Chinese engineers claimed to have created a "revolutionary" dual-mode rotating detonating and straight-line oblique detonation engine setup:
From Toilets to the Sky: UK Startup Makes Waste Into Low Carbon Jet Fuel
upstart writes:Regulators said its quality is nearly identical to what is traditionally used in planes:
Novel Helmet Liner 30 Times Better at Stopping Concussions
upstart writes:A new, lightweight foam made from carbon nanotubes could be the future of protective helmets:
Happy New Year!
From the Staff of SoylentNews.Org, may we wish every member of our community a very Happy and Prosperous New Year.In a little over 1 month's time we will have been active as a site for 10 years. Hopefully by then we will also have created the new site and will be looking at another 10 years or more ahead of us. That still requires some more work from everyone as it is the community who will be deciding how the site is run, what the new policies will be, what subjects are discussed and how we grow our community in the future. The entire Board will consist of volunteers elected from the community by the community.But for now let us all look forward to the new year and celebrate together!Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
This Bird is Like a GPS for Honey
upstart writes:The honeyguide recognizes calls made by different human groups:
Fundamental Flaws With Tesla Vehicles and How They Are Covered Up and Pushed on the Consumer
hubie writes:You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk:
What Comes After Open Source? Bruce Perens is Working on It
hubie writes:'Our licenses aren't working anymore,' says free software pioneer:
AI-created “Virtual Influencers” are Stealing Business From Humans
upstart writes:Brands are turning to hyper-realistic, AI-generated influencers for promotions:
German Invasion: Remembering the First Volkswagen Beetle Sold in the U.S
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4-Year Campaign Backdoored iPhones Using Possibly the Most Advanced Exploit Ever
upstart writes:"Triangulation" infected dozens of iPhones belonging to employees of Moscow-based Kaspersky:
Intel CEO Claims 18A Node Will at Least Match TSMC's N2 Performance and Beat It to Market
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Injection of “Smart Insulin” Regulates Blood Glucose Levels for One Week
upstart writes:Tests in animals show the material works like the body's own system:
Physicists Designed an Experiment to Turn Light Into Matter
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Postgres Pioneer Promises To Upend The Database Once More
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Last-Minute Reprieve on US Ban on Some Apple Watch Sales
Appeals court pauses ban on patent-infringing Apple Watch imports:
New York Times Sues Microsoft, ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Over Copyright Infringement
New York Times Sues Microsoft, ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Over Copyright Infringementfliptop writes:The New York Times on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, the company behind popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, accusing the companies of creating a business model based on "mass copyright infringement," stating their AI systems "exploit and, in many cases, retain large portions of the copyrightable expression contained in those works:"
Taser Maker Axon Has a Moving Backstory. It's Mostly a Myth
An Anonymous Coward writes:This is a long, interesting investigative report from Reuters:
LogoFAIL Firmware Attack Roundup
UEFI Failing: What to Know About LogoFAIL Attacksupstart writes:UEFI Failing: What to Know About LogoFAIL Attacks:
December 2023 Security Space Mail (MX) Server Survey
canopic jug writes:At the beginning of this month, Security Space published a comprehensive survey of all mail servers visible on the Internet. Out of some 1.2 million servers polled only about 600 thousand produce identifiable header information, and of those over 93% are either Exim or Postfix. Then old Sendmail weighs in at just over 3% and that is followed by a very long tail of a great many all under 1% each.Description Number of Servers PercentTotal Number of MX Servers Queried1,201,857100.0%Number of Servers that didn't respond232,02719.31%Server didn't open socket229,11019.06%Server didn't provide banner2,9170.24%Server provided banner969,83080.69%Server banner identifies software in use609,37850.70%See below for a breakdown by type.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Watch Sand Defy Gravity and Flow Uphill Thanks to “Negative Friction”
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What You Need To Know About Python's 'Dead Batteries'
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Reindeer Can Chew Their Food and Sleep at the Same Time
janrinok writes:The first study to capture brainwaves from reindeer shows that they take small naps throughout the day while chewing:
Porn Viewers in EU May Have to Prove Their Age
upstart writes:Three of the world's biggest pornography sites have been told their users in the European Union may have to use age verification technology:
How Google’s co-founders Have ‘Escaped All Scrutiny’ in Landmark Antitrust Trials
fliptop writes:Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have kept a low profile as the Big Tech firm weathers a series of critical antitrust court battles - and it's part of a long-running pattern of avoiding federal scrutiny, experts say:
Encrypted Email Service Tuta Denies It's a 'Honeypot' for Five Eyes Intelligence
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://gizmodo.com/tuta-email-denies-connection-to-intelligence-services-1851022465
US Government May Demand We Stop Considering Potatoes a Vegetable
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:Some of you will have enjoyed a good meal over Christmas, perhaps also at Thanksgiving if you are an American. It possibly included potatoes in some form; mashed, boiled, roasted, baked or in some other form of cooking. You would have probably considered them a vegetable. But the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is planning to change that.
Firm Predicts It Will Cost $28 Billion To Build A 2Nm Fab And $30,000 Per Wafer
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Nasa Astronauts Test SpaceX's Crucial Moon Elevator
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Risc-V Hardware Ecosystem Gets Strong Industry Support - Qualcomm Joins With Four Other Players
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Drones Attack Commercial Vessels on the Red Sea and Arabian Sea
takyon writes:Houthis launch more drone attacks as shipping companies suspend Red Sea operations
Apple Vs. Beeper: DOJ And FTC On Imessage Controversy
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The Wintel Duopoly Plans to Send 240 Million PCs to the Landfill
canopic jug writes:Multiple sites are reporting from Reuters that new digital restrictions management requirements in Vista11 will send an estimated 480 million kg of otherwise viable desktops and notebooks prematurely to the landfill as e-waste.
How Big Is YouTube?
canopic jug writes:Ethan Zuckerman asks, how big is YouTube?. Using a statistical sampling method, their current estimate for the size of YouTube is 13.325 billion videos.
SMTP Vulnerability Withheld From Open Source Project, Published Right Before Xmas Break
coolgopher writes:From https://www.postfix.org/smtp-smuggling.html :
Federal Judge Hands Free-Speech Victory to Retired Engineer
fliptop writes:Court holds that state officials violated the First Amendment when they ordered retired engineer Wayne Nutt to stop talking about math in public:
The 50 Greatest Innovations of the Year.
Snotnose writes:Come for the Loona bedside urinal, stay for the ShockStop power-dildo, and enjoy the Army Tactical Bra. (Stolen from fark.com)
The Hunter-Gatherer Groups At The Heart Of A Microbiome Gold Rush
janrinok writes:Scientists have been looking for health-promoting microbes in the feces of people from traditional communities-some of whom feel exploited:
The Hyperloop Is Dead For Real This Time
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Americans Have A Snack Problem
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The Secret Sauce for Taiwan's Chip Superstardom
upstart writes:(A bit on the long side, but well worth the read. --Marty)The secret sauce for Taiwan's chip superstardom:
China's Tactic of Flooding the Market With Chips Made Using Legacy Nodes is Under Investigation
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Impaired Driving Detection Coming to US
Motor Trend reports on recent gov't. actions that will lead to drunk & drowsy driving detection built into new cars, https://www.motortrend.com/news/nhtsa-anti-drunk-driving-tech-rules-coming/
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens Hand Out Medical Records to Cops Without Warrants
fliptop writes:Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants:
SSH Protects the World’s Most Sensitive Networks. It Just Got a Lot Weaker
upstart writes:Novel Terrapin attack uses prefix truncation to downgrade the security of SSH channels:
U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory: Social Media and Youth Mental Health
canopic jug writes:The US Surgeon General has published his 2023 advisory on social control media and youth mental health [warning for PDF]. The report's scope is only on the health and mental health effects, not the weaponized nature of the phenomenon. The body of the report is 17 pages long and includes a call to action.
Wasted Wind Power Adds £40 To Household Energy Bills, Says Think Tank
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