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Vitamin D Deficiency Increases Risk of Losing Muscle Strength by 78% Say Researchers
hubie writes:Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of losing muscle strength by 78%:
Curiosity Rover Finds Foot-Long Meteorite on Martian Surface
upstart writes:Curiosity Rover Finds Foot-Long Meteorite on Martian Surface:
Until Further Notice, Think Twice Before Using Google to Download Software
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/until-further-notice-think-twice-before-using-google-to-download-software/
College Degrees are Losing More Career Clout in US
fliptop writes:Companies are increasingly dropping four-year college degree requirements for their jobs and putting more emphasis on experience. And that is not just entry-level jobs:
Australian Approval of MDMA and Psilocybin a ‘Baby Step in the Right Direction’
mrpg writes:https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/australian-approval-of-mdma-and-psilocybin-a-baby-step-in-the-right-direction-medical-experts-say
BuzzFeed Preps AI-Written Content While CNET Fumbles
Freeman writes:200 percent BuzzFeed stock rise might signal start of a "pivot to AI" media trend:
Open Source Teams at Google Hit Hard by Layoffs: Was It the Algorithm?
quietus writes:During the pandemic, Big Tech was booming and hiring new employees as fast as they could. With all that hubbub behind us, and an uncertain economic outlook, those Giants of the Internet are cautiously trimming some of that fat in preparation for leaner times.That, at least, is the argument for the recent wave of lay-offs at Facebook (Meta), Twitter, Amazon, Stripe, SalesForce, Lyft, DoorDash and Carvana. It seems, though, that the recent layoffs at Google might have been a little different.Instead of culling the recent hires, the trusted hands at open source teams, and those teams themselves, are being hit especially hard argues an opinion piece at El Reg.Chris DiBona, founder of Google's Open Source Program Office, Jeremy Allison, co-creator of Samba and Google engineer, Cat Allman, former Program Manager for Developer EcoSystems, and Dave Lester, Head of Google's open source security initiatives, are the main names being mentioned.El Reg's observation might be a coincidence, however; and the way the layoffs are being executed kinda points to that. No exit interviews, but just people's access badges disabled, and firings by e-mail: at least one engineer got the message in the middle of his production shift. Which gave rise to an interesting speculation by former Google engineer Mike Knell:
Emails Show Amazon Will Only Hire Students and Recent Graduates for Entry Level Software Posts
upstart writes:Leaked emails show Amazon will only hire students and recent graduates:
Do Former NFL Players Age Prematurely?
hubie writes:Interesting study to think about before the big game this weekend:Certain age-related diseases may arise earlier in professional football players, new study finds:
ChatGPT Sets Record for Fastest-Growing User Base in History, Report Says
Freeman writes:Intense demand for AI chatbot breaks records and inspires new $20/mo subscription plan:
Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Arrested in France
upstart writes:Finland's Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France:
Opinion: Trust, Not Tech, is Holding Back a Safer Internet
upstart writes:Trust, not tech, is holding back a safer internet:
After 16 Years of Freeware, Dwarf Fortress Creators Get Their $7M Payday
upstart writes:"When we pass from this world, you will be the reason we are remembered":
Paper: Stable Diffusion “Memorizes” Some Images, Sparking Privacy Concerns
Freeman writes:But out of 300,000 high-probability images tested, researchers found a 0.03% memorization rate:
BMW Recalls Select EVs for Not Making Enough Noise
upstart writes:BMW Recalls Select EVs For Not Making Enough Noise:
UK Plans ‘Robust’ Cryptocurrency Regulation Amid Uncertainty in Sector
upstart writes:New proposals under consultation seek to put the UK at the 'forefront' of crypto technology and innovation:
Cut Marks on 125,000-Year-Old Bones Suggest Neanderthals Butchered Giant Elephants
upstart writes:Our extinct sister species was hunting and butchering big game, according to new research:
NSA Wooing Thousands of Laid-Off Big Tech Workers for Spy Agency's Hiring Spree
fliptop writes:The National Security Agency is doggedly courting laid-off Big Tech workers as the spy agency undertakes one of its largest hiring surges in the last 30 years:
Computer Programming Under fMRI
hendrikboom writes:They observed the brains of computer programmers under fMRI while they were reading code:
New AI System Broadens Search for Intelligent Alien Life – and Discovers 8 Strange Signals
fliptop writes:AI is now used in virtually all areas of science to help researchers with routine classification tasks. It's also helping our team of radio astronomers broaden the search for extraterrestrial life, and results so far have been promising:
Extremely Drug-Resistant Germ Found in Eye Drops Infects 55 in 12 States; 1 Dead
Freeman writes:FDA posted a recall of EzriCare-branded artificial tears and criticized its maker:
Sheep Are More Democratic Than You Think
c0lo writes:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/press-release-sheep-are-more-democratic-than-you-think/
The 747 is Out and Green Airplanes Are in
upstart writes:NASA has a plan to "skip a generation" of passenger aircraft design to fight climate change:
Researchers Have Uncovered an Ultra-Rare Piece of Evidence That Dinosaurs Ate Mammals
mrpg writes:A Unique Discovery: Researchers Have Uncovered an Ultra-Rare Piece of Evidence That Dinosaurs Ate MammalsNew research on the preserved gut contents of Microraptor reveals a more varied diet than previously believed:
ISP Admits Lying to FCC About Size of Network to Block Funding to Rivals
NotSanguine writes:John Brodkin at Ars Technica is reporting on the shady practices of ISPs.
Understanding the x86'S Decimal Adjust After Addition (DAA) Instruction
owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2023/01/understanding-x86s-decimal-adjust-after.html
Intel Cutting Prices and Pay
Intel Cuts Pay to Cut Costsupstart writes:Intel Cuts Pay to Cut Costs:
Twitter is Replacing Free Access to its API With a New Paid Tier
upstart writes:Twitter is replacing free access to its API with a new paid tier:
Chemical Residue Reveals Ancient Egyptians' Mummy-Making Mixtures
upstart writes:Mummification specialists had distinct concoctions for specific parts of the body:
CNET Pushed Reporters to be More Favorable to Advertisers, Staffers Say
upstart writes:After being acquired by Red Ventures, staff say editorial firewalls have been repeatedly breached:
U.S. Air Force Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Surveillance Balloon
China balloon: US shoots down airship over Atlantic
Mysterious Marks on Ice Age Cave Art May Have Been Ancient Records
upstart writes:The marks might be one of the earliest examples of a coherent notational system:
Cord Cutting is Hitting Comcast Harder Than Ever
upstart writes:Cord Cutting Is Hitting Comcast Harder Than Ever:
Researchers Use Quantum Mechanics to See Objects Without Looking at Them
upstart writes:The newly developed method links quantum and classical worlds and may enhance measurements for quantum computers and other applications:
Appliance Makers Sad That 50% of Customers Won't Connect Smart Appliances
hubie writes:Did users change their Wi-Fi password, or did they see the nature of IoT privacy?
China Claims It's Cranking Out Quantum Computers
upstart writes:More supposition than superposition as local media goes on Sci-Fi journey:
With 12 Newfound Satellites, Jupiter Quietly Takes Crown for Most Moons
upstart writes:With 12 Newfound Satellites, Jupiter Quietly Takes Crown for Most Moons:
ACLU, Public Defenders Push Back Against Google Giving Police Your Mobile Data
upstart writes:Geofence warrants that allow law enforcement to collect location data on mobile device users for criminal probes are under attack by civil rights groups and public defenders:
IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Vint Cerf
upstart writes:He codesigned the Internet protocol and transmission control protocol:
Montreal's No. 1 Restaurant on Tripadvisor Didn't Really Exist
hubie writes:Fake listing for Le Nouveau Duluth raises questions about online tourism platforms:
AMD Has Been Cutting Supply of CPUs and GPUs to Keep Prices High
AMD CEO Says It's Limiting Supply of CPUs and GPUs to Maintain High Pricesupstart writes:AMD CEO Says It's Limiting Supply of CPUs and GPUs to Maintain High Prices:
NASA Webb Telescope Zooms in on One of Solar System's Oddest Objects
upstart writes:The space agency's next-generation observatory grabbed a detailed view of ringed asteroid Chariklo:
Prenda Law Lawyer Loses Attempt to File More Piracy Lawsuits From Prison
upstart writes:Judge rejects motion to protect Prenda lawyer Hansmeier from further prosecution:
ChatGPT Can’t be Credited as an Author, Says World’s Largest Academic Publisher
fliptop writes:But Springer Nature, which publishes thousands of scientific journals, says it has no problem with AI being used to help write research — as long as its use is properly disclosed:
Twitter is Becoming a Payment App
An Anonymous Coward writes:Musk is working on enabling money transfers in TwitterJust like Weibo. Similar to Applepay. The ultimate goal of this expansion is to transform Twitter into a comprehensive payment gateway solution, incorporating traditional bank accounts, cryptocurrencies, and other financial services.Musk's goal is to generate $1.3 billion in payments revenue for Twitter by 2028. The news came after Musk revealed he will to allow users to tweet a whopping 4,000 characters making Twitter posts more like Facebook. If this works it could be the western version of Weibo opening up a dominant income stream for the beleaguered platform.
FBI Brings Down Massive Ransomware Gang by "Hacking the Hackers"
upstart writes:The feds' actions saved victims over $130 million:
Decades-old Law Forms Biggest Obstacle to Nationwide TikTok Ban, Lawmaker Says
upstart writes:TikTok's CEO agrees to testify before Congress for the first time in March:
Fermi Space Telescope Detects First-Ever Gamma-Ray Eclipses in ‘Spider’ Systems
upstart writes:Fermi Space Telescope Detects First-Ever Gamma-Ray Eclipses in 'Spider' Systems:
US Wins Support From Japan and Netherlands to Clip China’s Chip Industry
upstart writes:The countries have agreed to further restrict what chip-manufacturing equipment can be supplied to China:
Massive Yandex Code Leak Reveals Russian Search Engine's Ranking Factors
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/massive-yandex-code-leak-reveals-russian-search-engines-ranking-factors/
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