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upstart writes:SpaceX originally asked permission to launch nearly 30,000 second-gen satellites:

upstart writes:Our collective hearts are breaking for the poor scalpers:

upstart writes:Google: After using Rust, we slashed Android memory safety vulnerabilities:

Intruders Gain Access to User Data in LastPass Incidentfliptop writes:The password manager says credentials safely encrypted, confirms link to August attack:

upstart writes:Elon Musk and Neuralink Announce... Nope Nope Nope nope Nope NOPE nope No.:

taylorvich writes:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/why-dandelion-seeds-spread-wideOn any given dandelion, some seeds are destined to go north, while others are fated to fly east, south or west, and every direction in between. In effect, each dandelion seed is programmed to release for a wind coming from one direction and resists winds from other directions, according to research to be presented at the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics in Indianapolis on November 20.Dandelion seeds are susceptible to different wind directions depending on where they are on the seed head, says Jena Shields, a biophysicist at Cornell University. The feathery seeds on the side facing a breeze will let go most easily; the others hold on tens to hundreds of times tighter — until the wind shifts.[...] Shields measured the force it takes to pluck dandelion seeds by supergluing a fine wire to the tufted ends and pulling them from the seed heads at various angles. This seed-by-seed study mimicked what happens when wind, or a child's breath, pushes them over. Because each seed is most susceptible to winds from distinct directions, it helps prevent seeds from all going the same way, Shields says, and may explain why the plants are so successful at spreading. Once blown off a dandelion, the umbrella-like tuft on a seed carries it on the breeze that pulled it away.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

fliptop writes:A slew of security researchers discovered a fairly easy way to commandeer Hondas, Nissans, Infinitis, and Acuras via their infotainment systems:

upstart writes:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than ever:

upstart writes:Fusion power is 'approaching' reality thanks to a magnetic field breakthrough:

upstart writes:South Dakota Bans Government Employees From Using TikTok. The Countless Other Apps And Services That Hoover Up And Sell Sensitive Data Are Fine, Though:

taylorvich writes:https://physicsworld.com/a/mushroom-based-substrates-create-flexible-and-sustainable-electronics/

upstart writes:TSMC's Arizona Plant Will Build Apple's 4nm Chips Starting In 2024:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Growing evidence of PFAS' danger prompts new guidance for safe drinking water and health care:

fliptop writes:Computing giant IBM Corp. and Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk are discontinuing their blockchain-enabled shipping platform, TradeLens, which was jointly developed by the two companies for tracking shipments and managing supply chains in the container industry. It's expected to go offline by the end of the first quarter of 2023:

hubie writes:Study Suggests New Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Opioid from Entering the Brain:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:They are still a long way from matching the energy density of liquid fuel:

upstart writes:Intel Linux Kernel Graphics Driver Patched For New Security Sensitive Bug:

hubie writes:Geologists in the U.S. and U.K. find parallels between ancient, global-scale extinction events and modern threats to Earth's oceans:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://arstechnica.com/?p=1900355

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:If it lands safely, ispace's Hakuto-R M1 will be the first privately led lander to operate on the Moon:[Launch delayed with 'unspecified rocket problems' - will update when new date is announced. janrinok]

looorg writes:Half a century of Pong. 50 years old. What started out as a tech demo (that sure has changed) became a gaming juggernaut. Time to share Pong memories? Personally it would be many years later on some home console or one of the many many clones or developments such as Breakout or Arkanoid. I think they did more for me then the two little paddles and the dot being directed from side to side.https://www.engadget.com/pong-turns-50-214422370.html

Freeman writes:Algorithm also analyzes in-game data to find opponents secretly working together:

fliptop writes:A meteorite expert from the University of Alberta was part of a team of researchers that discovered at least two new minerals never before seen on Earth:

fab23 writes:https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Attackers+Keep+Phishing+Victims+Under+Stress/29270

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-reexamine-why-zebra-stripes-mysteriously-repel-flies/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/29/wfh_report/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23447596/artificial-intelligence-agi-openai-gpt3-existential-risk-human-extinction

canopic jug writes:Programmer Martijn Braam has breathed new life into the SBC database website, Board-DB, together with the former maintainer. The Single-Board Computer (SBC) and System-on-Module (SoM) database runs using Python's Flask with an SQLite database underneath. He has even implement faceted searching. The world of SBCs and SoMs extends far beyond the excellent and highly visible, but hard to get, Raspberry Pi series.

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/29/europol_fraud_drug_arrests/

hubie writes:Coupling two approaches of game theory can shed light on how moral norms evolve:

c0lo writes:Global astronomy community troubled by unprecedented brightness and use of terrestrial frequencies from space of recently launched BlueWalker 3 satellite

canopic jug writes:IT Wire is reporting that Yandex NV wants to cut ties with the its host country Russia which the board stated in a press release. Yandex has been Russia's largest Internet-based company.

canopic jug writes:IT Wire is reporting that Yandex NV wants to cut ties with the its host country Russia which the board stated in a press release. Yandex has been Russia's largest Internet-based company.

The NY Times is carrying an obit for Dr. Brooks, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/technology/frederick-p-brooks-jr-dead.html

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:WASP-39b is a hot Saturn with some nasty chemicals in its skies

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63718914?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

fliptop writes:I stumbled across this interesting blog post that explores three opportunities where social media / networking could be improved:

hubie writes:Extreme heat often follows tropical cyclones and can complicate disaster recovery even further:

fliptop writes:Not surprisingly, female customers bear the brunt of the privacy violations:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/22/ftc_minimize_data_collection/

If Twitter goes down in flames, what happens to its historically important collection of tweets?fab23 writes:https://walledculture.org/if-twitter-goes-down-in-flames-what-happens-to-its-huge-and-historically-important-collection-of-tweets/

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/341091-rtx-4080-may-be-a-sales-flop-as-cards-gather-dust-on-store-shelves

hubie writes:More than half of charitable giving via payment apps is "forgotten" as soon as a fundraiser leaves:

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/23/cma_apple_google_investigation/

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2022/11/a-bug-fix-in-8086-microprocessor.html

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/341085-volcanic-eruptions-may-have-caused-the-heat-death-of-venus

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/22/meta-moderators-handed-out-access-to-facebook-accounts-in-exchange-for-bribes/

A submitter with no name writes:Motor Trend reports that a growing number of Tesla owners are taking them to Chevy and other GM branded dealerships for service(!) Making a pitch for GM and the GM dealers...

Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/21/meta-surveillance-gdpr-right-to-object-lawsuit/

canopic jug writes:Eric Sorensen detailed post about converting a hot-air popcorn popper into a coffee bean roaster.