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upstart writes:It's been six months since Blue Origin's New Shepard failed during launch:

upstart writes:Forthcoming update of C++ will include a standard library module named std:

fliptop writes:https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/02/banning-tiktok.html

fliptop writes:As layoffs ravage the tech industry, algorithms once used to help hire could now be deciding who gets cut:

fliptop writes:Students say they are getting 'screwed over' for sticking to the rules. Professors say students are acting like 'tyrants.' Then came ChatGPT:

Booga1 writes:Interesting Engineering reports, Ford's latest patent enables vehicles to repossess themselves and drive away.

upstart writes:Researchers working on plan to neutralise reach of network developed by billionaire Elon Musk:

quietus writes:It looks like ChatGPT learns from the questions you pose it.That, at least, is the conclusion one could draw from a couple of enterprise bans of the tool.The first one out of the gate was Amazon. Amazon's analysis of ChatGPT's results appeared to show confidential information. As a company lawyer put it,

hubie writes:Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms:

upstart writes:Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles:

hubie writes:Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible:

upstart writes:MIT AR Headset Uses RF Signals to Reveal Hidden Objects:

upstart writes:NASA and SpaceX target new Crew-6 launch date:

upstart writes:iPhone 15 to require certified accessories for full access to USB-C:

upstart writes:Telecom companies have long resisted letting scientific sensors piggyback on their subsea cables—until now:

upstart writes:The global interpreter lock is both a key component of the Python runtime and a major obstacle to multithreading:

upstart writes:Pregnancy quickly reorganizes the brain to respond to infants:

upstart writes:Small bore holes could provide an alternative to centralized waste repositories:

upstart writes:There's always a catch if you blame it on trawlers:

upstart writes:The Morning After: Scientists confirm a fifth layer inside the Earth's core:

upstart writes:"Nowadays we are a business technology company":

upstart writes:The computer's accuracy improved as scientists used more qubits to fix mistakes:

upstart writes:The technology is already out in force in some cities, but the true debate on privacy and policies is lagging behind:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-u-s-needs-a-formal-reckoning-on-the-covid-pandemic/

upstart writes:The enormous glacier is in trouble:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Nokia G22 has removable back and standard screws allowing battery swap in less than five minutes at home

upstart writes:Scientists make stunning discovery, find new protein activity in telomeres:

upstart writes:European Space Agency Launches 12-Month Lunar Farming Study:

upstart writes:And how Chinese companies came to dominate battery manufacturing:

AnonTechie writes:The magical demos displayed the capability. Now the platform wars begin.

upstart writes:The James Webb telescope found six galaxies that may be too hefty for their age:

upstart writes:China's Mars rover appears to have stopped roving:

upstart writes:Uber has not branded the cuts as "layoffs":

NY Times reports on long delays when solar or wind energy projects apply to connect to the grid. While they look at only a few of the US regional grids, several year delays appear common. The permitting process for grid tie-in was scaled to deal with a few big natural gas (etc) power stations every year and is overloaded by the requests of thousands of smaller, distributed energy sources.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-us-electrical-grid.html

upstart writes:Scientists Engineer Wood to Become Stronger, Capture CO2:

owl writes:https://bigthink.com/pessimists-archive/twitter-telegrams/

upstart writes:Bows and arrows were used in Europe much earlier than we thought:

Freeman writes:DOTA is Defence of the Ancients for any non-gamers (like me!) in our community. It is often used as a word.https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/02/valve-used-secret-memory-access-honeypot-to-detect-40k-dota-2-cheaters/

takyon writes:Soylent acquired by Starco Brands as nutrition company shifts into its 'natural next stage'

upstart writes:Meanwhile, an astronaut and two cosmonauts wait for a return ride to Earth:

upstart writes:US Supreme Court declines to hear NSA spying complaint:

Amazon Employees Ask Boss Not to Make Them Come Back to the Officeupstart writes:Amazon Employees Ask Boss not to Make Them Come Back to the Office:

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owl writes:http://www.righto.com/2023/02/8086-interrupt.html

hubie writes:Get more exercise. Eat right. Make new friends.

Intel Reportedly Delays TSMC 3nm Orders for 15th Gen Arrow Lake CPUsupstart writes:Intel Reportedly Delays TSMC 3nm Orders for 15th Gen Arrow Lake CPUs:

upstart writes:Webb uses galactic megacluster as enormous magnifying lens:

upstart writes:The code found in the malicious packages closely resembled legit offerings:

upstart writes:2,200-Year-Old Flush Toilet Found at Chinese Ruins:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Game maker Rovio is so annoyed that it may be missing out on profits to be made with newer games that it will remove Angry Birds from the Android store. Rovio believes that people are downloading the older free version of its game which is detracting from players downloading their newer games with in-app purchases. In a statement Rovio said: "Rovio Classics: Angry Bird will remain playable on devices on which the game has been downloaded, even after it has been unlisted".