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Updated 2025-06-30 21:30
New Metric Prefixes Voted In
liar writes:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams:
Evil Maid Attacks - Remediation on the Cheap
We all know that when somebody gets unauthorised access to your computer hardware that security is out of the window! But what if you have to leave your hardware unattended but ostensibly in a 'secure' location - your hotel room or somebody else's home? fab23 has submitted this article on what you can do if that is the case:fab23 writes:The SANS Internet Storm Center published the guest diary Evil Maid Attacks - Remediation for the Cheap:
Study Confirms That Processed Foods Key to Rising Obesity
hubie writes:'Protein hunger' drives overeating, large-scale population study shows:
Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxis Are Becoming Meteorologists
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.howtogeek.com/848711/waymos-self-driving-taxis-are-becoming-meteorologists/
New DuckDuckGo Tool Brings Apple-Style Privacy to Android
Runaway1956 writes:The easy to use App Track Protection feature will block third party companies snooping in your apps:
A New Tick-Borne Disease is Killing Cattle in the US
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/17/1063352/new-tick-borne-disease-killing-cattle-in-us/
The $6 Billion Shot at Making New Antibiotics—Before the Old Ones Fail
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/the-6-billion-dollar-shot-at-making-new-antibiotics-before-the-old-ones-fail/
Cable Company’s Accidental Email to Rival Discusses Plan to Block Competition
Freeman writes:Cable company's accidental email to rival discusses plan to block competition
Earth Can Regulate its Own Temperature Over Millennia, New Study Finds
Runaway1956 writes:https://phys.org/news/2022-11-earth-temperature-millennia.html
Intel Hit With $948.8 Million VLSI Infringement Verdict
An Anonymous Coward writes:Cascade Lake and Skylake prove even more expensive than expected:
Study: Ötzi the Iceman Probably Thawed and Refroze Several Times
Fnord666 writes:This would increase the odds of finding another prehistoric human body in melting ice:
Disneyland Malware Team: It’s a Puny World After All
fab23 writes:Again a publication from Brian Krebs with a lot of insight and technical details (with screenshots as well):
FTX Lacked “Accurate List” of Bank Accounts, Failed at Basic Bookkeeping
An Anonymous Coward writes:Employee expenses were approved by posting emoji in Slack channels, DMs:
Black Holes May Actually Be Wormholes
Runaway1956 writes:"You'll get to know the difference when you either die or you pass through":
State-Sponsored Hackers in China Compromise Certificate Authority
Fnord666 writes:Active in dozens of advanced hacks since 2009, Billbug is still going strong:
Sharks Face Rising Odds of Extinction Even as Other Big Fish Populations Recover
mrpg writes:Conservation efforts and fishery management have allowed tuna and billfish to recover:
The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/ftx-hack-theft-crypto-tracing/
Germany Widens Antitrust Probes of Amazon to Loop in Special Abuse Controls
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/15/amazon-antitrust-german-fco-special-abuse-controls/
Fighting Drones Take Center Stage in China's Zhuhai Air Show
Runaway1956 writes:
Lego's Animated 3D-Printed Duck Is a Sneak Peek at the Building Toy's Future
fliptop writes:The tiny animated duck is a replica of a toy created by the company's founders:
Beyond C++: The promise of Rust, Carbon, and Cppfront
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.infoworld.com/article/3678178/beyond-c-the-promise-of-rust-carbon-and-cppfront.html#tk.rss_all
Researchers Break Security Guarantees of TTE Networking Used in Spacecraft
Fnord666 writes:Researchers break security guarantees of TTE networking used in spacecraft
The Man Behind Mastodon Built It for This Moment
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.wired.com/story/the-man-behind-mastodon-eugen-rochko-built-it-for-this-moment/
India Lifts Download Ban on VLC
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/14/india-lifts-download-ban-on-vlc/
Russian Missiles Strike Poland, but Thought to be Ukrainian AD Missiles
Poland Missile: False Alarmtakyon writes:Ukraine war: Russia denies responsibility for Poland blast
Amazon Will Reportedly Lay Off 10,000 Employees
An Anonymous Coward writes:It's a bad month for layoffs in tech
Red Cross Wants Digital Symbols to Deter Hackers From Healthcare Institutions
AnonTechie writes:
Cerebras Packs 16 Wafer-Scale Chips Into Andromeda "AI" Supercomputer
takyon writes:Hungry for AI? New supercomputer contains 16 dinner-plate-size chips
Surfing the Consciousness Wave
acid andy writes:Researchers for the Human Brain Project have published a theory about how we become conscious of a sensory stimulus, which has been likened to a surfer timing when to catch a wave.
Artemis 1 Launch is Successful
The launch of Artemis 1 has been successful - the next burn (trans lunar injection - TLI) is in about 20 minutes away to take Artemis on its way to the Moon.
Netherlands to Ban Laughing Gas From January
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63634557
Fleeing to the Middle of the Pack Doesn't Necessarily Protect Against Predators
hubie writes:The Selfish Herd Hypothesis posits that zebras zigzagging for the middle of a herd should be safest from the lion, but a recent study suggests otherwise:
Air Force's Mysterious Spaceplane Finally Lands After Spending 2.5 Years in Orbit
Air Force's Mysterious Spaceplane Finally Lands After Spending 2.5 Years in OrbitAn Anonymous Coward writes:https://gizmodo.com/air-force-spaceplane-lands-after-nearly-3-years-1849779297
Zapping Tiny Metal Drops With Sound Creates Wires for Soft Electronics
janrinok writes:A new way to make stretchy wiring uses ultrasound and microscopic spheres of liquid metal
The Pandemic Bike Boom Survives—in Cities That Stepped Up
An Anonymous Coward writes:Covid lockdowns prompted a surge of new cyclists. But the trend has faltered in places that didn't build bike-friendly infrastructure.
Scientists Discover a Mysterious Solar System. It's Nothing Like Ours.
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://mashable.com/article/space-solar-system-white-dwarf-discovery
This Ancient Canaanite Comb is Engraved With a Plea Against Lice
mrpg writes:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/canaanite-comb-lice-israel-alphabetEngraved into the side of a nearly 4,000-year-old ivory comb is a simple wish: Get these lice out of my hair.
Apple Sued for Tracking Users' Activity Even When Turned Off in Settings
An Anonymous Coward writes:The iPhone maker knows a lot about what a user does on their phone
Virtual Model of Mouse Cortex Solves Visual Tasks
acid andy writes:Researchers for the Human Brain Project have trained a large-scale computer model of the mouse primary visual cortex to accurately solve five visual tasks.
Undetectable Very-Low Frequency Sound Increases Dancing at a Live Concert
hubie writes:Want to fire up the dance floor? Play low-frequency bass:
The Unusual Bootstrap Drivers Inside the 8086 Microprocessor Chip
owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2022/11/the-unusual-bootstrap-drivers-inside.html
NASA’s Troubled Microwave Oven-Sized Spacecraft Finally Reached The Moon
mrpg writes:A spacecraft no bigger than a microwave oven will become the first CubeSat to orbit the Moon:
Beer Hops Compounds Could Help Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
hubie writes:Beer hops compounds could help protect against Alzheimer's disease:
Smelling in VR Environment Possible With New Gaming Technology
hubie writes:Smelling in VR environment possible with new gaming technology:
Microsoft Links Russia's Military to Cyberattacks in Poland and Ukraine
janrinok writes:The hacking group Microsoft ID'd is among the world's most cutthroat and skilled
Apple’s ‘Ask App not to Track’ Helped TikTok's War Against Facebook
Runaway1956 writes:Apple's recent privacy changes leveled the digital advertising field
How Many Bees Can You Fit in an X-Ray Machine?
hubie writes:How many bees can you fit in an X-ray machine? That's not a joke:
Tesla Open-Sources its Power Connector
takyon writes:Tesla open-sources its connector to take on CCS with 'half the size twice the power' North American Charging Standard
“Dark Ships” Emerge From the Shadow of the Nord Stream Pipeline Mystery
janrinok writes:Satellite monitors found 2 vessels with their trackers turned off in area of explosions
NASA Says its SLS Rocket is Good to Go for a Launch Attempt Wednesday
janrinok writes:"If we didn't design it to be out there in harsh weather we picked the wrong launch spot":
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