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An Anonymous Coward writes:Switchzilla hardware and software need attention, unless you fancy arbitrary remote code execution:

upstart writes:The capital injection is part of the $40 billion investment announced in December:

upstart writes:Oh, Good: A Flying Robotic SPIDAR:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Australian science people and a bunch of teachers have discovered three new spider species in a remote alpine region. Given Australia has so many spiders, and indeed other deadly creatures, it is a wonder they look for more. One of the new spiders discovered is a 'jumping spider' that 'looks like a "liquorice-all-sort" and is a "ferocious hunter" that camouflages as a tree branch'. In typical Australian style, another looks like an eight eyed puppy. No, really.

owl writes:Somewhat related to a recent journal article, this comes across the WSJ:WSJ direct linkArchive line to above WSJ article

upstart writes:House Judiciary subpoenas Tim Cook & rest of big tech about alleged collusion:

upstart writes:Biden announced new rules today to standardize America's EV-charging experience:

upstart writes:Thirteen thousand members of the United States Army were reportedly caught up in a Reply-All email storm in early February:

Motor Trend and probably many other sources report on the recall of all Teslas with FSD, https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-admits-full-self-driving-crashes-recalls-360000-cars/

upstart writes:Debian 12 "Bookworm" Enters Its Soft Freeze:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-prove-that-there-is-no-second-law-of-entanglement/

quietus writes:It is now legal to hack into any company or government institution in Belgium, but only under certain circumstances.That's the result of a new law on whistleblower protection that came into effect on February 15. Under the law, any citizen with the Belgian nationality is allowed to breach networks of Belgian legal entities without any previous notification or consent, provided he/she describes and reports the breach to the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium within 72 hours, and does not request a reward for it.

takyon writes:Responsible use of AI in the military? US publishes declaration outlining principles

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/app-founder-quits-google-says-company-doesnt-serve-users-anymore/

upstart writes:Hubble is investigating mysterious spokes in Saturn's rings:

upstart writes:AI automation throughout the drug development pipeline is opening up the possibility of faster, cheaper pharmaceuticals:

Freeman writes:Big Tech lobbyist language made it verbatim into NY's hedged repair bill

hubie writes:Documents show internal predictions were as good as contemporary science but executives publicly downplayed their significance:

upstart writes:Ransomware Attack Pushes City of Oakland Into State of Emergency:

upstart writes:Senators Are Hopping Mad and Demanding Answers for the Crypto Collapse:

hubie writes:Trees' tolerance, watered down:

upstart writes:A Huge Lithium Discovery Just Changed The Stakes In EV Production - SlashGear:

upstart writes:Professional and small-time broadcasters reported receiving malicious videos doxxing them in their own voice:

upstart writes:The US Federal Trade Commission wants to ban non-compete agreements:

upstart writes:Building Raspberry Pi clusters has never looked so good:

upstart writes:An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity:

upstart writes:Seattle-area police use adhesive GPS trackers to catch fleeing suspects, prevent high-speed chases:

upstart writes:Opponents say laws preventing underage porn access are vague, pose privacy risks:

upstart writes:WordPress sites infected to redirect visitors to crypto Q&A spam:

Mykl writes:An article over at The Register describes how Bing's new Ai powered Chat service (currently in a limited Beta test) lied, denied, and claimed a hoax when presented with evidence that it was susceptible to Prompt Injection attacks. A user named "mirobin" posted a comment to Reddit describing a conversation he had with the bot:

upstart writes:Before Galileo, Newton and Einstein, it seems to be Leonardo da Vinci who started piecing together the gravity puzzle:

upstart writes:The University of Sussex researchers claim their method allows microchips to be slotted together like jigsaw pieces to make more powerful quantum computers:

CAPSTONE Satellite Suffers Comms Issue, is Now Working Againupstart writes:CAPSTONE satellite suffers comms issue, is now working again:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/shkreli-tells-judge-his-drug-discovery-software-is-not-for-discovering-drugs/

upstart writes:Canonical announces real-time Ubuntu kernel:

upstart writes:There Is No 'Going Dark:' Dutch Law Enforcement Spent Months Intercepting, Reading Encrypted Messages:

hubie writes:A Multifaceted Sensation:

Snotnose writes:In one of the odder stories from WWII, a submarine destroyed a train.

takyon writes:To date, astronomers have predicted 7 asteroid impacts in advance of their collision with Earth (and another 2 unconfirmed). 2023 CX was an approximately meter-sized asteroid discovered on February 12 by Krisztián Sárneczky. Observatories announced its impending strike a few hours in advance, giving photographers a chance to aim their cameras at the expected landing site in Normandy, France:

upstart writes:The telecoms providers said the upcoming platform is designed to give customers control over their data which is currently collected by 'major, non-European players':

upstart writes:The automaker closed a hole that allowed a security researcher to gain system administrator access to more than 14,000 corporate and partner accounts and troves of sensitive data:

upstart writes:Mars Curiosity rover finds unexpected evidence of water:

upstart writes:Genetic analyses also suggest mammals' social lives and life spans are evolutionarily linked:

fliptop writes:The tool could let teachers spot plagiarism or help social media platforms fight disinformation bots:

upstart writes:And while Intel is fighting for its life, the rest of the industry is moving on:

upstart writes:The Supreme Court may overhaul how you live online:

upstart writes:A new crop of unowned seeds is bringing biodiversity back to farming:

upstart writes:Failed Webb calibration leads to discovery of tiny asteroid:

upstart writes:Emperor Penguin promised a relaxed seasonal development cycle and has delivered:

upstart writes:Ford's reportedly working on a $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan: