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Updated 2024-04-28 08:47
Wooly Mammoth Movements Tied to Earliest Alaska Hunting Camps
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-wooly-mammoth-movements-earliest-alaska.html
Academic "Paper Mills" Are Bribing Editors at Scholarly Journals
JoeMerchant writes:Paper mills are bribing editors at scholarly journals, Science investigation finds | Science | AAAS
Game Developer Survey: 50% Work at a Studio Already Using Generative AI Tools
Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/game-developer-survey-50-work-at-a-studio-already-using-generative-ai-tools/
TSMC Delays Second Arizona Plant
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What Happened to the US Machine Tool Industry?
taylorvich writes:https://www.construction-physics.com/p/what-happened-to-the-us-machine-tool
Japan Makes History With Tense, Successful Moon Landing
upstart writes:Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing:
Glowing Particles Help Guide the Process of Soldering Wounds Closed
taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/medical/isolder-tissue-soldering-wounds/
Microsoft Network Breached Through Password-Spraying by Russian-State Hackers
upstart writes:Microsoft network breached through password-spraying by Russian-state hackers:
Sports Illustrated’s Entire Staff Told They are Getting Laid Off
fliptop writes:The future of Sports Illustrated looked dire Friday after the publisher of the diminished outlet announced mass layoffs because its license to use the iconic brand's name in print and digital was revoked:
Supply Chain Attack Via MS GitHub's Runner Images
canopic jug writes:Software engineer and security researcher, Adnan Khan, has found and published a supply chain attack carried out via Microsoft GitHub's runner images. The project used in the proof of concept is PyTorch.
US Government To Rein In Face Recognition? Yeah, Right
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Pacific Kelp Forests Are Far Older That We Thought
taylorvich writes:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240116131836.htm
New Vapor Coating Technique Lets You Run A Computer Under Water
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Will the New Judicial Ruling in the Vizio Lawsuit Strengthen the GPL?
owl writes:https://blog.tidelift.com/will-the-new-judicial-ruling-in-the-vizio-lawsuit-strengthen-the-gpl
Wind Supplied a Record 35% of Irish Electricity in 2023
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RIP: Inventor of NTP Protocol, That Keeps Time on Billions of Devices, Dies at Age 85
AnonTechie writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/inventor-of-ntp-protocol-that-keeps-time-on-billions-of-devices-dies-at-age-85/
Scientists Extract The Sharpest Image Of A Black Hole Yet
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Google Search Really Has Gotten Worse. It's Not Just You.
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Peregrine Moon Lander And Its Cargo Will Likely Burn Up In Earth’s Atmosphere
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Massive Data Dump Containing Millions Of Passwords Sparks Security Alert
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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-insect-populations-flourish-habitats-solar.html
How A 27-Year-Old Busted The Myth Of Bitcoin’s Anonymity
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Bottled Water Contains Hundreds of Thousands of Nanoplastic Particle Per Liter
canopic jug writes:Multiple sites are covering a PNAS article on the prodigious quantities of nanoplastics in bottled water.
Audible Yawns in a Non-Human Species May Convey Important Social Information
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-audible-human-species-convey-important.html
The Isotope Effect: Bigger Than Science Ever Imagined
JoeMerchant writes:The Isotope Effect: Bigger Than Science Ever Imagined
Infosys Co-Founder Repeats Call for 70-Hour Working Weeks
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Amazing, Incredible, Superb: The Effect of High-Arousal Language Used by Social Media Influencers
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-amazing-incredible-superb-effect-high.html
Zero-Click Bluetooth Attacks Pose Serious Threat Across Major OSes
upstart writes:Zero-Click Bluetooth Attacks Pose Serious Threat Across Major OSes:
NASA Reveals Its X-Plane. It Will Fly Over The U.S. At Supersonic Speed
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"Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell" Draws Near-Limitless Energy From Soil
taylorvich writes:https://newatlas.com/energy/dirt-powered-fuel-cell/
New Rice Lines for Africa Offer Virus Protection
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-rice-lines-africa-virus.html
Major Camera Companies Are Working To Fight Deepfakes
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1000x Brighter Than OLED: Cheap Material for Solar Panels Could Make Brighter Displays
JoeMerchant writes:Scientists swapped out carbon for perovskite semiconductors to demonstrate the power of a future PeLED technology.
The Spectacular Failure of Self-Checkout Technology
hubie writes:Unstaffed tills were supposed to revolutionise shopping. Now, both retailers and customers are bagging many self-checkout kiosks.
Chinese Authorities Say They're Exploiting an Apple AirDrop Vulnerability
Apple AirDrop Leaks User Data Like a Sieve. Chinese Authorities Say They're Scooping It Up.upstart writes:Chinese authorities are exploiting a weakness Apple has allowed to go unfixed for 5 years:
WOTC Denies Using AI Generative Art In Promo Materials, Later Admits, Yeah, It Did
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US CO2 Emissions Down in 2023
NYT reports that USA greenhouse gas emissions reduced last year. They open with a graph of U.S. electricity generation by source from 2005-2023 showing natural gas, nuclear, coal and renewable power generation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/climate/us-carbon-emissions-2023-climate.html or https://archive.is/wNgDx
Lucid Delivered Just 6,001 Electric Sedans in 2023
upstart writes:The Saudi-backed builder of high-end EVs is not having an easy time:
Chinese 5 X 15 X 5mm Nickel-63 Nuclear Battery Has a 50-Year Lifespan
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/power-supplies/chinese-developed-nuclear-battery-has-a-50-year-lifespan
The Rube Goldberg Path to Mars
ElizabethGreene writes:@KenKirtland17 on Twitter has created a fascinating infographic summary of NASA's plan (PDF) for sending Astronauts to Mars.It shows 13 SLS Block 2 Cargo launches from 2032 to 2038 and two crewed SLS Block 2 launches to build various spacecraft in Cislunar space. The spacecraft are then fueled by an unspecified number of Commercial Launch Vehicle flights. The mission series culminates with 4 people making a nuclear-powered 180-day trip to Mars, 2 people spending 30 days on the surface, and a 350-day return trip with both Venus and Lunar flybys.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.
Is Murderbot Gestating in Your Washing Machine?
Snotnose writes:No word on why he didn't run Wireshark to see exactly what the data was, but a word of warning concerning smart devices.
Compression Attached Memory Modules May Make Upgradable Laptops a Thing Again
upstart writes:The CAMM2 spec was recently finalized, and memory makers are testing the waters:
Timeline to Remove DSA Support from OpenSSH
canopic jug writes:OpenSSH developer, Damien Miller, has announced plans to remove support for DSA keys from OpenSSH in the near future. His announcement describes the rationale, process, and proposed timeline.
Need for Speed: How Hummingbirds Switch Mental Gears in Flight
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-hummingbirds-mental-gears-flight.html
Bizarre Galaxy Discovered With Seemingly No Stars Whatsoever
upstart writes:Bizarre Galaxy Discovered With Seemingly No Stars Whatsoever:
Private Peregrine Moon Lander Powers Up Lunar Payloads Despite Propulsion Anomaly
upstart writes:Astrobotic's latest update is optimistic, all things considered:
Fastest Swimming Insect Could Inspire Uncrewed Boat Designs
taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-01-fastest-insect-uncrewed-boat.html
The Innovation That Gets an Alzheimer’s Drug Through the Blood-brain Barrier
upstart writes:The innovation that gets an Alzheimer's drug through the blood-brain barrier:
US To Hospitals: Meet Security Standards Or No Federal Money
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All About Google's Phasing Out of Third-Party Cookies
Why Google is Phasing Out Third-party Cookies - Marketplaceupstart writes:Google will roll out a set of new tools that still track your behavior online - so we'll still be getting those targeted ads:
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