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Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/massive-yandex-code-leak-reveals-russian-search-engines-ranking-factors/

upstart writes:The war in Ukraine has exposed that widely available, inexpensive drones are being used not just for targeted killings but for wholesale slaughter:

upstart writes:iPhone 14 Crash Detection false positives are now a problem in Japan:

hubie writes:A new study reveals the profound properties of a simple metal alloy:

upstart writes:Russia's Elbrus-8SV CPU goes retro gaming:

upstart writes:U.S. Sanctions Against China Could Hurt Own Domestic Industry: SIA:

So it's been awhile since I last wrote, and I'm a bit overdue for a status update. So, let me give you all the short version on what's been going on.First, I've been doing a lot of backend work to drastically reduce the size of the SoylentNews bill month to month. We had a lot of infrastructure that was either unnecessary, or have gotten so many free tier upgrades that they were being vastly underutilized. Along the way, I've given a lot of fine tuning to bits, although I won't say its been problem free, since we went a few weeks without working sidebars. I'm truly sorry for the delays in getting up and running. My personal life chose to become very exciting in December, and I'm still dealing with the fallout of that entire mess. As such, what I had planned went a bit pear-shaped, and I went unexpectedly radio silent. ...More past the break ...Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

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canopic jug writes:Nepenthes are tropical pitcher plants which are known for trapping and digesting not only insects but even small mammals and amphibians. In some environments and microclimates where prey is scarce, several species have recently been found to double their nitrogen intake not from trapping visiting animals but by trapping their excrement as they feed on nectar provided by the traps.

upstart writes:Unused bandwidth in neurons can be tapped to control extra limbs:

upstart writes:Contractors are calling on labor officials to intervene:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/the-flight-tracker-that-powered-elonjet-has-taken-a-left-turn/

TomTheFighter writes:The DailyBeast is not a site I'd normally go ( tend to be a little more on the Conservative side if you will ) but an interesting story is an interesting story, how could I not share it?Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are 'Illusions':

hubie writes:UChicago research offers first concrete explanation for difference, and show it is getting even stormier over time:

upstart writes:Study: When employees don't have to commute, they work:

upstart writes:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU security crusade:

MSG probed over use of facial recognition to eject lawyers from show venuesFreeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/msg-probed-over-use-of-facial-recognition-to-eject-lawyers-from-show-venues/

upstart writes:A Tiny but Deadly Radioactive Capsule Has Gone Missing in Australia:

upstart writes:SpaceX said it loaded more than 10 million pounds of fuel onto the vehicle:

upstart writes:Scheduled for launch in October, AstroForge's prospector spacecraft will seek to inspect an asteroid located 22 million miles from Earth:

upstart writes:Data Privacy Day rolls around year after year, and data privacy breaches likewise:

hubie writes:New research in Science is showing how the rise of modern agriculture has turned a North American native plant, common waterhemp, into a problematic agricultural weed:

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2023/01/reverse-engineering-intel-8086.html

hendrikboom writes:I found this on one of Devuan's forums

upstart writes:Intel's two biggest business units were hit hard during the last three months of 2022:

upstart writes:Wizards of the Coast changes course, gamers win:

upstart writes:That's conditional hands-free driving and only in Nevada for now:

upstart writes:In three-dimensional space, the surface of a black hole must be a sphere. But a new result shows that in higher dimensions, an infinite number of configurations are possible.

upstart writes:Risk to humans is low, but epidemiologists fear a future pandemic by such a flu:

Scientists Say 'Rubble Pile' Asteroids are Surprisingly Hard to Killupstart writes:A research team believes hard-to-destroy asteroids made from loose rubble and dust may be quite common in our solar system:

upstart writes:Can Science Finally Create a Decent Cup of Decaf?:

Fnord666 writes:Researchers Release PoC Exploit for Windows CryptoAPI Bug Discovered by NSA

fliptop writes:A 3D printer is taking home building to a new level — literally:

Freeman writes:Bacteria evolve drug resistance more readily when antidepressants are around:

fliptop writes:Due to a changing economic climate, tech companies like Google and Apple have been laying off employees to cut costs and prepare for a potential recession. Meanwhile, automakers like GM have been taking advantage of this influx of talented workers by hiring them to develop the new age of digital vehicles:

upstart writes:Washed out to sea, a giant beast and its armored skin were left in pristine condition:

owl writes:https://inventlikeanowner.com/blog/the-story-behind-asins-amazon-standard-identification-numbers/

Freeman writes:On an Alaskan island, wolves adapted to hunt an unexpected aquatic prey:

upstart writes:Federal Court Says Scraping Court Records Is Most Likely Protected By The First Amendment:

upstart writes:Stick with a traditional thermal paste from a reputable brand:

upstart writes:Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Mines Into Super-Efficient Gravity Batteries:

Freeman writes:Expert says the focus on quantum attacks may distract us from more immediate threats:

upstart writes:NASA Ultrasound Technique Eliminates Kidney Stones Painlessly:

owl writes:https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/342413-us-marines-defeat-darpa-robot-by-hiding-under-a-cardboard-box

canopic jug writes:Developer Robert Graham has written a retrospective on how his proprietary software was able to detect the Microsoft Sapphire Worm, also known as SQL Slammer as it hit due to his design choices. These choices were first, a poll-mode driver instead of interrupt driven and, second, protocol analysis for recognizing the behavior signature rather than pattern matching.

upstart writes:A communications delay timed out the instrument's flight software, and some planned observations will have to be rescheduled:

fliptop writes:The project, in concert with US government agency DARPA, aims to develop pioneering propulsion system for space travel as soon as 2027:

upstart writes:They were in the midst of synchronizing databases, the agency revealed:

upstart writes:The historic move is a step on the long path ahead for nuclear power:

upstart writes:Earth's inner core might be reversing its spin: