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Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

upstart writes:World's largest vertical strawberry farm opens in Jersey City:

upstart writes:FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA info for targeted advertising:

upstart writes:Low-cost gel film can pluck drinking water from desert air:

upstart writes:US Postal Service wants to provide digital ID and collect more biometric data:

Phoenix666 writes:SciTechDaily:

canopic jug and owl write in with news about some classic software:Hacker Tavis Ormandy has ported IBM's Lotus 1-2-3 to GNU/Linux and writes in his blog about how he did it. It's 100% usable even if the DOS emulation version still looks a little better.

takyon writes:Microsoft announces a brand-new Arm-powered desktop PC and Arm-native dev tools

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2022/05/21/why_are_catfish_in_sweden_living_as_long_as_humans_833078.html

upstart writes:Scientists 'see' puzzling features deep in Earth's interior:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Do you miss having an original SoundBlaster card? Now you can build your own! Take a look at the Snark Barker on GitHub.

hubie writes:'I don't even remember what I read':

upstart writes:Biden administration lays out plan for four carbon-capture facilities:

upstart writes:Lockheed Martin, Filecoin Foundation plan demonstration of decentralized data storage in space - SpaceNews:

upstart writes:DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement:

upstart writes:A litany of security flaws allows forgeries that are easy, quick, and cheap:

upstart writes:The sci-fi technology tackling malarial mosquitos:

DannyB writes:Octopuses torture and eat themselves after mating and science finally knows why:

upstart writes:We have a glimpse now of NASA's latest vision for its first crewed Mars mission:

upstart writes:Vangelis, composer of Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner soundtracks, dies aged 79:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

upstart writes:Scientists Just Measured a Mechanical Quantum System Without Destroying It:

Phoenix666 writes:SciTechDaily:

An Anonymous Coward writes:https://tails.boum.org/security/prototype_pollution/index.en.html

upstart writes:Broadcom In Talks To Buy Cloud Computing Firm VMWare - Benzinga:

An Anonymous Coward writes:link: https://news.yahoo.com/mountains-sugar-found-ocean-under-192535826.html

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/cdc-reports-6th-child-death-from-unexplained-hepatitis-180-cases/

upstart writes:All your favorite dead products from the past are back:

hubie writes:Research team makes mind-reading possible with electronics and AI:

upstart writes:Apple display supplier BOE may lose all iPhone 14 orders after trying to cheat:

upstart writes:Scientists have discovered "proto-peat" forming in the Arctic as the Earth naturally sequesters carbon, but it could take centuries to mature:

takyon writes:AMD has announced "Mendocino", a mid-range chip for Windows and ChromeOS laptops that will launch in Q4 2022. The Mendocino die has a quad-core Zen 2 CPU and an unspecified amount of RDNA2 graphics cores, and uses LPDDR5 memory. It looks similar if not identical to the Van Gogh chip used in Valve's Steam Deck, except that it uses TSMC's "6nm" process instead of "7nm".

upstart writes:More than 500 larvae already set free in Hampshire and Cornwall as part of project to revive declining species:

hubie writes:Taste buds can adapt to low salt diet:

Freeman writes:His early release reflects good behavior and completion of rehabilitation programs

upstart writes:Boost in nerve-growth protein helps explain why running supports brain health:

Phoenix666 writes:Phys.org:

upstart writes:While the spacecraft continues to return science data and otherwise operate as normal, the mission team is searching for the source of a system data issue:

upstart writes:The science behind why smoke seems to follow you around a campfire:

upstart writes:Melvin Capital, the hedge fund hurt by GameStop, said to wind down:

upstart writes:DOJ Announces It Won't Prosecute White Hat Security Researchers:

takyon writes:Imec Presents Sub-1nm Process and Transistor Roadmap Until 2036: From Nanometers to the Angstrom Era

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/researchers-devise-iphone-malware-that-runs-even-when-device-is-turned-off/

hubie writes:Some state laws allow incentives to turn plastics into fuels as well as other plastics:

Freeman writes:https://hackaday.com/2022/05/16/can-you-hear-me-now-lunar-edition/

upstart writes:An interesting, and very brief, history of the Zilog Z80 microprocessor from the IEEE Computer Society's IEEE Micro magazine:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/05/new-bluetooth-hack-can-unlock-your-tesla-and-all-kinds-of-other-devices/

slashnot writes:Bloomberg and other outlets are reporting Verizon Communications Inc. will raise prices on its wireless bills for the first time in two years as the largest US wireless carrier grapples with higher costs.Millions of consumers will see a $1.35 increase in administrative charges for each voice line starting in their June phone bill. And business customers will see a new "economic adjustment charge" beginning June 16, with mobile phone data plans increasing by $2.20 a month and basic service plans going up by 98 cents, according to Verizon representatives.New York City-based Verizon started notifying customers Monday and has been contacting some of its larger corporate clients in recent days to tell them of the coming increases.The move rallied Verizon's shares, vaulting them ahead of the broader market to their highest close in three weeks. At 4 p.m. in New York, Verizon rose 1.8% to end the regular session at $49.04, while the S&P 500 declined 0.4%.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

DannyB writes:SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch record-breaking communications satellite

Freeman writes:https://hackaday.com/2022/05/17/book-teaches-gaming-math/