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Robots Chop a Few Bucks Off the Price of Lunch at This Fully Automated Restaurant
owl writes:https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/31/robots-chop-a-few-bucks-off-the-price-of-lunch-at-this-fully-automated-restaurant/
Legalization Of Marijuana Linked To An Increase In Traffic Crashes And Deaths
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Urban Crops Can Have Higher Yields Than Conventional Farming
hubie writes:The combination of green and "gray" spaces in cities, along with the variability of growing modes, means some city crops — like cucumbers, potatoes and lettuces — yield at least twice as much as their rural counterparts:
Chinese Molten-Salt Reactor Cleared for Start Up
DeathMonkey writes:Chinese molten-salt reactor cleared for start up
US Chip Makers Hit by New China Export Rule
US Chip Makers Hit by New China Export Ruleupstart writes:US chip makers hit by new China export rule:
NASA Will Re-Attempt a Launch of the Artemis 1 Mission on Saturday
upstart writes:NASA Will Re-Attempt a Launch of the Artemis 1 Mission on Saturday:
Why Australia's '1 Million Empty Homes' are Vacant
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Webb Telescope Captures New Detail of Phantom Galaxy
upstart writes:Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy:
Hackers Hide Malware in Stunning Images Taken by James Webb Space Telescope
upstart writes:Hackers Hide Malware in Stunning Images Taken by James Webb Space Telescope:
Scientists Unlock Secrets of 'Immortal Jellyfish'
upstart writes:This jellyfish can repeatedly reverse its age and scientists hope it can give insight on human aging:
Tesla FSD - This is Why Self-Driving Needs Lidar (or Other Ranging)
A nameless submitter writes:Motor Trend is reporting that a Tesla FSD owner/beta tester wondered why his car was stopping well before the end of the off ramp...where there is a stop sign before the surface street. It was so far ahead of the sign that he had to quickly switch to manual before getting rear ended by the next car down the off ramp.His theory is that these stop signs are larger than the normal ones--and a tape measure confirms it. So the Tesla (by whatever mechanism) seems to be using the apparent size of the stop sign to determine where to stop.This is why (imo) any sort of self driving needs ranging information. There are options, stereo cameras (which may be hard to keep aligned?), radar for certain types of objects (but stop signs might not be a good target??) or the original choice, lidar.Also reported here with the following quote:
Exposing What's in Tattoo Ink
hubie writes:Exposing what's in tattoo ink:
Driving in EV-Friendly Norway is Like Looking Into Our Future
upstart writes:Driving in EV-Friendly Norway is Like Looking Into Our Future:
UK Police Accused of Uploading Misleading Waze Reports to Encourage Safer Driving
upstart writes:UK police accused of uploading misleading Waze reports to encourage safer driving:
A Centered Error Entropy-Based Sigma-Point Kalman Filter for Spacecraft State Estimation
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AMD Details Ryzen 7000 Launch: Ryzen 7950X and More, Coming Sept. 27th
takyon writes:AMD Details Ryzen 7000 Launch: Ryzen 7950X and More, Coming Sept. 27th
US Court Backs FCC Decision to Let SpaceX Fly Starlink Sats at Lower Altitudes
upstart writes:FCC SpaceX decision upheld on lower altitude Starlink sats:
EU Regulators Reportedly Abandon $1B Fine Against Qualcomm
upstart writes:Snapdragon giant was accused of bribing Apple not to use rival modems:
Software Developer Named Most Important Tech Job of the Future
upstart writes:A Remote survey found that the most in-demand digital skills are in social media, digital marketing and software development:
Astra to Sell Electric Thrusters to Airbus Oneweb Satellites
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Combination 'Polypill' Lowers the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/health/polypill-lower-cardiovascular-events-wellness/index.html
France Uses Google AI to Spot 20,000 Undeclared Swimming Pools
upstart writes:After finding more than 20,000 undeclared pools, French authorities plan to roll the system out nationwide and could use it to spot other property enhancements:
Germany Orders Shutdown of Digital Ads to Save Gas
upstart writes:Germany orders shutdown of digital ads to save gas:
Employees Say ‘Quiet Quitting’ is Just Setting Boundaries. Companies Fear Long-Term Effects
upstart writes:Employees Say 'Quiet Quitting' Is Just Setting Boundaries. Companies Fear Long-Term Effects:
If Heroku is So Special, Why is It Dying?
upstart writes:If Heroku is so special, why is it dying?:[Editors Comment: It seems it might be even more obscure that I thought it was. It is a container system similar to Kubernetes or Docker, but was around a while before them. JR]
FTC Sues Data Broker That Tracks Locations of 125M Phones Per Month
upstart writes:FTC sues data broker that tracks locations of 125M phones per month:
Ex-Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev Dead at 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, Who Ended the Cold War, Dies Aged 91 -Agenciesupstart writes:Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies aged 91 -agencies:
Microsoft Finalises Cloud Licensing Changes in Response to EU Complaints
upstart writes:Microsoft finalises cloud licensing changes in response to EU complaints:
No Drinking Water "Indefinitely" in Jackson, Mississippi
upstart writes:No drinking water "indefinitely" in Jackson, Mississippi:
SmartDry's Useful Laundry Sensor to be Cloud-Bricked Next Month
owl writes:https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/smartdrys-useful-laundry-sensor-to-be-cloud-bricked-next-month/
Mushrooms Serve as 'Main Character' in Most Ecosystems
upstart writes:Mushrooms serve as 'main character' in most ecosystems:
Ancient Frogs In Mass Grave Died From Too Much Sex
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Nvidia's Revenue Drops as Ada Lovelace Looms and Hopper Enters Production
upstart writes:The party is over for Nvidia as crypto and gaming GPU demand is down:
Scientists Created 'Synthetic' Embryo With a Brain Without Using Egg or Sperm Cells
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/scientists-create-synthetic-embryo-from-stem-cells
LastPass Confirms Attackers Stole Some Source Code
upstart writes:LastPass confirms attackers stole some source code:
News Addiction Linked to Not Only Poor Mental Wellbeing but Physical Health Too
hubie writes:People with an obsessive urge to constantly check the news are more likely to suffer from stress, anxiety, as well as physical ill health:
Pine64 Announces a Single Board Computer With the JH7110 Quad-Core RISC-V SoC
takyon writes:StarFive recently announced an SBC using the StarFive JH7110 quad-core 64-bit RISC-V SoC. Now Pine64 is announcing their own version, the Star64:
A Series on How Rsync Works
canopic jug writes:FOSS developer Michael Stapelberg has started a four part blog post on Rsync and how it works. He wrote the i3 tiling window manager, among other projects, and is a former Debian developer. Now he has written about three scenarios for which he has come to appreciate Rsync, specifically in DokuWiki transfers, software deployment, and backups. Then he looks at at integrating it into various work flows, and then at what the software and protocol actually do. The fourth section is to be announced.
Linux 6.1 Will Make It a Bit Easier to Help Spot Faulty CPUs
upstart writes:Linux 6.1 Will Make It A Bit Easier To Help Spot Faulty CPUs:
Facebook Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit
upstart writes:Facebook agrees to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit alleging millions of users' data exposed:
Hiding Chocolate Stashes or Purchases From a Partner? ‘Guilty’ Purchases May Have Benefits
hubie writes:Hiding chocolate stashes or Amazon purchases from a partner? 'Guilty' purchases may have benefits:
Denuvo Promises to Kill Nintendo Switch Emulator Piracy With New Protection
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://torrentfreak.com/denuvo-promises-to-kill-switch-emulator-piracy-with-new-protection-220824/
Global Hunt for Dark Matter Arrives in Australia
hubie writes:Global hunt for dark matter arrives in Australia with completion of Stage 1 of Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory:
Chemists Develop a Wireless Electronic Lateral Flow Assay Test for Biosensing
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[SCRUBBED] NASA Attempts Launch of First Heavy-Lift Rocket Since Retiring Space Shuttle
Four hours until liftoff!? NASA is scheduled to launch its first heavy-lift rocket since retiring the space shuttle in 2011.
Scientists May Have Found an Affordable Way to Destroy Forever Chemicals
upstart writes:PFAS are everywhere and have been linked to negative health effects:
Disproving A 60-Year-Old Hypothesis: Most “Silent” Mutations Are Actually Harmful
An Anonymous Coward writes:A new study finds that most "silent" mutations are harmful rather than neutral:
Martian Surprises: NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars’ Jezero Crater
First Underground Radar Images From Mars Perseverance Rover Reveal Some SurprisesArthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:
Norway Reportedly Wants to Fine Meta for Illegal Data Transfers
upstart writes:Norway reportedly wants to fine Meta for illegal data transfers:
Even A 'Limited' Nuclear War Would Starve Millions Of People, New Study Reveals
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