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upstart writes:Waymo robotaxis have now driven 1 million miles autonomously with no recorded injuries:

hubie writes:Scientists studying archaeological remains at Gruta da Figueira Brava, Portugal, discovered that Neanderthals were harvesting shellfish to eat:

upstart writes:Pre-existing mental health issues and the stress of working in Cuba are more likely culprits:

fab23 writes:Research shows that, when given the choice, most authors don't want excessively-long copyright terms:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/meta-says-725m-deal-ends-all-cambridge-analytica-claims-one-state-disagrees/

upstart writes:Experiments in mice show the microbes hijack cells in the brain's protective cover:

hubie writes:When you're in a bad mood, you might want to focus on tasks that are more detail-oriented:

upstart writes:Traditional burials and cremation aren't great for the environment:

upstart writes:The Sun Is About to Enter a Period of Peak Activity:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/03/metas-hardware-plans-include-thinner-quest-this-year-ad-supported-ar-in-2027/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/robots-let-chatgpt-touch-the-real-world-thanks-to-microsoft/

hubie writes:When it comes to broken promises, children as young as 3 to 5 recognize that some excuses are better than others:

upstart writes:It's been six months since Blue Origin's New Shepard failed during launch:

upstart writes:Forthcoming update of C++ will include a standard library module named std:

fliptop writes:https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/02/banning-tiktok.html

fliptop writes:As layoffs ravage the tech industry, algorithms once used to help hire could now be deciding who gets cut:

fliptop writes:Students say they are getting 'screwed over' for sticking to the rules. Professors say students are acting like 'tyrants.' Then came ChatGPT:

Booga1 writes:Interesting Engineering reports, Ford's latest patent enables vehicles to repossess themselves and drive away.

upstart writes:Researchers working on plan to neutralise reach of network developed by billionaire Elon Musk:

quietus writes:It looks like ChatGPT learns from the questions you pose it.That, at least, is the conclusion one could draw from a couple of enterprise bans of the tool.The first one out of the gate was Amazon. Amazon's analysis of ChatGPT's results appeared to show confidential information. As a company lawyer put it,

hubie writes:Study finds helping others reduces focus on your own symptoms:

upstart writes:Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles:

hubie writes:Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible:

upstart writes:MIT AR Headset Uses RF Signals to Reveal Hidden Objects:

upstart writes:NASA and SpaceX target new Crew-6 launch date:

upstart writes:iPhone 15 to require certified accessories for full access to USB-C:

upstart writes:Telecom companies have long resisted letting scientific sensors piggyback on their subsea cables—until now:

upstart writes:The global interpreter lock is both a key component of the Python runtime and a major obstacle to multithreading:

upstart writes:Pregnancy quickly reorganizes the brain to respond to infants:

upstart writes:Small bore holes could provide an alternative to centralized waste repositories:

upstart writes:There's always a catch if you blame it on trawlers:

upstart writes:The Morning After: Scientists confirm a fifth layer inside the Earth's core:

upstart writes:"Nowadays we are a business technology company":

upstart writes:The computer's accuracy improved as scientists used more qubits to fix mistakes:

upstart writes:The technology is already out in force in some cities, but the true debate on privacy and policies is lagging behind:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-u-s-needs-a-formal-reckoning-on-the-covid-pandemic/

upstart writes:The enormous glacier is in trouble:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Nokia G22 has removable back and standard screws allowing battery swap in less than five minutes at home

upstart writes:Scientists make stunning discovery, find new protein activity in telomeres:

upstart writes:European Space Agency Launches 12-Month Lunar Farming Study:

upstart writes:And how Chinese companies came to dominate battery manufacturing:

AnonTechie writes:The magical demos displayed the capability. Now the platform wars begin.

upstart writes:The James Webb telescope found six galaxies that may be too hefty for their age:

upstart writes:China's Mars rover appears to have stopped roving:

upstart writes:Uber has not branded the cuts as "layoffs":

NY Times reports on long delays when solar or wind energy projects apply to connect to the grid. While they look at only a few of the US regional grids, several year delays appear common. The permitting process for grid tie-in was scaled to deal with a few big natural gas (etc) power stations every year and is overloaded by the requests of thousands of smaller, distributed energy sources.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/23/climate/renewable-energy-us-electrical-grid.html

upstart writes:Scientists Engineer Wood to Become Stronger, Capture CO2:

owl writes:https://bigthink.com/pessimists-archive/twitter-telegrams/

upstart writes:Bows and arrows were used in Europe much earlier than we thought:

Freeman writes:DOTA is Defence of the Ancients for any non-gamers (like me!) in our community. It is often used as a word.https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/02/valve-used-secret-memory-access-honeypot-to-detect-40k-dota-2-cheaters/